( OLD SERIES, XL. 1 NEW SERIES, XVIII. THE CENTRE REPORTER. FRED KURTZ, Eorror and Prop’. | } a Fe | The Times says all but three members! of the Legislature have drawn their ten| dollars a day for the late session, where- | in the actual work averaged from three] to four days in a possible seven. Men | who are four-sévenths honest are just] about right for Pennsylvania politics, rears : Judge Krebs, of Clearfield county, de- | cided a few days ago that pension money | cannot be attached on an execution, | even after the warrant has been cashed | and money lying in bank, because the statute provides that “a pension shall inure wholly to the benefit of such a! pensioner.” | : - —— . The Bellefonte Republican says the Democrats are opposed to the revival of the rebel issue in politics, Quite natu- rally, neighbor, as it revives to the patri- otic recollection of Democrats the ugly fact that the Republicans have been put- ting the worst of the rebel brigndiers into offices whenever they found one across the fence. ile eens John Cessna has risen from his politi-, cal grave and intends to spook around in Pennsylvania politics long enough to de- feat Quay for the Republican nomiration fr state treasurer. Cessna has been un- der judicial robes for some years, and was nearly forgotten. He wants to have a whack at Quay, and that is what calls up his ghost. en ————— — Mr. Parsons, appointed special Indian agent, is a gradnate of Yale College of the class of ’86, and of the Albany law school of the class of 69, He was Dis- trict Attorney of Clinton county from 1872 to 1877, and editor of the New Ha- ven Daily Register from 1878 to 1883. He also established the Hartford Tele-| gram. In 1880 he was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention. a - “- The Penn'a railroad’s last statement is not quite as good as previous ones. The statement of business of all lines east of Pittsburg and Erie, for May, as compar- ed with May, 1884, shows a decrease in the net earnings of $284,199, and a de-| crease for the five months of 1885, as compared with the same period in 1884, of $1,418,800, All lines west of Pittsburg and Erie for the five months of 1885 ghow a deficiency in meeting all liabili- ties of $585,260. I ————— I MP ns DR. DOBBINS, P. M. Dr, Dobbins has been appointed post- master at Bellefonte. The Doctor was a dark horse, and we know that no one will regret that he was appointed. There is really no room for grumbling here— he is competent, he is deserving, heisa working Democrat of a quarter of a cen-| tury with no recognition as far as offi. cial place is concerned. Governor Cure tin need not fear he missed the mark— | he generally does things well. emc———— — Sup’t D, M. Wolf of this county had conferred upon him the degree of Ph.! D., by Franklin and Marshall Col-| lege. It was an homor well bestowed, yet Prof. Wolf has declined it. To have| or not to have it, will not raise or lower] Prof. Wolf in the estimation of any who know him—gold is gold, dub it as you! will, and there is no alloy in Mr. Wolf, | This handing around of degrees is acom-| mon thing, but a refusal of these “hon-| ors” is a rare thing. Carlisle about three! years ago also threw back such an offer] and remained Carlisle all the same. i cts do A b LET US JUBILATE. i The opening of the railroad to Bellefonte | is not far off, now that the track is com-| pleted. Let us celebrate the event in al manner that will long be remembered] and in a manner that will show that we appreciate the final completion of an improvement which the people of this side of the county and Union county and of Bellefonte long sighed for and toiled for and vatiently waited for and dearly paid for. We do not know of any point so well suited for a grand jollification all along the line, from Bellefonte to Lewisburg, a3 Centre Hall. We have a fine grove, Wolf's, at the lower end of town, only } of a mile from the station, with plenty of fresh water, elevated so as to have a fair view of the surrounding country, and a green, clean woods large enough to spread ten thousand baskets, It will af- ford the pic-nickers an opportunity to stroll the town, or take a hack to have a view from Nittany mountain only a mile off, or take a drive to the cave only three miles from Centre Hall, What say the people of Union county, { Bellefonte, and other points along the line, won't you second the suggestion to celebrate the opening of our completed road by a grand basket pie-nic at so suit- able and delightful a point as Contre Hall affords, with its green groves, eplendid water and fine sights ? § LIC LIFE. During the closing hours of the Penn- sylvania Legislature a sensation was cre- opposition to a bill, the conference re- port upon which had been written, not by the committee to which it had been referred, but by two members of “the third house,” and printed before there had been a meeting of the committee to consider it. The purpose of this bill was to enlarge the powers of corpora- tions, releasing full paid capital stock from liability to further assessment, and directors from certain restrictions upon investments. It had the support of an But the length to which this adjunct of our constitutional legislative machinery was permitted to go in this though a Philadelphian and not unae- quainted with practical politicians, amazing and outrageous, Not less so was the matter-of-course and obedient way in which the assembled Legislature ac- quisesced in the lobby's proceedings. Like many other young men who have accepted elective office with the object of attending honestly to their sworn du- ty, says the Baltimore Sun, he was dis gusted with the actual working of af- fairs. With generous heat he exclaimed to his colleagues: “Is there so much servility in this body as to fail to resent this insult? Is it possible that two members of the third house, in conjunc- tion with one member of the other house, can control this body?” It seems to have been not only possible but usu- al, so that when he exclaimed, further, “you have your course checked out to you and your laws dictated ; little differ- ence is paid to the wishes of the people,” he correctly deseribed the practical working of Republican institutions at Harrisburg but at the same time failed to convert his listeners into the discreet and virtuous body of legislators contem- plated in our theory of governmeni. He was powerless to alter the fact that the conference committee's report “had been prepared by outsiders,” and announced the impression produced on him by his short experience in these terms: “I have no desire for public life. The shallow- ness, insincerity and disregard of public trust I have witnessed in my brief ca reer teach me that, with my temper- ment, it is impossible much longer to stand it.” This was, perhaps, an unfor- tunate conclusion to arrive at, If rascal- ly legisiators are to be shown up and defeated it is by such men as Mr. Ken- nedy. Honest men in politics is the cry- ing need of our time, and what rewards await young men who can occupy place without engaging in dicker and bargain- ing is illustrated in the case of President Cleveland. Mr. Kennedy should return to the Senate, and though he may fail to correct existing evils all at once, he may feel sure that his efforts will ultimately be of benefit to both himself and his constituents. A ——— . With all the unfavorable crop pros pects, it is singular there is no rise in wheat. Quotations in Philadelphia have stood at 96} to 96} for two weeks; this would put the price here down to 85and 90, yet we are paying here fully as much as in Philadelphia. Can it be that spec- ulators—those pestis of the grain mar- kets—are keeping down the price of wheat in spite of the certainty of a short erop this year? There wasa large sur plus last year, it is true, yet the con- sumption was so much larger on account of the low prices of wheat, many had it chopped for feeding horses and cattle. We think if it were not for the grain gamblers wheat would be $1.25 in Phil. adelphia, and everybody, along with the farmers, would be the better off for it. Bad prices for the products of the farm always means dull times for the mechan If legislation could be had that would interfere with the ope- rations of gamblers in grain, it would be a blessing to people in general, rnin Mp sill Benator Logan barked up the wrong tree the other day. He went to one of the Cabinet officers with the complain that some Union soldiers had been dis- missed from his department, and the statement that he had received letters from them protesting against their re- moval. The Cabinet officer, after listen- ing patiently to the Senator's plea for their restoration, replied that the statis. tics of the war showed that about as many Democrat as Republican soldiers went to the front; that the Republicans had had 24 years to take care of their soldiers; that it was now the turn of the Democrats, and that he proposed, when- aver a Republican soldier was discharg. ed, to fill his place with a Democratic soldier, The Senator made no farther argument, - _ Good luck killed Michael Remick, in Yow York, the other day. He drew a legacy of $150 from a deceased relative, and in his joy over the pile got on a spree until he got crazy and then hung himself. In Michael's eyes $1560 must bave looked as a hk ha Spcantuin, yot ht was the riage license law and it will go into effect after October 1. person shall be joined in marriage until that purpose, from the clerk of the Or- phans’ Court jg the county where the marriage is performed.” Minors can obtain the necessary license by present- ing to the clerk of the court the written consent of their parents or guardians, nota or other officer competent to take acknowledgments. or others who shall perform a marriage the license, will be fined $100 for the persuafles a minor to become his wife invites a prolonged residence in the pen- itentiary. The license fee is only fifty cents, so that it will be in no degre® op- pressive upon the poor. v a - A RUNAWAY HUSBAND'S RETURN, Coming Home After 25 Years’ Absence to Find His Wife a Wealthy Widow, Huntingdon, Pa. July 3.—~About 20 vears ago Mr, RM. Gilbert married Miss Elizabeth Martin, an attractive woman of 20, and settled in the village of Pine Grove, Centre county, Their life togeth- er was not the happiest, and in about a year Gilbert abandoned his wife without making any provision for her mainte nance and went west after a daughter was born to her, never heard of him afterward, and as year af- ter vear rolled by she began to believe him dead. She left Pine Grove, and, coming to Huntingdon, creditably sup- ported herself and daughter by serving in private families, She soon gained a high reputation as a careful and thor ough housckeeper. Her davghter grew up and was comfortably married to a cit- izen of this town, Among the oldest and most respecta- ble residents here three years ago was Bachelor Colestock, the last remaining stem of a once large and influential fam- ily. He lived in a substantial dwelling at Fifth and Washington strees, and pos- sessed considerable property. As the feebleness of age increased upon him he came to feel the need of some one to re- lieve him of the care of his household affairs, and accordingly the deserving widow Gilbert was secured. Soon after this Mr. Colestock, although then seven- ty-six years of age, made a proposal of marriage to his faithful housekeeper. She hesitated at first, fearing that her husband might still be alive, but finally accepted. On Dec. 19, "82, this somewhat incongruous couple were wedded. The gossips wonderingly asked one another, “What if Mr, Gilbert should come back 7" But he did not come back, although he was alive, and is said to have known of his wife's second marriage, Old Mr. Colestock died on Dec. 24, "84, a little over two vearsafter his marriage, and thus the obstacle in the way of Gil bert's return was removed. This week he made his appearance in town, sought out his wife of long ago, and, after be- wailing his wild wanderings, renewed his attachment to her. Mm. Colestock is sole heir to the Colestock property. In law she bears no relation to Mr. Gilbert, as the seven years’ limitation has long ginod expired. As soon as her estate is settled it is their intention to link their fortunes together again, Soon She ici ctr dase CHOLERA-STRICKEN MURCIA. 80.000 Inhabitants Flee—~8irecs Deserted 3.215 Cases and 1,360 Deaths in 24 Daye. Madrid dispatch to the N. Y. Herald gays: Murcia city, according to the last census, has a population of nearly 40,000 and the suburbs about 60,000 more. Thirty thousand persons have fled from the place since the epidemic broke out. Its streets are deserted, eighty per cent. of ita stores are closed and Pordly a house remains in which a cholera case has not occurred. The yellow covered stretcher on which the cholemstricken sick and dead are carried through the streets is one of the commonest sights. Deaths have become so frequent that the tolling of the church bells, usual there on such events, has been forbidden. Beginning on June 5, the cholera has since then attacked 3,215 persons in 24 days and of these 1,300 bodies have al- ready been buried. Including the full normal population of nearly 100,000 peo- ple, one person in each thirty has al- ready had the cholera and one person in each seventy-five of the population has been buried within three weeks, ly TOWNS BURNED AND LIVES LOST BY LIGHTNING. Vienna, July 2~Twenty villares were ignited by lightning and burned in the storm of Saturday and Sunday. Six men were killed while trying to extinguish the flames, Great damage was done to crops by a hurricane, A waterspout flooded Pesth yesterday evening. The Danube swimming baths, full of people, became loosened and floated down the stream. The ple were panicstrick- en, but were all secured, as —— FIRE AT LOOK HAVEN. The Lock Haven Democrat, of 2d, says: At one o'clock this morning the alarm of fire sounded. It was found that the shingle mill, known as White's mill, was ablaze, The firemen responded prompt- ly and soon were on the ground, Owing 10 the long distance to be traveled, the mill was under full control of the flames before anything could be done toward saving the structure. The stock, howev- er, was saved, and some of it at consider- abie bodily risk to the firemen, Itisun« derstood that $4,000 will fully cover the loss of the property, destroyed, There was no insurance. The supposition as to the origin of the fire is that it caught from a spark of a locomotive, ans ws Wiis? Mrs. Dadloy, who shot Dynamite Ros- aa, Was insane by the jury. a - Fi IMPORTANT WITNESS FOR CURTIN M'CLAIN, The zealous counsel for Curtin M'Clain are doing everything in their power to save the young man’s life, by diligently searching for additional testimony. The last tegtimony taken, of importance, which will be presented to the Board of Pardons, is thet of Ambrose Shaver of Mt. Union, who testifies in substance, as follows : He was at the sheep pen the night of the murder. He says that he saw M'. Clain strike the Byler boy, who was cry- ing about the lost dollar, and also saw him strike Byler's brother. That after M’Clain struck the Byler boys Smears man came up and knocked M’Clain down twice. That then the crowd set upon Smearman apd ran him into the lane, where they beat him with canes and stones. That Smearman broke away from the crowd and ran across toward the woods, followed by one Bart Walker. That M'Clain left Emearman at the fence and came into the crowd, and that he did not follow Smearman scross toward the wood. That just a short time be- fore the fight began he saw Walker with butcher knife, That he recognized Walker by his light pantaloons as be ran after Smearman.— Lewistown Free Press, - -> - - O'DONOVAN ROSSA'S ARSAILANT SENT TO AN ASYLUM, New York, July 2.—The case of Mrs, Lucilie Yesait Dudley, who was acquit- ted on the ground of insanity, of felon. ious assault in shooting O'Donovan Ros. sa, was up iv court again to day. Before the proceedings began a woman laboring under excitement appeared at the door of the court room. Bhe was prevented from enterisg when she announced her. self as a dvoamiter, Ehe said that Mrs, Dudley was no more insane than she the speaker) was, and asked why Mrs, Dudley was not sent to jail like other people. When told to leave the build. ing ehe refesed, and was arrested and taken to a police court, Mrs. Dudley was in court but was con. fined in the prison pew. Judge Gilder sleeve, the District Attorney and the prisoner's counsel beld a long consulta. tion, at the end of which the Court de- nied the metion to transfer Mrs, Dodley to the English : The District Attorney suggested that she be sent to the State Asylum at Auburn, but Judge Gildersleeve expressed his preference for the Middlelown Asylom, and sent Mrs Dudley there to be confined indefinitely, When notified of the disposition of her caso the prisoner said she was satisfied, that she ne i rest snd seclusion, and expected to be benefited by the treat. went in Middletown. Bhe will probably be taken to Ler new quarters to-morrow, cor ll lf. Ap REDUCED POSTAGE RATES, The changes in the postage rates law took effect July 1. The most importent are embraced in the following: The weight of all single-rate let'ers is increased from one-half ounce each or fraction thereof to one ounce each or fraction thereof, The same increase of weight is slowed for drop letters, wheth- er mailed at stations where there isa free delivery or where carrier service is not established, * Any article in a newspaper or other publication may be marked for observa- ion except by written or printed words, without increase of postage; A special stamp of the value of 10 cents will be issued which when attached tos letter, in addition to the lawful postage thereon, shall entitle the letter to imme- diate delivery within a mile of any post- office in a place containing 4,000 popala- tion according lo the last federal census. Where there is a free delivery office the letter will be carried to the limit of the delivery district, suis ren BRSYINI0. —— wll IN REAL A mest roxi nic tale reaches us (Jewish World) from Wilna. About twenty years ago sn Christian gentleman of property became the father of a little girl, and without any scruple commissioned one of his farmers, aJew, to put the child ont of the way. As the man that saw his owl life was endangered, he only pre- fended to commit the orime. Instead 1, he hid the little one, and on the advice of the Rabbi of Kowno, gave her to a Jewish nurse, who brought her up at the farmer's expense. The child grew into a beautiful girl, and the farmer adopted her, saying she was the daughter of a relation of his. The farmer's son, however, foll in love with his adopted sister, and wished to marry her, In deep perplexity, his father again applied to the Rabbi of Kowno, who counselled him to tell the girl the secret of her birth, and then allow her to act as she thought best. The mar- riage took place in due course, and two children have increased the joy of the happy pair. The family prospered, and all was polog well, when a co-religionist of the farmer, who had quarreled with him, revenged himself Ly informing the girl's father of the state of affairs. Furious at the deception which had been practiced upon him, he claimed his daughter; but the girl, in spite of threats of disinheritance, refused to leave her husband to go to him, Her father then sought the help of the law, and the farmer was accused of abduot- ion ; but the Rabbi of Kowno appeared us» witness, and on his statement of the case the following discision was given : The girl is the child of a man of property, aud she must iobprit it, as ho has no other children ; the farmer must be paid all the exponsos incurred in the bringing vp of the child; the A ROMANCE LIVE, A i——— — E—— 8, 1885. A PORTEAIT OF CLEOPATRA. What is claimed to be a genuine pon trait of Cleopatra, made to the order of the Emperor Augustus by his favorite artist, Timomakas, after the queen had destroyed herself with the asp, is in the possession of Baron de Bermeval, a French nobleman, Cleo- patra is represented life size from the waist up, wearing the crown of the Ptolemys, jewels in her ears and on her neck, and bracelets on her arms similar to those found by BSchlieman in the tomb of Helen of Troy. A red or pur. ple mantle, knotted on each shoulder, covers the right breast, leaving her left breast exposed, and above this her hand rests, holding the fatal serpent, Three small wounds denote where it has bit ten, and it is shown to be on the point of biting again. The pupils of her eyes, 80 darkly blue as to be nearly black, are so lifted as to be partially hidden, and the tears are visible on her cheeks. Her nose is Grecian, her head small, her firure full Her mouth is half open, her tongue pressed against her teeth, with an expression in her face (full view) of sorrow and pain. Her blonde hair, loosely knotted, falls over her bosom, acd is covered, like the eyo- brows, with golden powder. Her arms and hands are exquisitely shaped. The portrait is excellently preserved, but it is not nearly as beautiful as Cleopatra greatly idealized by time and poetry—is supposed to Lave been, — pt mtbr sma A recent traveller in Central Africa states that it is not etiquette to eat fish at Timbuctoo, though the river abounds with it. At the same city the two rival indigenous systems of African currency come into collision-—salt and cowries. To remedy the scarcity of the native circulating medium, enormous importations have been made from the Maldive islands and Zanzibar. The traveler bought an ass for twenty-nine thousand cowries, and, as they each bad to be counted, he needed all the patience of his beast, Scientific Galvanised iron water tanks must not be employed on board of French men-of-war. Dr. Venable, in a paper read before the American Chemical Bociety, bas shown that water passed through 200 yards of gelvanised iron pipe took up 420 grains of zine car bouste per gallon. All ruminant boofed beasts have horns and cloven feet. If the hoofs are even the horns are oven; if odd, as in the rhinoceros, the horns are odd, that is singis or two placed one behind the other. Reooen! creatures with feathers always have beaks. Pigeons with short beaks have small feet. The long limbs of the hound are associated with a long bead This is a crimson satin which is frequently applied to woods for musical instruments, &o. : Take ground Brazil wood, one pound; water, three quarts, and cochineal, half an ounce. Bail the Brazil wood with the water for half an hour, strain the decoction, and add the cochineal ; then boil the mixture very gently for half an hour, when it will be ready for use. After the satin is applied to the wood allow it to dry well before using the varnish, An effort has been made to eultivate the nettle, Urtica disiea, with the object of obtaining from it a material suitable lor weaving. A lady in Germany has raised nettles on patches of waste or nearly profitless land, and has secured a crop which has yielded fibres of such fismness and tenacity that she has in- duced some farmers in her neighbor. hood to try what further improvement can be effected in the nettle by growing it on soil formerly devoted to wheat. a solution of oxalic acid has been used for removing ink stains from cotton, linen, or the fingers, but it is aftended with the danger of injuring textiles and the skin. A much safer and better treatment of ink or rust stains consists of the application of two paris of NO 26. PAPER, BC ————— am wean os ol DEFORYE Wood was one of the carliest sub. stances employed on which to inseribe names and record events, Stone, brass, lead, and copper nsed at an early period ; after which the leaves of frees. These were superseded. by the outer bark of the tree, but this being too coarse the inner bark eume soon after to be used, that of the lime bw ing preferred. This bark was called by the Romans liber, the Latin word for book, and these bark books, that they might be more were were also conveniently carried rolled np, and called 7, hence our word volume. The skins of next materials used, and so nicely were they prepared that inscribed on accuracy, BS ah ey # KOOOS, voltae sheep, goats, and asses were the long marratives wer g wera with the greatest of thes long, containing 50 and 60 sk together by thongs of the same The intestines of certain reptiles were for itis a 1 cated fact the poems of Homer were written on intestines of of 1 also nsed, well-a wnt serpénts in letters Phi cl) ss tam ‘ This roll was 120 fe ti was deposited in the great library o gold. Constantinople, where it was destroy by fire in the sixth century. The ne material was parchment-—skins smoothed azid polished by pumice stone —to which f 1 » A suoccesded vellum, a finer deserip parchment, made very youn gold with from the 1 On this were Some y a Ya g animals 2 att letters types 1 1 and silver hot productions are iar nge a. WHERE FASHIONS NEVER CHANGE he taste and i which does nine, » & national cost hion with by all being in the Am ity of the fourth class dress in white, simply because cotton of t cheaper than any other stuff, dark colors prevail among those who can afford them. The high officials at court wear robes of peculiar cat on state oc. casions, with different insignia of rank, nd hats that vary from those i usa, while the King dresses in gorge brosades, wears the embroidered emblem of roysity upon his breast, and upon his bead s winged hat that can be worn by himalone. Hats, by the way, are a prerogative of married men, and youths and bachelors m always go bares headed. “There are no public mean veyance, and so the foot, while the wes as a rule, in sedan gentlemen occasionally go ou horse. back. Cammercial in the immediate neighborhood of the cap- ital is, to asmall extent, done in uncouth heavy carts, but almost all the trafic of the country depends upon pack animals, horses being employed to some exient, but to a vastly greater degree bulls and sows that are trained for the The horses, or more proper ponies, of a puny, miserable breed, bmi the cattle are of a very superior order. They are highly bred and very handsome, looking very much like our best Dur- ham stock, snd are peculiarly gentle in disposition, .even the bulls being thoroughly tractable. Although there i an immense number of cattle in the sountry and beef is universally eaten, it is a curious fact that milk is never gsed as an article of diet, and our so employing it was a source of unceasing astonishhent to the natives. every year, an J J the only difference » material used Or- hat eolor is ou 4 a stuff, but in genersl rad us ph ass Ir Buea poorer folk tra ow ety yo 5 Sana a BARS chairs, although the transportation wy Fea RIPOsi he are THE MORALS OF THE SOUTH. Glittering gencralites stand no chances in the face of statistics, For years the Northern papers represented the average Southerner as a man in a slouch hat ft took a long time fo convince them that the Derby and the tall hat were not altogether unknown in this section. Southerners were also shown ap as profane swearers, whisky-drinkers and outlaws. Gradually, however, the country has come to the conclusion that there is more lynch-law out West than in the South, and that the average Southerner does not do any moro swear. ing than his Northern brother. Asto whisky drinking, the facts show that the South is the most temperate section in the Union, Mississippi has 330 saloons ; Minnesota, with about the same popula. tion, has over 8,000 saloons. Arkansas has 1,844 saloons; California, with about the same population, has 9,33 saloons ; old Bourbon Kentucky has 4,461 saloons, and Ohio 15,800. Start]. ing as the statement may be, in propor. tion to the population, the North has twice as many saloons as the South. All this ia very gratifying, aud the good work will be complete when we catabiish the fact that tho negro bas a better shows ing in the South than anywhere else, ——————— carriage 119 Carroll Swrest, Batalo, “4 states | ; ws
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