THE CENTRE REPORTER.
FRED KU RTZ, . Editor.
Osta Hari, Pa., Fa 1383,
Demooratic County Committee,
NW 1.7A Shaffer
dacob Runkle
Wm, Harper
<andiord
lehman
Bellefoute
* Alexander
Howard Bo rou
Milesbn
ie ye
Boron reek nal
William 1x hier
Honry IL Barnhat
Weaver
Fast . : Me Cormick
ARSON, . I W Walker
wire, North ; aawiohn Hosman
Greg. south. ohn ¥ Condo :
Haines, East bw Orador!
Haines, West. asswasatdl i
Hail Moon ssunnsanusd
Harris James Ww mawabb
Howard. on — hiael Confer
Charles Marray
I1 Delong
~oJohn Ishier
Reuben Kramer
Leo, W Behrs
Samuel Ard
. das nes A Ke ler
oseph Gilliland
NON,
Snow Shoe
Nuaw Shoo, |
Spring
Tay!
SUCKWH
Was Done Whils the Bird-Owner
Wen
What
to Dinner—Insauity.
knows the genial
itv hail who owns SO canary
min a big cage at his
» South park, and it takpgs half
ood] to keep the little yellow
re Li
ive from week to week
w day the bird-owner went at din-
t an's in Ferry street
half-pech g filled with choice
returning to the city hall,
his desk, Then some
him to walle across the
y other friendly
eat in the bag for
sharp got
r and then
id liot at the
;whent, Next
iis clerical du-
of the mistake
that when 12
urn the bn wk
Then
walk across
jew with the
of the
y tho see
absence
Ary
resumed
¢-clerks
pon them
Oo posed fo ret
e the ssedman thunder.
led upon to again
nr bis inter
turned
rd man
§ ' the setoniehed woudl:
ve tne buckwhaat for?
ing th MI.
red at the seed
bay on his
hands and
and
oh
sug-
" Conary
reply and fol-
YW hile he wos
buckwheat
Kk, and say
rosie
going
Relies Fond on Draddock’s Field.
On the north yore the Monongahela
where the Brit
defeat, I have
oe excellent stone
up in a small
, which I think
river, a short distane
fab trooms Crosses afte
Lifferent Che
speciments. A
ravine that cuts into the :
was a favorite place for the manufacture of
stone imple ts by the Indians I believe
this from Bav foun! consicierable quanti-
ties of chips of flint and a few weapons that
appear | their manu-
factire evidently
made by a process of or chipping.
lifully applied blows of a properly
stone. In this art the aboriginal
manufacturers were very export. The blows
were apparently made vertically to the sur-
face of , and the fragments chipped
off so as to produce a poayiiar conchoidal
fracture, which is characteristic of all genu-
ine examples, In some instances the weapons
thus formed were smoothed by rubbing, but
seldom sufliciently to efface the marks of
the chipping Only when made of
soft matecial, such as slate, were they highly
polished, and then probably only for sym-
bolle or ornamental purposes. In my collee-
tion of the Braddoes. field implements are
four pieces consisting of bored stone, Two
of them are finished with much skill and
care, One of them has some interesting
carvings in the shape of a wolf's head. The
collection also contains somes specimens of
broken pottery, which are especially inter
esting from the archaic charactor of their
ornamentation. This consists of parallel
etraizht lines, sometimes in two crowing
wories, and of rows of rude pits. There is no
curved or angular lines, and no simpler or
rudder idea or ornament eonld be conceived,
wor, Pittsbarg Commercial Gazette,
Hinstrations for the Dally Papers.
“This pictorial business in the dally papers
ie something of recent origin,” remarked an
artist connected with Harper's Weekly, “It
is purely an American idea, so far as I know,
The London papers, with the exception of
The Pall Mall Gazette, confine themselves to
maps of the countries wherein the English
armios are engaged in war, It remained for
the Americans to make illustrations a de-
partment of the dadly papers,
“Iho New York Star, I believe, was the
first paper to make the portraits a feature of
the delly issue, Then came The New York
Truth, and following after came The New
York World, and a Philadelphia and
paper. At first the portraits were simply
chopped out. the likeness to the original not
being apparent. Later more care was taken,
although the Poor quality of thie
spring
pring
broken in
implements were
pecking
by ski
haped
tim stone
PIrOCesR
she pletures. "88, Paul Pioneer Press
“ COLONTAL COINAGE.
FREE AND EASY OLD TIME MINTS
OF OUR COUNTRY
The E Amerien—
A Silversmith's
nrliest Colin Struck for
Shillings
Mint
and Six
pences—Massnchusetts’ Mr.
Jefferson's Report—Bullion.
The
America was a brass
muda or Bummer islands, in 161
and
enrliest coin struck for
shilling, for the Ber
On the
the legend,
very
obverse side a how
“Sam
XIL
under
M asens
shilling. John Hull was
the 11:int stood on his land
pieces struck were
WAS
mer Island.” with
On the reverse was a
gail firing 8 gun In H
hysetts the Pine
mint master and
in Boston, The
mere planchets, stamped
on one side N. KE. and on the other with the
X1ild, Vid, Id October 10, 1652,
U3 yoars ago, the Pine Tree money was
On the ehverse was a pine tree, In
closed by n with the legend,
“Massachuscets in” and on the reverse a
double ring and “New England, An. Dom."
with the date in figures and the denomina
tion occupying the field within the inner
circle. Ten vears later a twopenny piece
was added to the list. The coinage was dis-
ventinued in 168, but strangely it all bears
the date 1652 the shillings, sixponces,
pnd three rile all the twopennies are
inated 1t
Virgil
the value,
ship,
coined i ree
value,
just 2
coined,
double ring
OTR
in in 1773 bad 8 well-executed cop-
Ee
In the reign of George 1 a coinage was
fasued for America by Great Britain, The
pisces were known as “Hosa Ameri
and were of mixed metal resembling bra
In 1753 a silversmith in Annapoll
began the manufacture of shi
pences and threepences. The shilling had
the obverse two clasped ha
legend, “I. Chalmers, A
on the i
in another
their beaks
During the period of the
1775-1787, the power to
vested not only in the
per cont
MINAS,
field
a serpent and
branch in
nnapolis” The
reverse has in one part
two birds holding a
confederation
coin wns
but
money
federal oom
Many of in
ross,
in the several «tate took
advantage of 1t
June, 1755, Ve
Coins In
ben Har
money for
sue oCOpper
rmont gave to Hen
to make copper
te for two years, Hs
men rat
started a mint
that be
Vermont consi
and made comnts
we an all
ited to Hopki
orld §
ig
at to oon L
this app red 1 fn
Hive branch
modified,
appeared inter
after the adont sstitution
coin
dns, smoun
The firg iver coins wore
15 of that vear,
There was a
vex, In 1798 the dime and quarter dolla
were added to the silver coinage. Ti
consisting of
small coinage of hal
dollar appeared in 155
The coinage of th
pended till 154 and was not
1296. In 1851, the
This,
the List :
The shilling and 4 61
worn coined hy the U
Htates, A great many experimental
have been fsued that were not of the au
thorized coinage. The shillings and «ix
ponces coined by the states were long in cir
» silver d
cont
to the coinage with ¢
coins, completes
the federal minta
be eg
cert
nitevi
never
cnlation, but we have not seen: one current
for more than thirty years—8an Francisco
Alta
Where the Pecan Tree Flourishes,
The pecan tree, in the United Bates,
grows chiefly in Louisiana, Texas, and In
dian territory. The nuts grown in Louisiana
rank the first in quality. These nuts are
shipped to all parts of the United States, and
into Canada. There is no European market
for them. The trees grow from sixty to
seventy feet in height, sometitnes higher
They yield a heavy and durable wood,
French Report on Hydrophobia.
In a report on hydrophobia, lately made
to the Academie de Medecine by M. Leb
lanc, attention was called to the fact that
the disease increases in proportion to the lax
application of the prefectorial laws conoarn-
ing dogs. In Berlin, where the laws are ex-
ecuted with precision, there was not a case
of hydrophobia during the past year New
York Sun.
Helloing © Over a Hundred Millen
Telephonic communication has been es
tablished between Paris and Rheims, a dis
tance of about 115 miles, and the transmis
sion of sound Is said to be perfect. Five
minutes’ conversation costs 1 franc, and in
five minutes each party can say some 500
words,
Fons Than Fifty Years Ago.
As lute as 1108 a child of 9 was sentenced
to be hanged in England for poking a stick
through a patched-up pane of glass and
stealing © pence worth of paint, but he was
not executed,
Dairy Business of the Country.
The capital invested In the dairy business
of the United States is to be over
200,000,000 and to employ about 700,000
won wd 1,000,000 horses
A Mongolian musician in Nevada City
saws off “Swot By-and-By” on a Chinese
Bddle without missing a note,
Electric lighting of mines i the tlracite
gion is pronounced a failure,
-
sale atMurray's d rug store, if
A “Troe Blue” White
Thirty Din
rs this tu
to tne pa
Elephant,
rinese soldiars sit ut the entrance
ery tnoveroent of
bis highness, the Sin-pyoo-daw, with the pro-
toundest interest. The elephant is a light
mouse - color, with leprous looking flesh-
color] forehead, and trunk mottled with
Blick sot [lis small end wicked looking
ey a vallow in the
lave wad watch ov
reddish
uraping
there did
unt any “pints”
those of any
riter ventured 1o re
The
il nbwoiny
iris, with a
¢ Twain's §
frogs,
different from
shant, and the w
attendant
Tha
i the mat
the
a true white elep!
ils on each of his his
number of
and pinkish eve
hi he possess all of these pre uliaritl
i wiared perfect un
sex upon him, he does 1
ra red —Cor., Chloe
ertain
a whi eves
be d
When Baby waa sick, we gave Ler Castoria,
When she was a Child, she eried for Castoria,
When she became Mins, she clung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris,
nn
yi gun wh
and sud,’
at.” The
i
t Lhe 1}
David Kennedy 8
i nd
Prise i i
A o>»
on thie other dav
wishing 10 be polite in enters
k. put has light
at eanght fire
f the of
tarned
and but for
CEE
t
wife regren if, Park-rs Hair ba
wilstoptih a was save
tertore thie
ceprionniiy
pret feet
Yirar fapift
gional gles and colur, Ex.
clean,
dressing eb
--—
SVs Were
10 days each in county
while « man ¢
& revolver receive
¥
ken it
A KX months
ent ot Cs
wd OTT'S
COD LIVER
Aci Sia
EMULSION OF PURE
Oil. WITH
[2 Used in Lun
De, Hiram Cadoretio, anf Jacksonville,
Fla, seys: “l have for the last ten
months preseribed your Emulsion, to pa-
tien's suffering from lopg troubles, and
they seem to Le greatly | enefited by ils
nee.” feb
- de -
A toarriage license has been granted at
fancaster to a boy of 19 and a girl of 15
years, It is the youngest couple to whom
a license has been granted io that court
2 Troubles
i - “
It is worth remembering that nobody
enjoys the nicest surronnpings if in bad
health. There are miserable people sbont
to-day with one foot in the grave, to
whom a bottle of Parker's Tonic would
do more good than all the doctors and
medicines they ever used, fol
——— -
The last of the thirty-nine persons
killed by the explosion at the Newburg
Mines was recovered on 27 alt,
ltd cians
Samaritan Nervine, the great nerve
conquerer is invaluable in nervous pros-
tration,
“My God bless yon," said Rev. W. L.
Martin, of Mechanicstown, MA, “Samar-
jtan Nervine cured my tte” $150 at
droggists,
AoA I i ASAI
The Boliemian outs swindlers have in.
vaded Adama county.
as . Dag...
Ta H. Hand, Mich, C.J Ix oosbury pub-
listiesa the “Nows, and mm Him columns
strongly recommends Dr. Thonss' Ee
lectic Od for conglin, colds, sore throats,
eatarrh and asthe,
A SA IB AP SATIS SOBA
Wedanot mnnd a needless alarm
when wo tell youl that the tint of serof-
ula is in your blond, Inherited OF pes
quired, it is there, and Ayer's Sareaparil-
1a alone will ¢Tacinally eradicate it,
eB
Nervous weakness, female amnplaints,
Tons of ap etite, imngaor wand general de.
ression of & itita oan be readily cored
oh the vee of Keller's Ostareh Betrrdys
i 0111
PRERLEN'T
), \Y dl)
A. GLENN &
C ;
ley
Have inst Received a Large Assortment of
SILVE "WARE, GOLD PENS AND
Pion © Revolvers, &¢. A complete line of CUTLERY at
» HATIR,
3 N= : gs pat IP ADT er %y v1 “5%. >
slLYe ry AND Ss lcizl SPECTACLES, all €iz%8
selection of GOLD J SIL] ER VW. azo HESa alwai
RO KFORD WATCH,"
HY hotton
» ¥
SP
2
gil Humber ve
IS (1! t han .
4 fine
1
Legr™ Ave } 1 celebrated +43 f= Call and se he new CLI vi
WING MACHINES.
represented
a ES Sf fi 6 Sa a a a
HARPER & KREAMER,
#
(‘entre bull,
and Children.
“Castoria is so well adapted to children that
{ recom
for Infants
Castoria enres Colle, Conptipation,
Sour Stomach, 1 arrher a, Ero
Kills W« , Gives sloep, and po ronotes die
gration
Vikbout injurious medication.
mend it as superior to any proscription
Ror $0 me.” JH. A Ancnen, 3.1
11 Bo. Oxford BL
Brooklyn, X.Y
Tus Coyrarn Cox 152 Falt
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AMIssioN MERCHANTS,
leiphia,
iid be |
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will ¢
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leo the ouly one that
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moet popuisr Weekly newpaper devoted (8 w 3 LT 4 ALSAM
ence, mechanion, PRFinecTing disooveries, ine :
ns and pies ever publiel od. Every num- : we opting favorite for « remdng
y illoetrated with splendid engravings. This Ea ‘ cloviag fe on
Hiieation furnishes & lwost valuable encyolopadia ¥ 3 wi ray, wad prey ig Dan
: reastion which no serson shoul 1 be without wal
i Le Dhecases, 7 y !
{| The popularity of the BOm=TIrIC AMERICAN 8 and i=
i enol Liat ita cireglation nearly ¢ qu s that of all
Ro 1A oiber papers of its close oom od. Price, E15 a
Font Nuconnt to Clubs, Sok 8!l pewsdoaiers,
alli MUNK & CO, Pablishers, No. 36 Broadway, NY.
reid a len, shattered
Munn & Co hava
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i Melanc! ‘ i ® Eight ygars
ST WS.
¢ Weakne anguor, practice
eve Fores, and Je al Ihe. fhe Patent Office and have wpared
RA | odd ‘ sore than One Hundred Yhoy~
oo + . wd and applicatio wx for patents in Lhe
pn PaNea Blutes apd foreign countries,
sifer from it Cavenss, Trade-Marks, Copy-righis,
ils Assignments, snd ali other papers for
¢ Puri senting 10 inventors their rights in the
yew vitadil; i i sats United States, Censds, Fagiand Fravoe,
1, is Germany and other foreign counties. pre.
visitor from
§ 4 von rensonabie terme ;
» pated at short notios snd a ad rption,
anarill Information an to obtaining paten vor
arsapariiia,
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or othe wh, Yi
fully given without charge.
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oh hy
4 well underanod by a'l persons Who wish to die you swe. Tit woudl view %
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thre woah ne oy of “. Ay notiosd in the Seiontifie ¢ Pont wait till you ar
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wey 8 Lei patente we
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new herk
Amperican free Te sdvaniare of wach Booties is oe Pagans Tor tou
ACLEICAN i Prosdeay,
will elen
The West Cough Cure Jou can wee.
ad : ann I
g vbr
ty of the Taood, ros
ine the vital of
in ——
Con yv
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Goh mv
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Parate
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GR CERIE
G*° SERIES,
First-Class Groceries
ALWAYS FRESH AND
~CHEAPER THAN ELSEWHERE -
IS THE VALLEY, AT
A. HARTER'S STAND,
MILLHEIM, PA,
TOUR FULL AND COMPLETE.
The Best Newspaper in America,
and by far the Most Readable.
Agents wanted everywhere to cam
money in distributing the Sun's Pre.
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The most interesting and advanta-
geous offers ever made by any News.
paper,
No Subscriber ignored or neglected.
Something for all,
Noautifal and Sabetantial Preminms in
Giandard Gold and other Watches, Valuable
Pooaka, the Dest Pamily Sewing Machine
inown to the trade, and sn unequaled led
of objoota of real utility sud instrustion,
Rates, by Masl, Postpaid:
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UND « por Year
re EVERY Day IN THE YEAR 7 00
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= Address, THY SUK, Kew York City.
A HAAN A
SIRE 000 LIVER OL
Bod Hypophospits of Lime & Soda
Almost as Palatable as Milk,
The only proparation ration of Con LIVER OIL that
eats he taken readily aad tolessted for un lumg time
bry delicate slomencia,
AXD AS A LEREDLY
«0% oO i= AT PTO
Bi PTY oC] oie i mi!
:, Jed ART 4
20d
rye 1)
Yiivaitiung
gomstitlon £4 TNG Wy
FoR 9 sal ey a DrucaisTs.
RANBOY RUFTURE ns
i
w vod into and a peeled yo tained,
nev “ Xyus Be Won Dar and Sit pi J
ford ony : i for giveniaf with toatl
sith i owtedal ere vared Bo tha aie
hoi Bp RL wpe 13
iy mk 1
FS Ry
Wee 8 oh hich Bian
Alro Dealer in
NO. 1 FULL ROLLER PR(CESS FLOUR.
Also Keeps (he Calebinted
++. ORIEXTAL ROLLER FLOUR....
woptl tf
a — A A
Crxren Dasa Muar Manksr.~The
Centre Halil Meat market having a re.
frigerator Gomi ties oan at all thos be sup
plied with fresh weats, «f the test qual
ity, also bologna samage, Next door t»
hotel 3 opan day sud es pang,
Idmay of Hrxay
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