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THE CENTRE REPORTER. |
CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. May 5. |
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SUPPLEMENT. |
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What It Costs to Fire Guns.
The cost of a first-class modern war |
vessel is $4,000,000 in round numbers, |
but the cost of equipping and using
such a vessel in warfare surpasses all
general calculations. A single twelve- |
inch gun costs about $50,000 when |
placed on the ship ready for action. |
The maximum capacity of this im-
mense war engine is eighty shots ; the
minimum thirty. It not to
count on these guns firing more than
fifty rounds. The intense heat and
strain are likely to make the gun use-
less any time after thirty to eighty
rounds are fired from it, after whieh it
is valuable only as old steel. The cost
in wear and tear in firing these guns
may be safely estimated at $1,000 for
every discharge.
In addition to the cost of §1000 for
every round fired from these guns in
wear and tear, the powder and steel- |
pointed missile with which the gun is |
loaded, cost the government $1,200 ev- |
ery time the gun is fired. It is a safe
estimate to ray that every time a 12-
inch gun isused in war, the cost is
about $2 500,
Our war vessels and cruisers are each
supplied with torpedoes and pneumat-
ic tubes from which to discharge them
They are eflective
is safe
against an enemy.
at about 800 yards, and the torpedo
with which the air gun is charged
one of the most delicate and complica-
ted machines of modern It
constructed with a revolving attach-
ment at the rear, not only to guide it
on its deadly mission through the wa-
is
is
times,
ter but to accelerate its movement, and
it is exploded by concussion. of
these torpedoes striking the biggest
ship in any navy would entirely de-
stroy the vessel,
$2,500 each.
Cartridges for small arms
Une
These torpedoes cost
are now
worth about ten cents each.
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Famine in Porto Rico.
Dispatches from St. Thomas, West
Indies, say: Famine and smallpox
are killing men, women and children
in Porto Rico. The conditions in the
interior are horrible. Children are
perishing of starvation, and the villag-
es are petitioning the Government
for succor. Smallpox is epidemic.
Draught animals are dying, and the
desperate, starving peasants are Kkill-
ing beeves in the highways, cutting
them up and distributing the portions
among the hungering.
The mad rush of frightened Porto
Ricans from the coast to the interior
upon learning of the declaration of war
has raised to exorbitance the rents of
houses. Temporary palm huts have
been thrown up, and freight cars have
been converted into human
tions. The asylum near the castle was
vacated by its inmates, who fled into
the interior. Laborers throughout the
island have struck for higher wages
because of the advance of the prices of
fi youl.
habita-
le
Eugland Will
teers
Not Tolerate Interference
by Europe.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
Ambassador, had a long and import-
ant interview with Assistant Becreta-
ry of State Day, a short time ago, with
reference to the possibility of Franee
and Austria combining for the purpose
of interfering with the United States
on the part of Cuba.
It is said on good authority that the |
British Ambassador informed the As-
sistant Secretary that Great Britain
would not tolerate any foreign in ter-
ference.
The representative of Great Britain
has visited the State Department twice
a day for the past two weeks, and it is
known that he has given positive as-
rurances that the United States will
be upheld by England in any stand it
might take.
ciation
“I would not be without Chamber-
lain’s Cough Remedy for its weight
in gold,” writes D. J. Jones, of Hol-
land, Va. "My wife was troubled
with a cough for nearly two years. I
tried various patent remedies, besides |
pumerous prescriptions from
cians, all of which did nogood. I was |
at last persuaded to try a bottle of |
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
promptly relieved the cough. The |
second bottle eflected a complete cure.” |
The 25 and 50 cent bottles are for sale
by 8. M. Swartz, Tusseyville; F. A. |
Carson, Potters Mills; J. H. Ross, Lin- |
den Hall, and H. F. Rossman, Bpring
mills,
physi- |
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Counterfeit Treasury Note.
The treasury secret service division
announces the appearance of a new two
dollar counterfeit treasury note, series
of 1891, portrait of McPherson. The
note is on heavy bond paper and red
pen scratches are substituted for the
silk fibre of the genuine. The portrait
lathe work and parallel ruling are all
poor, and the words ‘bearer’ and *‘bu-
reau’’ misspelled.
It is a great leap from the old fash-
Soned dove of blveTass and hauscts
yeles to pleasan
Ron as DeWitt's Little Early Ris:
ers. They cure consti , sick
headache and biliousness; for sale by
Smith & Crawford.
HEROIC LIFE SAVERS.
An Entire Crew, With One Exception,
Lost In an Attempted Rescue.
In the series of **Heroes of Peace’
there is an article in The Century on
“Heroes of the Life Saving Service,’
Mr. Kobbe says:
District Superintendent Jerome G.
Mich., is one of the heroes of the life
saving service. He holds the gold medal,
the highest award the United States
government can bestow for heroism in
saving life. His name i8 associated with
what was both one of the most daring
attempts at rescue and one of the great-
which wiped out an entire crew with
the exception of this sole survivor,
Mr. Kiah was at the time keeper of
the Point aux Barques life saving sta-
on Lake Huron. A vessel struck
too far out to be reached with the shot
and line. The peril of attempting a res-
cue with the surfboat was only too ap-
parent, but Keeper Kiah mustered his
men and made the launch. For awhile
their strength and skill enabled them
to surmount or push through the tu-
in the open
was free to riot at will, the real danger
began, It was a test beyond human
powers. The keeper remembers that
twice the boat capsized and was righted.
After that he has a vague recollection
of the boat capsizing and righting her-
self several times, and of the crew
clinging to it until, one by one, the
hold and vanished beneath the waves. |
He has a dim remembrance of the boat, |
with himself clinging to it, grating |
over the shoal, |
on shore, |
He was found by two men, standing,
with one hand on the root of a fallen
tree, steadying himself with a lath in |
the other and swaying as if walking, |
but not stirring his feet—a dazed, tot
tering wreck of his former self, mur- |
muring in an incoherent way: i
“Poor boys! Poor boys! They are all
gone—all gone!'' Temporarily shatter
He was long in
it was x waible i
resign from the service
recovering, but finally
the appointment to his present position. |
THE AMERICAN STATURE.
The Loss of an Inch In Height Might |
Bring Serious Consequences, |
2 paper read by Major Henry 8. |
urne, surgeon United Statesarmy, |
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Kilt
geons of the United States, he advocated |
the theory that the physical power of a
race or people—and consequently their |
capacity for work——is measured by their |
average stature. For every inch of
height between five and six feet the ex- |
treme breathing capacity is
eight cubic inches the vital capacity |
being at its maximum at years, A |
table of measurements of 190,621 native
gr
aa
tary service of the United States, shows
that the nur 3
nber of men below 63 inches |
in height is bot little greater than that |
of the class above 78 inches. The most
numerous class is included between 67 |
and 69 inches, and this standard
would have a greater chest girth than |
the average. The mean height of 125 |
United States naval above the |
age of 23 inches. As
these men are drawn from all parts and |
classes of the United States they repre- |
class |
cadets
vears was 67.50
sent very nearly the typical physical |
development of the American people of |
25 years of age.
Major Kilbourne c
commingling strains of Celtic, Danish, |
Norwegian and German blood among
our people have thus far worked no de- |
terioration of physical quality. "Not so |
with tbe swarthy, low browed and |
stunted people now swarming to our |
shores. Absorbed into the body of the |
people, these multitudes must irretriev- |
ably evolve an inferiority of type. To |
realize the result of such a contingency |
let it be considered that the loss of an
inch in stature might bring in its train |
the loss of national ascendency. Let us |
take care, then, that the state shall |
suffer no injury.’ —Boston Transcript
noludes that the |
The Popular Side Comb,
The side comb still rides the top wave
of popular favor notwithstanding its
general adoption and consequent degen-
eracy into the cheapest of materials
The prevailing broad method of wear- |
ing the hair makes milady of fashion as
dependent upon its good offices as her
less favored sister of the shops, the only
distinction between them being the dif-
ference in material. The latest combs
Sometimes
the steel is but a narrow band of beads,
while again it broadens out into ara
besques, points or curves, or even clover
imitation, while others for evening
wear are studded with colored stones to
Making » Distinction.
Miss Cayenne had caused her partner
a great deal of annoyance by forgetting
impression that you said you were ao-
customed to playing whist.’ “Yes "
sho answered sweetly, ‘I play it. I
don’t work at it as some people do. ''—
Washington Star.
A great deal of trouble is expended
in educating the showy, high stepping
horse. He is trained to step high and
not showily by being driven along a
path whereon rails are set crosswise.
Ho steps high to avoid stumbling, and
in time always steps high.
Bergen, Norway, a paper
church large enough 1,000 per-
ons. The building is rendered water-
[oof 17 a solution of quicklime, cur
led milk and white of eggs.
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HE best way to reach the public is by advertising.
here with our Spring advertisement to tell you that we
in business deeper than ever; that our stock is larger tl
factured leather goods are higher than ever and leather has
vanced more than ever.
We are not advertising any catch goods. What we have
stock is good goods, and will be sold for just what they are
reality. It is customary to say in advertisements that “our pri
are the lowest,” and anything else that looks well on paper.
tisements. We have gained a reputation since w
long as our sign announces our business,
and honorable dealing and prices that give us but a
no more can be asked by any one. Our present stock cons
of a complete line of all kinds of harness, both factory and ha
made. Also, riding bridles and saddles. Collars, sweat pads,
flynets are the moet sought after now. “We have a full stock 2
can suit all in styles and quality, Trace chains, hames, |
tie ropes and whips are always needed and a full line is always
hand. Besides a full supply of general saddlery hardware
goles, and anything else in our line.
Dr. Hess’ Poultry Food, Dr. Hess’ Panacea, and 1
Instant Louse Killer are recommended from exp
go Dr. Scott's Hoof Paste and Family Remedies.
We are always ready to exchange our goods
We can sell you any kind of buggy and
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Good News,
No other medicine was ever given
such a test as Otto's Cure, Thousands
f this great German
rene
to those afflicted with Consumption,
Cure will cure them. For sale by G.
H. Long, Spring Mills, Samples free.
less
A Big Order for Footwear,
The Watsontown Boot and Shoe
company have received from the secre-
tary of war an invitation to bid
125,000 pairs of boots and shoes for the
army and navy. The company are
preparing to give the matter prompt
aitention, and will no doubt secure
from one-quarter to one-third of the
entire contract.
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The farmer, the mechanic and the
cuts and bruises DeWitt's Witch
It heals quickly, and is a
Smith & Crawford.
Are You Difficult
To Please ina
Trimmed Hat?
here. See
We have
just received a large assort-
If so,
today’s display.
come
ment of Ladies’, Misses’ and
Children’s
FANCY HATS.
Also a large stock of beau-
tiful Flowers, Silk Illusions,
Malines, Monselines, and Rib-
bons in Moire, Taffeta Gauze,
Satin, ete.
We also have a nice selec-
tion of Panama and Sash
Sailors.
DINGES & CHRISTINE,
Centre Hall, Penna.
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When they come with smiling
faces, knowing that just what
is needed can be found at our
from $1.50 to $3.00.
store.
TWO LARGE ROOMS
FULL OF FURNITURE.....
wwAstonishing how low
price, and always gives satis-
faction. Also a large stock of
Wall Paper and Window
Shades-- a fine line and cheap.
‘Adams & Youtz,
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promptly. Call and see ws.
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In pursuance of the several Acts of Assembly, 1881 and 1887, the Com-~
missioners of Centre county wiil sell at public sale at the Court House, 1
the Borough of Bellefonte, on
BATURDAY, MAY 21, 1888,
at 10 o'clock, a. m., the Mllowing tracts of unseated land purchased by
the County of Centre at Treasurer's sales, and which have remained unre:
deemed for a space of five years and upwards
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