STATE NEWS. One of tho strongest and lienlthioHt , men in Venango county is (lalbraith •MeMullon who is over one hundred years old. Five thousand acres of land in Wyom ing, Sullivan and Bradford counties have been leased (or the purpose o! drilling for oil. ltev. Stephen Townsend, father of the well known journalist George Alfred Townsend, died at his residence in Philadelphia the other clay. * The Pittsburg Synod of the English Lutheran church will meet in Roches ter, l'a., the 24th of August. One hun dred and twenty live ministers and del egates are expected to be in attendance. Miss Maria Bower, an invalid of Long swamp township, Berks county, has had her room connected by telephone with tho Mertatown church, in order that sho may hear the sermon and services. Charles Singer, an old man, living alone near Colesville, Lehigh county, was beaten todeatii one night last week by robbers, who ransacked his house for valuables. When found he was still conscious, but speechless, and held up three fingers to indicate the number ot robbers. There is an old Italian padrone in Bradforil who has a number ot small boys under his control, brought from Italy, and who sell plaster-of Paris images for their task-master. These boys are very scantily clothed, poorly fed and receivo the most cruel treat ment if they fail to fulfill tho labor iui imposed upon them. Residents of Dunbar, Fayette county, confidently believe that there is an or ganized band of Mollie Maguiros, under the name of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians, existing at that place, and it is generally believer! and feared that others will meet the fate of Hcaly who was mysteriously murdered a short time ago. One day last week six young gentle- i men, calling themselves the 'Tourist 1 ♦Club," started from Hollidaysburg to , walk to Bedford, ami after taking a look at the town and surroundings walked back again, arriving the next afternoon about 12.30 o'clock. They report having had a good time and did not seem the least bit tired. A few mornings since, while Mr. E. E. I Borst, of Franklin township, Hunting don county, was kindling the (ire, he heard something drop on the tloor in an adjoining room. Upon looking to i-e what had caused the commotion he found a large house-snake upon the tloor. His snakeship had effected an entrance in some unexplained way. and i was in full possession. He was soon i Killed, anil tin- f.-minine portion of the family freed from the dread of "that awlul snake." A short time after Os car Borst killed another snake of the same kind not far Irom the house. The large tannery of the McKean Brothers, at Watsontown, Northumber land county, was totally destroyed by tire at an early hour on Thursday la-t, involving a loss of S7O,(NX). 'Die in surance is about S:.(),(XX). t he tire orig inated from sparks from the tlue while the watchman was engaged in cleaning it. Owing to an insufficiency of hose to reach either the canal or river the ste mi fire-engine could render no service. The tannery manufactured leather for belting almost entirely and employed about forty men. Bradstreet's Reporter for July 23 "ays that general trade throughout the Unit ed States during the past week lias not varied materially from that of the pre ceding week. A slight recovery from the stagnation caused by the late in tense heat is noted in the Ohio Valley. At Chicago, Minneapolis. St. Paul and Han Francisco considerable activity is noted by comparison with the average observed during the dull season. Spe cial telegrams from thirty-seven leading trade centres indicates a fairly satisfac tory distributive movement and good collections with few exceptions. The prospects for a brisk fall trade from forty two points are reported favorable. No material change in the crop situa tion since last week. Some slight dam age has been done by drought to corn and cotton in Tennessee. It is too early to base a reliable estimate as to shortage of the wheat crop. The num her of failures throughout the United Ktates and Canada as reported to Brad street's during the past week was nine ty-two, an increase of one over the ! record for the preceding week. A cori'i.x of hot mot.i by the favorite daughter of Prince Matternich, Her mime, have recently been published in ber father's Memoirs. During her arith metic lesson she was asked, "What is the product of the division of a unit?" She answered, "Two," and to prove it she tore a piece of paper in two. In her geography lesson her instructure, Mille. Tardivaux, asked her who dis covered America. Bh* promptly re plied, "Mr. Pigeon." Mille. Tardivaux, in a moment of fright, not understand ing what the meant, told her she was dreaming. "Not at *11," replied Her minie. "You told me his name was Columbe (which in French means "dove"), and dove or pigeon it is all the same thing." CANCBB REMOVED, IVTITIIOUT KNIFE, and in mort f I GUM* wittiwnt pain. Appl? Iu C. w IV n.HHLR, BnaULiirff. 1 ieec-1. IQQO-I. The Patriot, Daily & Weekly, For the Ensuing Year. Tk>. ■ntwrlptiot) prlfsof th Wirstr PT*fc>T luts rMlatol tn Ufli) par rnpy par annnm. To clou of rim and tipwards ha Winn PATSMT *lll ba faraiahad al tha aitrmonllnarlljf rhaap rata of 74 casta par ropy par annum. Till |)itr PalsioT sill ha aanl tn uty arldraaa, (taring tha aaaalon* ot Oongraaa and (ba I.aglalatnra at tha rata of 40 ranla par Inn nth. L'nilar (ha act ot Congrraw the pnblithar prafaja tto poatago sod anbacribara ara rallarad from thai WWaoaa. i.ratj aabacrlption moat ba accompanlad by Iba Now it tha Mma 'tn anbarrtha. Tha approwblng •aaniona of Congr-aa and tha bagtalatnra will ba of mora than ordinary Intaraat and tlialr promrdlnga will b- tally rap. rt.. of John Cur tin, to he discharged of hi* truat and for authority to ret-oiivey the halaiirn of t!••• prom ity to the nvdKuor. Tho auditor Ly tli Court to t.k" testimony and to report upon the fm t nowerfnl, tractable, will ing-working, djulet hor*e, aUdUt fourteen hundred |M>unra 14-ly I>USII HOUSE, 1 > BS i i KPONTR PA Kamillea an*l tingle gentlemen, w well a* the gen eral traveling public and rrnmervial men are invited to thla Pirvt-t'laM Hotel, where they will find h"tu Comfort* at re**"itahle rate*. Lil>eral re,t tylo, oa short rotico and at tho lowest rato*. S. if A. tjfU'.ll, (irneral Merclmntn, ■ tlt*f/tirny-.s/., IMtrfontr, I'a. MOTHERS, WE ARE NOW READY FOR YOUR BOYS. OUR SPRING AND SUMMER, SCHOOL, PLAY, —AND— DRESS SUITS, AHE NOW ALL IN. THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT EVER EXHIBITED. EXTRA PATCHES IN EACH SLIT; SILK HANDKERCHIEFS IN EACH COAT. —OK TUB CELEBRATED— STEIN, ABLER A CO.'S MAKE, of Rochester, WHOSE REPUTATION IN THIS LINK STANDS FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES. To be had ONLY at the Popular Establishment —OF SUf A l OFR 1 ALLEGHENY STREET, ■Ob Aa LULIIJ) i BELLEFONTE. PA.. FINE CLOTHIERS —A3* I) DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. t. * r zm\& s $09%. f . . _ Xew AdvertlHemcnt*. ■ W.lh COSTIVENESS. Sirlt Headache. DVSPEP SIA. Low Spirit*. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, Lots of Appetite. Pain in the Side, And all tin* ntimernu* allium!* ronar|u < tit upon adU ird i"l aUte of the IJver, when you Imvr a rcrtuln rniM-dv within your rw h. That remedy I* GREEN'S Liver Pills. Th"" I'll I a are of TWO KIND*, and wlt*D u*< d In roniiiH tliiii with ifh other m<••nltiig to direction*, are INVARIAIILY M n>H I. Tle> an mm mated, and are MKNT BY MAIL n receiptor price. 111 order t<> prevent unt , rfrltliiK thv *r put up in K"( M IMIIM, with the pigimture of V. I'. GRKLN around em h Iki . I'rn e, No I, &Qct>.; No, ~ ISO t*. Manufio lured only ly r. POTTS GREEN. ITK.I.I.KKII.NTK. PA. NEW REVISION A WANTED. NEW TESTAMENT. \S made by the most eminent schol ar. f Kngland and Amnl.i Half Ibr Prlre ( orrrapondlng Initll-h I dltlon. I-.l*" op-. linn, npiraladifid piMr.ibgMil BINDING A " l. 10., Xoralrh, (I. IlllsittfMH Cttriln. HARNESS MANUKACTORY In German'* New Block. BKLLRfONTR, PA 1 ly 1/ r. BLAIR, I • JKWRI.ELT. WITTNia, rva-ga, jswaiar. Ac. All work nna!l> aaarutad. On ALL-gh'hy rirMt, tttnlrr LLF.' krrh'.FF LLOUW. 4-TF DKALKItS IN I'UHK DRUGS ONLY. a I ZELLEK A SON, i * I a 1,1.1 ! V- ■ ||, KRRH R,,W G All the ftaivlard Patent Medicine# Pre-; * t errtptl r>* an ! ll<- je* • uratei* T prejwrd. Tnuwi.Hb alder lira* m, Ac ,Mr 3 4F | | I OL IS POLL, 1 J I \>II|,,S 4111. r. It'N.T A SItOKM AKHR, Bre k lit f! How, tr.dH. Fine Cream Cheese, Extra Large French Pranes, Select Oysters, Sweet Potatoes, Large Ripe Cranberries, Prunelles, Imperial Figs, Bright New Lemons, Florida Oranges, Princess Paper-Shell Almonds, Evaporated Dried Peaches, A FULL LINE OF CHOICE CANNED FRUITS. Preserved PEARS, PEACHES, CITRON,PLUMS, PRUNELLES. PLAIN CANDIES, FINE CONFECTIONERY, —AND— GOODIES of all Sorts and Kinds. jv \\c invito the people of Centre County to call and inspect our NICE coons, which cannot fail to please. ■'" SIE CECIL IE UR &c CO. WX ARDS PATENT NEW 1880 SERIES Malleable Iron and Wood Beam Chilled PLOWS '""1 I" ttir rrmmtimnu THE WIARD ■ bk I'iow In Ilk! market THE WIARD •tvi-s.-t for urtaj ;r;rj work. in both ..) n V >i.rr- t ie Hie VA uau # In4 j. r->n eai.K nv GORDON A LAN I) 18, Kmjintfr* and Machinist*, AMI MAIIM IV A LI. KIVI.I or Agricultural Implements, M'K' I Al. ATTKNTIOJI OIVF.V T' RFfAIKf. |A-f BKI.LKFONTE, PA. I'llUdilrl/ihid Itranrh Itothimj limine, Ihllr/'oiilr, I'd, A GREAT VICTORY! THE SUCCESS UK THE PHILADELPHIA BRANCH. THE PEOPLE TRIUMPHANT! POLITICIANS KNOCK CNDEB! THE PHILADELPHIA BRANCH On the Side of the People! Wc have the extreme satisfaction of announcing that the Philadelphia Branch is now ready to do BETTER THAN EVER IN CLOTHING, FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN! AND ARE, AS ALWAYS, AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS FOR GENUINE GOODS. Clothing Manufactured by their Own House and every Article Marked and Warranted. SAMUEL LEWIN, the Manager, Now Defies the World and the Rest of Mankind. IN HIS OWN MAKE OF CLOTHING, The PHILADELPHIA BRANCH never wa bent, never will be best and never ran be beat for the CHEAPEST CLOTHING offered in or outside of Centre county. All that is said here is meant GO AND SEE, and carry the news to your neighbor, that MONEY CAN POSITIVELY BE SAVED AT THE PHILADELPHIA BRANCH. 1855-1881. Baugh's Fertilizers have stood Field Tests for 25 Years. BUSHELS. NOT ACRES. CA\ F. M'.NKV RV I FIX'J BAUGH'S TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR PHOSPHATE, Price, >25.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*. BAUGH'S ECONOMICAL FERTILIZER for POTATOES, -'•r.Uinlai l i per real, of euljAj.t. nf p..u.h Price. 5.T0.00 Per Ton of 2000 Pound*. ALL GOODS SOLI) ON GUARANTEED ANALYSIS. Ihnrri/itirr Circular* Scut I'rcr a/uai a/,/,licalion. BAUGH & SONS, 20 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia. Tor sale by J. H. LONG, FleminirUra. Pa., Azent for Clinton and Centre Counties. Millhki.m hotel, MII.LIIKIM CKXTIIK COCJfTV, PUNNA W. 8 MUBBKR, Proprietor. Th* ' f M Hl' ru I# - atfl In Pmr/a V!Jfy, *! t mil"* ff-ni Ck turn Mtat n. • n |/rvi bar*. and 8| r' < r- k lUiir.*nl. witb *nr. f"ll.dtf.t tl.Mt t m dull na will t* 1 nn l flral- and kraw m- <\*t •t' Jim# 2.T, lW7ia-|yw / 'KNTHAL HOTKL, \ .ij .. f th- lUilr -vl '•tati nj Mii.r>mu. < r.NTHr. ou ntv. ta A. A. KOIILHKL'KEK, Proprietor. TllltOl -ai TRAVri.RRA n th r*l!r--l ,il firM 111 •II A■ an *1 r!l*f.t |>U• iir I -r j-r ■< \i+ a fuaai a* ALL IltAl\.* t' i a I ut •< fnlnnt'W. 4T Logan Cement. 'I'll!*, retail price !'<>r I.'KJAN CK -1 MINT-*. MMi aft'f ||li dat# Mat •I Ml Vtfl Ut* 1 llara |r Inift*-! at.) no -tf II K HICK?* / '/*'/ (IIMH/M ttiitl 4irtHt rif *. J IAIII'EH BROTHERS, M'BINO FTRFET. BILLimKTK. FA, Hart. their counter* and ahclvc* filled with NEW GOODS, { HANKRI'PT RATES I Purchased t . HAN Kill'lT KATES ( BANKRUPT P.ATES Wtlini THKT OFFER AT BOTTOM PRICES, BOTTOM PRICE**, BOTTOM PRICES. 1 OOSMFTIXa or Dry Oooda, Millinery (ioodr, Clothing, Fancy Gnodi, „ . _ Notioni, Ac. BOOTS and SHOES BOOTS and SHOES at vcrv low nricoa. | BOOTS and SHOES HATS and CAPS Lawt ,tvle of HATS and CAPS HATS and CAPS tarjrf-t Bae, Umbrella*, Paraaol*, Lad in*' Cloak*, Carpeting, Ciroccrin*, Ac. I .r.rj thin* thai ran ha found In a Ant 4Um it .*■+. HARPER BROTHERS, I rßlN'fl HTRKKT, . . BKI.LKFOSTK, PA, 001 Mfbtei market t>nr*. New York Weekly Herald. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. T'll- circulation of thin popular 1 ro*rj,a T MT la < h~ .CO.. eeek fr,.m •II parte ..f th. t'nton, Tint tiniur. aim,. mike THE WEEKLY HERALD lh. moat valuable rhroniet. In th. acrid a* It It th. .heapoat. Krerv <•>. la (tiv.n a faithful rep.*, of POLITICAL NEWS rtnhrarinc complete and .vunptrh.t>M.. dltptbhea from W teameno*. Inrltxttac full tr ~*u „f th. •f"'• "I etnit). t.f lH.litf.laiM on th* atmlMti of th. boar. THE FARM DEPARTMENT of fha W imt lit ntlh Kile. Ik. la tret aa ..II th. moat (ear Ileal miste.ti.ui. and dlxnreriea relating t. th. dutrea of the fanner, hinta for ra.atng ( rrtta. Format. liattaa, Ttraa Vmntaut, Ar , Ac. ..th •nggeato.na lot keeping hufldlnf. and ufeneite In re pair. Thfa fa a.tp|>le,n. ..t.vf hr a .ell-edlted deparv m.nt, aide), oopte.l, under the hand of THE HOMK, glrtng rmlpM f..r pra. thai diahea. hlnta fcr making clothing and for kpatt upeith lh. laletd laahl.u.a at lh. loae.l price K.etr Item of rooking or mom* a.i Sseated In Uiia department | prarlicallt teatevt etperta before pnldloation let let a from' our Carta and I.mdon norreapondeut. on the trrr I at ret faeh lona. The ||om. IVpaHuietit of the Hmu II tat m ulll aave the hnaaealf. more than one hundred timet the prl.e of the paper. The internet aof SKILLED LABOR •re looked after, and ererj thing pertetairig kn me rhanlra and laf-a aoilng la careful) r rout dad. There la a pa*e deeded *o all the laleal phaaaa of the haod neaa maikefa.tT.de, Mm handler. A<-<■ rale. I.le feature la he ml In the 'penal Ir reported price andcondltloaa of THE PRODUCE MARKET. hmtmau If rare at home and abroad. mother auk a*etwr week, a ha*no* hp • Hunent dh tlaa, Umalt, Mt atuaL. Ihaainf, Wall and Ma Nora* there la no paprt I" th. aorM Uwf ooa talM pi merit area matter .rerj week *. tae *IH It 11 nam. ahirh la aent. pW| pM, ha One Dol lar. Ton en aularrltu at eat tfno TIIR k ( Ml IIW TOU I In n Weekl* Vurm, < DOLLAR HEIUI* J \ A TKAR A "™ISKW YORK HERALD, a-t Bruadaaj and AM Mrrot, Raw Task.