®ht (Cento Jfenwrcai. Thursday Morning, September 29,1881. Ooaassrowssiic*, cunUltiln* Important nm,solicit rd from Mir lrt •>' couaty. Nu rommuulc ittlt n- Inarrtrd uot** sceotnpMiied fjr the real iimux of the wilier Nunc*.—Our ctwturner* and friend* are hereby >■"- lifted that our ilore will be riueed on Monday, Or I e ber S, Day of Atonement, until 8 o'clock r. a. *B. A A. U>B. Local Department. —All como to the fair next week. —Tho election! occur thi* yoar on the Bth day of November. —Have you paid a state or county tax within two years ? —After the Ist of October it will be lawful to shoot pheasants. —Loeb's is the placo ta buy dry goods. Largo assortment, low prices and good goods at all times. —For fine furniture of any description call upon A. J. Brown & Co., Bishop street, Bellufonte. Prices low and satis faction guaranteed. —S. D. Kay, Esq., Secrotary of tho Agricultural Society, desires that lists of articles to be exhibited at the fair may be sent to him as soon as possible, as the books are now opon and entries are being made. Policies in the Accident Insurance Company of North America are not for leited by the insured engaging in a more hazardous occupation than for which he has paid his premium. —Unhealthy or inactive kidneys cause gravel, Bright's disease, rheumatism, and a horde of other serious and fatal diseases, which can be prevented with Hop Bitters, if taken in time. —Ladies, do you desire to have a clear and beautiful complexion T If so, let me whisper a word in your ear : "Keep your liver in healthful action and your blood pure by the use of Green's No. 1 and 2 ■ Liver Pills." —A. J. Brown A Co., at their new fur niture store on Bithop street, have just re ceived a lot of elegant parlor suits which they offer at remarkably low prices. Any one wishing to purchase a nice parlor suit should not fail to give them a call. —Dr. J. Jordon Deshlor,son of Dr. Doth ler of Aaronsburg, was married on Wed nesday evening, Sept. 21, at Belleville, Mif flin county, to Miss Kila E. Campbell. Wo wish our young friends a long and happy journey through life, Mr. Gust Lyon, of Lyon & C.'s, has just start"! esut to buy fall and winter goods. He is accompanied by Miss Pau line Lyon, who will assist bim in the se lection of dry goods, dress goods, silks, hats, millinery, hose, Ac. You may look for a very large and carefully selected stock. —Mr. A. M. Kunkle, of Centre Hall, wishes to inform his many friends in Penns Valley that be has connected him self with the firm of Lyon A Co., Belle fonte, and he hope# that his friends will give him a call when coming to town. He will treat them right and sell them goods cheaper than they can buy tbcm anywhere else. —The much talked of Catholic Fair will open on Saturday evening in Key nold's building, in Bishop street, next to Cedar's bakery. This Fair promises to be a very interesting and pleasurable event. Extensive preparations have been uinde and its succss is already as sured. The management is in capable hand* and we have no doubt everything will be conducted in a perfectly satis factory manner. —That perfect baking and cooking stove, the "Pioneer," is for sale only by Wilson, McFarlane A Co. All superfluous ornamentation has been dispense*! with to secure a first-class kitchen stove. For weight, strength and durability it cannot be surpassed. In purchasing this stove you are not paying for nickel trimmings and beautiful finish, but you are getting wbat is far better and wbat you need in a cook stove—a good, reliable baker and cook. —Our enterprising mercantile firm of 8. A A. Loeb have established for them selves within the last few years a reputa tion for selling the best ready-made cloth ing In Central Pennsylvania. It is a rep utation which they justly deserve for their endeavors to procure a good fitting and well made garment. Their sales have been so large In this particular linn that Meter*. Stein, Adler A Co., of Rochester, have given them the exclusive sale of their goods. Persons who have purchas ed these goods once do not want their measure taken by any merchant tailor, for they give perfect satisfaction in all respect*. —Mrs. Nancy 4. Blair, wife of Gen. W. H. Blair, died suddenly at her residence in Bellefonte on Tuesday the 27th Inst, at 12 o'clock. Home week* sgo, Mrs. Blair suf fered a severe fall and has since then been confined to the bouse. She suffered consid erably from the injury, bat the immediate cause of ber death was heart disease. She died while sitting in a chair. Mrs. Blair waa a most estimable lady and was beloved by a large circle of Wends. She was one of the kindest, most generous and most char itable of women, and she will be missed as much in the humble borne of the poor a* In her own household and among her own friends. Mr*. Blair was about 69 year* of age. She leaves a bereaved husband and an only son to mourn the faithful, loving wife and fond affectionate mother. Mr*. Blair will be buried to-day at 2 o'clock. [ Omtinutd from \t pogt ] lion* existing bctwocn our deceased Presi dent and myself, duiing tho two year* wo wero together in the Houao of iVpresenta tive* make# thin one of the saddest and moat painful duties of my life. Ilia aeat was where 1 could almost touch his elbow. 1 lived within the magio circle ol his sym pathy. I had received from him many marks of persona! consideration. 1 had been advantaged by the great power of hi* influence. It would bo In vain for me to attempt to conceal the emotions that con trol me at this hour. What I have to say to-day I wish to say accurately and care fully —with moro accuracy and care than I could do in an extemporaneous speech. The great, manly voice of James A. Gar field is hushed into silence. His great, noble heart, tho pulsations of which have been so tearfully counted by an adoring people, has ceased to heat. Never again will tho Nation pause and listen when he rises to speak, boon tho rustling leaves of autumn, driven by tho heedless winds, will rush past his new-made grave, from which no response* will come. Kven the grief stricken widow will wait aud look and listen in vain, near tho cold marble, for that response to love and tears which, in life, never failed to elicit a response. How cold, bow heartless, how silent is the grave. No one who ever enjoyed his personal acquaintance could fail to learn what a big, noble-hearted man ho was. Full of joy and overflowing with good-nature— kind and tender as a child—with a disposi tion that inclined him to defer to the wishes, tho opinions and the comforts of others, ho was yet a bold thinker, and |t, the' fame of the great citizen, soldier and statesman will shine as brightly as it doc* to-day, and it* lustre will con tinue to the end of time. A man'* domestic life reveal# the in wardness of his nature. I jkuld rather lrut a poor man, who londw wife and children, than one who ffved fame or money more than these, were he ever #o exalted or rich. How tenderly be loved hi* children t With whet ■ympalhy and *fTh. A change in the ruling head of the Government ha* taken place, without a ripple or a quiver, without convulsion or violence in any part of the great machine ry of the Government. There 1* enough virtue and patriotism in tho American pontile to moot every vicissitude. To the youth and young men of tho land what a noble model doe* hit life present. Cradled in poverty, nurtured in adversity, with nothing bright around htm but the bright sunlight and tho blue s ,y, his life was a struggle from it* very incep tion. No helping hand of wealth, no line of noted ancestors to point hirn upward, he nurtured, unaided, the germ ot great ness within his own breast. Kvory condi tion of his early life seemed to be un promising. What mother could think of her boy gathoring the rudiments of bis lifo-educution, on tho tow-path, among tho rough, reckless men lliul follow the business of boating, without a shudder ? Such a place could only have been selected through the direst necessity. How much more fortunate are most of the boys of our favored land l Yet, struggling through this gloom with an ambition to become educated, and good, arid great, no scars were left upon the jewel he bore. A stu dent, a graduate, a professor, and he had cast off the ditllcult surroundings of his ear ly life, and had accomplished at least half the journey to the usefulness that followed. There is no good, hrave boy in the land that cannot follow bitn thus far. lie was the architect of his own destiny) After all, the artificial aids of wealth and family are impotent. Aristocracy is powerless to make great men, even though it may bolster up and make respectable weak ones! Like the great oak, that standi alone on tho mountain, he bad buffeted every wind that blows. The conflict had made him stronger—bis great arms were stretched out farther. He was a Hercules co npa eurlng the *#v*n month* of hi* Presidency, he gave force and effect to an important principle of public policy which ha* gradually grown into a popular con viction. It ha* been an avowed doctrine among politician* of alt partiea that Me Presidency I* a thing to be owned-* piece of properly belonging to the political fac tion which wield* the moat power. It* vast patronage and dUUnotlona Mall be t ■ 1 distributed to subserve the personal and political interests of the great cbieftians of power. Their will shall lie a law to the chief magistrate. Against this subservien cy of tho Executive to the behests of tho politicians, tho President manfully as serted tho principle of presidential inde pendence and individuality. As the choice of a frue jteoplo, ho pro- Iwised to be President in fact as well as in name, not for tho success of any faction, but for the highest good of all the people of the Slates—that tho President shall do te rim no his own policy and administer it for all sections alike. How grandly be marked out this important |wilicy, was early foreshadowed in the choice of u strong and brilliant cabinet in full accord with tho great reform. How nobly he made the struggle for the emancipation of the Presidency from vassalage to political bossism is now current history. For a while tho issue was doubtful, but under his Hble leadership factions went to pieces and leaders fell, as the people rejoiced over an independent executive with brains and courage to assert and maintain it* own pol icy. Parties and factions were rapidly ad justing th'-ir plans and tactics to the new presidential policy, when the fatal bullet of the cowardly as*n*in struck him down. Shall the good work suffer by bis death? is tho anxious inquiry of the good arid strong men of nil parlies. Time and coming event* will tell. I*et us hope that under tho inspiration of so glorious a career, his successor will go forward in tho cause of peace, fraternity and good government so signally begun. Slaughtered in the midst of his greatest achievment, it wa* still too late to rob him of the grandest position in in history. M We know hint now. All nrr"W JrtloMiM Af* •llttfil. Afi'l Wtt seehtßl u litt tiH'Ve*!, How OXrflwel, kindly, nl! rvoip*Mit*at*. wlw, W lilt ht euMirnc ?*-(•?• ki g. S't making hi* high |>lao tb* IIVIMI |rer>h <*f Witigswl nxuhltiona, nor tailing* ground **f |>lv*Mur llut through all thi* Is ft of Gf, Hearing the white flower of a 14amelene Ufa." Murdered, coffined, buried, and bo will livo in tho memory of the nation a* the fearless President of an independent, was, honest and vigorous administration. And leaving behind hirn a record which shows how energy, integrity, and God-fearing principles, lifted him from the humblest ranks of life to the noblest station in the world, and a name that will grow brighter as the years go on. " From tha U-y >4 Fan**'* laddrr b* #mn*l in tha k> * Tho beautiful hymn, "God Moves in a Mysterious Way," was now rendered by the choir and audience. J. 0. Ixive, Esq., was then introduced and spoke as follows: Mr. I'rtAident, l,aA <* and Oentlrmrn Tho f'l occasion which convene* us here to-day ii one in which every heart feej a deep concern. To-day the civilized wor>d vitniaw one of the most remarkable and grand spectacles ever before vitni-iwd or known of men. A (treat and good man, one of the lewl ('temple* of a noble-heart' od Chrittian, and no whom lhi great republic of over 11 fly milllont of people elevated to the pretidency ol the I'nited State#, the highest and most honorable silion which human ambition may seek to attain, hat been ttricken to the death by an as-asdn's blow. And to-day the whole nation, irrespective of party, tection, creed or condition, humbly gather around the bier of Jamct A. Garfield and in pro foundest sorrow weept, tweause of it great bereavement, and stands aghast in the preenco of the awful tragedy that rolb<*l the people of their beloved President. Not only (he great heart of the American jieo. pie it wrung with grief becaute of our national calamity, but all the civilized nation* of the world, and Christianized humanity every where are howd in sorrow and extend to u their heartfelt ym|ectacle! A world mournfully weeping over the death of the President of the American Hepuhlic ! Why a great and good man, elevated to a high and responsi ble position of trust, occupying a sphere where hi* greatness and usefulness, seem imperatively needed, and where tbey would bestow untold blessing* upon a na tion of fifty million* of people, should be suddenlv and tulhiessly cut down In the prime of hi* life and manhood, and human itT be deprived of the great benefit* which hi* life and character promised, is one of tho*e awful mysteries of Divine Provi dence, that awe* u* into submissive silence iti the preaence of the Great Jehovah, and and hi* wonderful dealings with men and nation*. Our finite wisdom and weak faith fail to comprehend the infinite wis dom of God, when brought in contact with events such as we contemplate to-day. Time no doubt will reveal the Divine wisdom of this sad event, and show forth the mercy of the God of nations in suffer ing it* transaction All we finite mortal* can do in the presence of event* so im portant and tragic, D to humbly bow in reverential awe, acknowledge the superior wisdom of God, and say, Tby will be done. It may be, however, that we a* a nation are guilty of great national sin* which have invoked the Almighty's displeasure. Hins which If not eradicated from the body politic may involve our national ruin. It may be that our great national prosper ity and growth have been investing u* with such a self consciousness of our own strength, that we as a people have been prone to forget God, and resolved to work out our future greatness and glory inde pendent of Him. If then tbe sad and cruel murder of our beloved President, call* a halt In our waywardness as a peo pla, and results in eradicating some of our national evil*, and in bumbling u* a* a nation before Almighty God, then may it be said that his death ha* not been in vain. Wa hava great national evils and sin*, which for a long time have cried to High Heaven for redre**, and which if not cor rected, In time, will entail upon our He public probable ruin. Sectional strife, rapidly yielding to the mollifying in fluence* of time, yet atill lurking in tbe body politic, i* a national evil full of dan gerous menaces to the country, but which will begreatlr allayed if not entitely heal ed by the solemn event we as n nation memorialise to-day. The bitterness of partisan strife, urged and stimulated often times by the unbridled license of an un conscionable press, t> a crying national evil that demand* speedy correction, lliin whom we all loved, whose melancholy death we so sorely lament, and in bonor of whoso memory we have this day met, was so libelled and villifiod by a partisan press, that many men might have been stimu lated to the perpetration of just such a crime as we a* a nation are now called upon to regret, condemn and sadlr mourn. The legitimate fruit of such traducing of public and private character by a bitter r : "v partisan press, Is and will bo the commis sion of high crime*, and tends to destroy confidence in public men who administer tC ov "jnine"t, and in the government , , J' 1 " ,K c r iflee of the life of James A. Garfield, will tend to make the press of the country more conservative and more honest in it* dealings with public men whom the people call into high places then will his death not have been in vain. There are a number of other national evils to which I might refer as needing reform, but I will allude to but one other, that of the "Spoils System.'' The spoils of office, and tho ambition for place bang like an incubus over the nation, and are the prime motive to the bitterness of party strife. This evil needs correction and that sje-wj. ily. It may lie said that the evil of this system culminated in the death of the President, and if his death works a Speedy reform of the evil, then it wilt not have been in vain. The suffering and death of the President have already done much to ward tho correction of our national evils. They have awakened such a bailing of loyalty and generous sympathy in the heart of every American citixen, that they have cemented u into one great com mon brotherhood. The cry "Our J'resi dent" wells up spontaneously from every true American heart, all over the land, from the North, South, East and West. May it result in the total abolition and annihilation of sectional lines. For a time tho bitterness of party strife has sunk abashed in the sacred and mournful pres ence of his death, and may it be forever rendered oblivious. The nation for months ha humbled itself before Jehovah's throne, and supplicated Divine strength, aid and comfort in this trying hour. This humili ty must work our exaltation as a p ople. In Divine wisdom, the salvation of men and nations, seems to be wrought out through blood ; and the sacrifice required, is usually or-e without blemish. -If God in bit wisdom determined to correct some of our national evils, and draw us as a people unto Him, in order that we may (mi the better preserved, and it required the sac rifice of a human life to accomplish bit purpose, w here in all the land was there a subject so fit as James A. Garfield? An honorable and upright Christian, a man of ripe scholarship, mature thought and fine culture, the exponent of what it highest and best in statesmanship, and the true representative of what is best in our gov crnment. He was a public servant of the people and for the people, at all times laboring for the pubile good to the sacri fice of self, a fit exemplar of the purity and sanctity <>f the American home, be had both in bis public and private life, inspired the people with confidence, and so endeared himsell to them, that they loved him. The death of no other rnm could have dno so much to purify the nation, and exalt us as a Christian people by bring ing us to a proper and trustful recognitfon of God as the great ruler of men and na tions. But while we mourn for our de ceased President let us not despond of the future. While men may change and die, yet the "government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not je-risb" if we be true to Goo, true to humanity and to ourselves Let us as loyal cilir.ens give to our new ('resident, who assume* the re sponsibilities of his high office under great embarrassment, the same love and fealty we accorded to his predecessor, and with hold all adverse criticism, until just criti cism and censure are demanded for the general welfare and public gixd. Patriot ism and our duly as citieens require Ibis at our hands. This done, our government will move onward in its upward career, and stand out more grandly than ever as the beacon light of civil and religious lib erty to the world. As Mr. Love look lii scat. Jley. Father McArdle, pa-tor of St. John's Catholic Church, was named by the President and his respome was in the following word#: We the cjtixen* of this town are as sembled nere to-day to express our sin cere and deep sorrow for the violent death of the worthy, fit and able ruler of our country. The feature* of our sorrow are remarkably striking—rather, 1 should say, they are unique, it is universal; it is shared In by all in whom t>eats the breath of human life. It i not only national, but world wide. Wherever the sun hath cast his rays this morning, there the illustrious dead, whose remains are laid in the grave to day, is lamented. Even the wretch himself, over whom the evil ofte won complete control and thus induced him to do the worst of deeds, bath already let fall the tear of sorrow. Perhaps it might be aaid that if wc ransack history the result will be that a parallel of the event which we deplore to day cannot he found. For, while in similar cases always there wore some who viewed the assassin's work with stoic indifference, complacency, and too often with joy ; but in this case there was not a single individual, at home or abroad, responsi ble for his acts, who did not indignant y reprobate tbe foul deed. And why ? Because in other cases of assassination, from force of circumstances, there w*s some palliation for the flagrant crime ; but here there was none. The act was one of malice per t; malice in all lU depravity; malice pure aod simple; unadulterated malice. Tbe chief phase of our sorrow ia its stern reality, its thorough genuineneaa; the chord of grief has lieen touched in every heart. Ibis ia salt should he. Our President was laboring for the beat interests of each one of ua ; of you and of me. He waa discharging faithfully and well the duties of the high office which his coun trymen entrusted bun with. Not a not party, but the due performance of the functions which his elevated posi tion entailed waa hia great concern. And yet, though having at heart the well-being of hit country, when setting out on a tour to recuperate from the effect* of worry, labor and self-sacrifice in her behalf, in high gtee and peace of mind, always the outcome of a consci entious discharge of duty, he was felled down by the band of Jlhn aaaaeain. What a shock to him when smote by the fatal bullet 1 llow terrible the feel ing which that abort and sharp look of hia bespoke as he turned round to find out from whom and whence came the dreed missile | When Julius Cwsar was assassinated in the Henale by Brutus, the friend of hia bosom, be exclaimed, "H fa, ?wefNt, Bmlt /" "You, Brutus, whom 1 esteemed so highly, why have you done this to me?" On the memo rable morning of the second day of last July, in tbe depot at the netiou's capital, did not the short glance of our beloved President, the hurried glance of death, indicate an expression akin to that of Juliua Getter's? Turning arcuud, not knotting who dared Miff 1 - ** ill f petratn the ingraft* deed, did he not say, if not in word, at least in look, and "You, rny country ! why bav you i done thi* to me! You, ruy country, whom 1 loved an dearly, on whom ! heatowed my beat thought* and hard eat labors ?" Gould it be HO ? Was it a j dream, or a (act ? So room for doubt! The atern reality wa* there I The heavy ■ thud of the massive frame, the beapat | tered blood, the ghastly countenance presenting the lrok of death, all told clearly and unmistakably of tbe treach erous onslaught! What a spectacle to reflect ujwin ! In thedistinguished vic tim that lie* thereon the threshold of : death there waa no denpotism, no tin i perialim, no ItoHaiam, no arrogance; j but what ia there i of thi people and for the people, frankness, condescend sion, consideration for the poor a* well a* the rich, and now tliat the bitter end has come, what wonder i* it that tbe nation is weeping over bun, and in all parta of the country wherever tbe eye i caat, are seen emblem* of woe. We weep, aye, and the unborn reader of ! American history shall weep ! Coming ! to tbe page that records the sad event, I lie will stop, reflect arid condole in silence. The grief which we feel for •ir departed ruler, great as it if, i intensified by the sympathy which bis noble family not only deserves but forces from us. Their habit#, man ner*. mode of life were plain. They loved each other with a truly brotherly love. Father, mother, husband, wife, sister, brother, parent, and child were bound together by ties of purest friend ship. Tbe beginning of their career in life was humble, but by industry and UainM, they gradually ascended until finally they reached the highest rung of the social ladder; and now one would think if true happiness could be found on earth it should be in their Mentor home, ltut suddenly tbe band ol direst adversity smote them. In an instant he to whom they owed their all wa* prostrated by tbe ball of tbe assassin. What a hurricane of grief must not have swept over their hearts when tbe sad news was imparled ! How deep the grief of the faithful wife, watching by the bed side of her dying husband, see ing biro wasting away slowly but surely under the hand of death ! How deep the grief of the aged, ven erable mother in her distant Ohio home, thinking of her lovely son, the jewel of her heart! Hut the climax wa* reached when the dread new* went forth, "He is no more! He i* dead !" Cut down in highest prosj-erity, when their aspiration* were in full bloom— from such a family, that might be fit tingly atyled tbe whim of fortune were it only romantic and not real, who oould withhold kindest sympathy ! Our ' sorrow i* universal, truly genuine, deep seated. but at the same time it is mm- I gled with gall—gall to think that there is a human monster of depravity who j could commit such a villainous act. j Hut patience! and keeping patient, we shall display an heroic sense of moral duty. Should violent hand* be laid unlawfully upon tbe miserable wretch who perpetrated the basest and most hearties* of crimes, what would such an act indicate? This, at least; that the country verges on the confines of infi delity or barbarism and paganism; that anarchy rules and not law. 1 hat such a calamity should never befall this great republic, obey and respect authority in | its lowest a* well as highest grade. Hold in utter detestation the act of the j assassin. Teach your children to abhor it as the greatest of crimes. Vote lor the honest, tbe true, the fit and the j able irrespective of politic*, creed or j claas. Political heat and enthusiasm keep under the control of moderatlpti- Avoid *ecret, underhand plotting*, com binations and factions, for be assurer) too often in throe* of agony and with pileou* look* u reiterated, if not really at least virtually, the historic expres sion, fa, yueyvr, limit," and you, mV friend, one of my own, why have you done tbi* to me ? At tbe conclusion of tbe Rev. Father's address, the choir aang, " What Our Father J>oe* ia Well," in grand_ style. The President at once introduced ex (lov. A. O. Curtio, slating that the Gov ernor bad consented to deliver the clos ing address, with great reluctance as hie health was far from good. The tower ing form of the great War Governor, the friend of the first martyr President, his grand head crowned with a wealth of snow-white hair was now visible to the audience. He spoke with great fore* and eloquence and hia remarks made a profound impression. We •re reluc tantly compelled to omit them in th*> regular order this week, but will pub lish hia eloquent addreas next week. The choir rendered the hymn "Amer ica." Rev. D. G. Kline pronounced the benediction and the vast multitude quietly dispersed. The committee having the Memorial Services in charge discharged their du ties in a most acceptable manner. The arrangements were complete and satis factory and left nothing to be desired. Thus Bellefonte reverently laid her of fering of grief upon tbe grave of .lame* A. Garfield. —Keep warm and comfortable this win* ter by wearing that splendid gents and boys' clothing for sale at the Philadelphia Branch. —We have just opened a new stock of ladies' sacquiiig* for making fall dresses, sacquea, ulsters, Ac., la bronae, dregs or white, gray and other new tbadee. Lvox At Co. —We can show you a very large selec tion of Men's and NJI' ha'is. Boys' hats from 2fi, SO, g'i cents up t* fiA.OO Men'a hats from to, 60, 60 cents up to fid OOfl. LTOX ft Co. The largest and best stock of white and colored Kirts, Ma* flannel shirts with pocket# and without. It will par you to see our "Lyon's Pride " shirt tor fi.ttk, Warranted WsWtta muslin, fl-ply Hnaa bosom, shirt*.