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BSLLEFONTE, PA.
35 MILLIONS OF MONEY
Great Expectations of Two Philadelpbiana.
They Claim to bt Heir* to an Immense fa
tale Left ly Their German Uncle.
Two of the heirs to a fortune of $35,-
000,000 have turned up in this city.
This alleged wealth was left by Clias.
A. Brosins, of Germany, who died
some time ago intestate and without
uuv direct heirs. He was the uncle on
the mother's side of Anton and Earn
est Atnbroni, who have resided in
Philadelphia many years. Anton Am
broin is a beer brewer at No. 1138
Dillwyn street, and his brother is a
tinsmith at Second and York streets.
Anton Atnbroni said yesterday that he
had no doubt that they would sue
ceed in establishing their claim to a
portion of the vast estate, and had al
ready begun proceedings to make out
their case. His uncle, he said, came to
the United States nearly half a centu
ry ago, and about twenty-live year
after he left the old country wrote to
his sister —Mr. Ambrou's mother-that
if she would come over he would take
care of her, as he had made a great
deal of money. She, however declin
ed to leave Gernirny. Shortly after
ward Mr. Ambron came to the Uni
ted States and established himself in
business in Philadelphia where he was
successful in building up a competen
cy. He fount! that his uncle was liv
ing at Liberty, in this state, where he
hud a number of line farms and was
considered wealthy. Some years after
this the uncle moved out west, and, the
nephew heard, accumulated a large
amount of wealth in real estate trans
actions ami grew immensely rich.
For years, however, nothing has been
heard of him by his nephews in this
city, but they were not surprised some
time ago to learn that their uncle had
died and left a large fortune, amount
ing to $35,000,000. There are three
branches of the Hrcsius family, and a
representative of one branch ha- al
ready visited Germany in order to es
tablish a claim to the fortune, and
failed; but Mr. Ambron says that he
knows that his branch of the family
has a good claim, and the others did
not succeed because they were only
very remotely connected to the dead
man.
The Ambrons do not expect, how
ever, to get possession of the entire
835,000,000, a there are many other
heirs both in this county and in tier
many who would come in for a -hare.
A number of the heirs live in Alliance
Ohio, and a meeting will he held there
in a ,-hort time to complete arrange
ments to establish their claim to tne
old man's millions. The heirs in this
eitv are however, already iu commu
nication with their German relatives
in regard to the matter, and are await
ing a reply before taking final steps.
Mr. Ambron will probably go to
Europe in a short time,and [lorsonally
superintend the proceedings in the
German courts.
.
A Poor Widow's Damages
II oc it Woman Espertmy f ",0 I' ■£■*'■*</ Sir
ty Time* a* M>. ■-/.
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Not long ago a man crossing a rail
road track on a mule was struck by a j
locomotive and killed. The mule was
also hurried into eternity. The man
while sober was a gentleman, but when j
drunk was u perfect tyraut of the deep
est dye. Without any provocation
whatever he used to bat his wife and
lock her up in the wardrobe, hence'
when she heard of his death it was not
so much of a case of heavy hcreave- '
merit as it was of mitigated affection.
As the engineer of the locomotive was
clearly to blame for the accident it
was suggested to the widow that she
bring a suit for damages. She resolved
to do so and called at the office of the
railway company. The proper official
hapened to be in. The widow had such
a clear case against the company that
it was deemed advisable to compromise
the matter.
"Now, madam," said the official, af
ter the widow had thrown hack her
veil and stated her business, "we are
willing to do what is fair in this mat
ter. There is really no occasion to go
to law. It is a delicate question to dis
cuss, so I think. Without going into
the merits of it, I will tender you a
cheek for $3,000 and you will sign a
paper releasing the company from any
further demands."
The widow stared and asked. "How
much ?"
"I am authorized to pay you $3,-
000."
"I accept it," she said, very much
agitated. The check was handed over,
the papers signed and the widow walk
ed out into the street in a bewildered
frame of mind. As she cashed the
check she said to herself confidential
ly : "I didn't expect to get more than
SSO. I reckon that railroad fellow
didn't know how old that mule was."
SOME fool of a Congressman has pro
posed au amendment to the constitu
tion giving Congress the right to en
force contracts entered into by the
Ktates. It is singular it did not occur
to him to move directly for the abol
ishing of state lines, and the institu
ting of one great cousilidated empire,
in the stead of our present Federal
Government..
Silver From Ancient Babylon
Tho British museum has just ac
quired an interesting selection of 31
silver objects, which give an insight
into the daily life of the Babylonians
and reminds us of the find of the bird
dealer's shop at I'ompeii. These ob
jects, which werenll found together on
the site of Babylon, consists of frag
ments of silver dishes, the broken han
dle of a vase and coins, most of the
latter being defaced and clipped. It is
easy to see that all has been broken
purposely by a practiced hand, with
the view of using the metal again, and
we may fairly conclude that the col
lections is the remains of a silver
smith's or coiner's shop. Among the
coins is a Lycian one in good preserva
tion. So fur as can he judged from the
va-c handle and dishes the art is dis
tinctly Babylonian under Persian in
fluence, and the work shop may date
from the conquest of Alexutidi r.
THE Rev. Henry Ward Beccher
was at the Pacific hotel yesterday,
winre a Tribune reporter had a brief
talk with him. "Politics in New York
state," snid he, "are a trifle mixed.
Governor Cleveland has shown him
self a sensible man thus far, and has
not made any mistakes, hut we don't
know what he may do by and by."
"How about the Republican par
ty ?"
"It is waiting for something to turn
up. The next election will decide
which party shall hold sway, The
President, I think is really attempting
to hold the party together ami to mus
ter it in on middle ground. It has held
power so long that factions have arisen
in it. Its worms are all in its own bel
ly, and if it took a little vermifuge to
drive out its worms it would be in a
much healthicreendition. I don't know
how much influence the Conkling men
may IK* useing, hut with all of Conk
ling's great ability Ido not think he
can unite the Republican party. The
tariff qustiou is making a very consid
erable stir in both parties. The Demo
crats are as much in the mud as the
Republicans are in the mire They
can't afford to lose Pennsylvania,
neither can they afford to lose any of
the Western states, which are all for
free trade. lam a free-trader myself,
and the working men are taking large
ly to this view. The tariff question is
! dividing the parties very much, and
! the present agitation does not promise
j much [>eace to the community. The
, protectionists, like a hungry baby do
not like to let go of the teat."
"PARSON*," said a man approaching
an Arkuiisaw minister, "I reckon you'd
better take my name off your church
books and let uiego."
"Why so?" a.-ked the preacher.
"You have always been a consistent
church member."
"Wall, you see I stole a mule, and
1 I thought that it wouldn't he healthy
• for the church for nie to In-long to
it."
"When did you steal the mule?,'
"About six months ago."
" Why, since that time you have as
! listed in several revivals. When were
you seized with remorse?"
"To-day."
"Was there a cause that influenced
yon to make an ack now led me tit'"
"Yea something of a cause."
"What was it ?"
"They proved that 1 stole the mule.
Sol have concluded to quit the church.
If they hadn't proved it I would have
remained longer."
MANY of the wealthiest MEN in New
York began |Kmr. Jay Gould ws a
cow boy. James R. K-en came from
England with twenty dollars in his
pocket. Ruftis Hatch began by deal
ing in "garden sn-s," I). Appleton kept
a grocery store, Yillard was a report
er, Leonard Jerome wn an itinerant
printer, H. R. Clafin was a Vermont
school teacher, Charles O'Conor was
born in a shanty of the poorest of Irish
parents and Peter Cooper was a. hat
ter's apprentice.
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THE once famous William and Ma
ry college, nt Williamsburg, Va.. the
Alma Mater of Jeffi-rson, Marshall,
Monroe and Randolph, had only one
student last year, and is now closed.
DARK DAYH AHEAD FOR FRANCE.
It is evident that another storm is
brewing in France, the issue of which
is contemplated with fear and doubt
by alt the sincere friends of the French
people.
ONE of S. W. Dor soy'a hallucina
tions is that he is on trial for stealing
the state of Indiana from the Demo
crats. He will never he tried for that
magnificent feat. Has he not been
justified by the approval of every
Christian statesman in the land.
IT is reporter! that President Arthur
has become smitten by the charms of
Miss Sarkvill West, daughter of the
British minister, the heir presumptive
to his brother, Ixird Kackvill. Miss
West, who is quite young, is said to be
n great beauty. Her grandfather was
I/ml De I A Warr, a decenilant of the
Wars of Edward Ill.'g time.
THE Girard estate iu Philadelphia
is now valued at $9,630,000, and the
financial report of the receipts show,
they amounted last year to $1 022,807
includitig a balance from 1881 of $91,-
001, and the expenditure* of the year
we f $994,006. Of the expenditures
$467,000 go to the t ollege, and $526,-
000 to tbo care of the estate and taxes
A leuraiitler if Co., Sup ft! if Store.
ZF'-A-IR/IMIIEK'S' STXIPIFIjT" STORE.
ALEXANDER & CO.,
Htoro 7 1 West Street, opposite Rush House, llellefonte, l*a.
EVERYTIIINH FOR TilK FARM AM) HARDEN.
GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS. —We "ffcr to the public the largest stock ami greatest
variety of Harden anil Flower Seeds, which we retail for the least money < a* oompared with
any other dt-alcra in Central Pennsylvania.) We buy our Beans, I'eas and Sweet Corn by
the bushel; we sell them in quuulitiea to suit purcbasers, by the pint, <|tiart, Ac., measured
with dry measures (not liquid measure.- , by which our customers gain 1"> per cent, over
those purchasing from dealers u-ing liquid or molasses measures. We buy our Beet, Cab
bage, Celery, < btion, Bullish and Turnip Seed by the pound, in the sale of which we give
our customers great advantages, in quality as well as price, as compared with those put up
in papers by seedmen.
PAPERED SEEDS— We sell II emlerson's Seeds at catalogue prices. We sell jjindrrth's Seeds
three live-cent pa|ers for ten cents. The -eed- we offer are warranted to be fresh, as certain
to grow a- any seeds that are put on the market. We believe Henderson's Seeds to be the
best. We have never known them to fail, except by a mistake in planting or from drouth
or extreme changes of climate. We make this statement from our own experience of fifteen
years with these seeds. We know Mr. Henderson to Ix; one of the most practical Gardeners
and Florist* in this country for many years.
We furnish Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Blackberry, Ka-plwrry and Straw lurry Root*
and Graju- Cuttings to order.
Catalogues in English or German furnished free on application.
FARM SEEDS. —lt is a source of satisfaction that we are able to announce to our customers
and friends that we can supply them with clean Field Seeds. In the first place, we cxcrci-e
the greatest care and inspection when buying seeds. When we purchase Western Seed* we
always order " choice," which i* the be.-t brand known to the trade. Wo reel can Clover and
Timothy Seed ; wc separate Plantain Seed from Clover Seed successfully. We cannot sep
arate Buckhorn and other noxious weed seed* of the -arne si/e rs Clover Seed, except tie so
that are lighter and can be blown out; therefore we do not buy Clover Seed mixed a- last
stated. Wc have on sale Mammoth and Small Clover Seed, choice Timothy Seed, White
Clover Seed, AUyke or Swedish Clover Seed, Orchard Gr— Seed, Kentucky Blue Gra-
Seed, Hod Top Grn Seed, I.nwn Grass Sid, Meadow Foxtail Gra-s Seed, Meadow F<-scue
(;rax- Sul, Sweet-scented Vernal Graaa S<-ed, Rough-stalk Meadow • irn Seed, Hard Fescue
Grass Seed, Tall < >at Grass Seed, Cre*ted Dogstail Graas Seed, Perennial Rye Grass Sul,
Italian Rye Gra-* Seed, Fiorin and other Grae- Sul*.
Farmers wonder why weeds grow. The reason is plain—to keep down weeds every part
of the soil niu.-t Ik- furnished with plants of grass that mature at ditf- rent |srixl*.
A great variety of grass i* essential to promote gixxi pasture all the season. The butter
made in the vicinity of Philadelphia is noted above all other for its delicious flavor, which
is attributed fo the qualitv of the grass upon which the cows grare, which is described us
I>eiug very aromatic.
BARLEY. —We have on sale n mall lot of Minnesota and Scotch Barley, fir seed.
BUCK WHEAT.—Silver Hulled. W ill am B. Kckb v, of Henm-r township, purchased 2*
pound* of thi* Buckwheat of us last year, from which he raised .'lO bushel". We have
equally good reports from other customers.
SEED CORN. irn from Gen. Beaver's farm. whi<-h proved to be the most satisfactory
Corn to our customer* during the last season.
OATS. —Wc keep in stock the Excelsior White Oats and the Russian White Oat-. Both of
these varieties gave good satisfaction year. Prices low.
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES < hie of the ncci--ary e-sentials to a well-regulated household i-
fust-class Sewing Machine. The Sewing Machine business at one time wa- the greatest
roonotxdy on earth. Extortionate prices were demanded and obtained for Sewing Machines,
without regard to their merits. Some of the companies try to kee pup the old practice.
Happily, the day when people have to yield to this extortion ha- passed. During the p**t
two years we have successfully combatted this old extortionate practice in Centre county
and have brought alwnit a new era in the S wing Machine bu-iness. By attention to busi
ness and close inspection of the quality of machines, we heartily recommend the Remington
as the best-made, lightest-running, mot durable and most superbly-equipped Sewing Ma
chine offered for sale in Centre county. We challenge competition in any particular, no
matter what other manufacturers claim, and we sell at prices which, if those in want of
Sewing Machines will consult th ir own interests, is the very best inducement why they
should buy of us. The reason we can make this offer is that we buy for cash and sell at our
store. It costs at least from 812 to 820 each to peddle a Sewing Machine through the
country and sell it. A moment's reflection will teach that this extra cost comes off tho
purchaser. Those who buy of us at our store save this extraordinary expense. We give
the very bc*t warrantee with all the machine* we sell. We sell the finest quality of Needle*
for all Sewing Machines, at 2o centH to 30 cents per dozen, and best Machine Oil at 10
cents per bottle.
WASHING MACHINES- flic most desirable labor-saving machine in a house is a good
('lothis Washing Machine. From our own experiem-e and
the testimonials we have of others, we offer the Walker
Washer, anil here make public in the following Inn
guage: This Washer is simple in construction and so
easy of operation that after a few momenta of instruction I
a child ten years old can do the washing. It is compact —
a child can carry it. It never gets out of order. No
delay in fitting it to nny sized tub. It work* wholly on
the principle of pressure; does not wear the clothes in
the least. It will wash the finest laces or the heaviest blanket*, bed quilts or carpets. If
water boiling hot is used (which may be continually done, as you arc not required to put
your hands in the water), yr.u need not boil the clothes to free them from stain, or bleach
them. As an investment, there is nothing pertaining to domestic economy that will pay
the purchaser so large a profit as this little Washer, both in saving of clothing and the
drudgery of wah-day to our wives and daughters. Wc are continually iu receipt of testi
monials of the highest commendable character, without a single exception, from those who
arc using these machines, showing conclusively that the design of' the inventor it a complete
succesa, and his most sanguine ideas of tho Washer ere being fully and practically realized.
All wc ask is an investigation and a fair trial of this mechine, and we know your prejudices
will melt away like frost under the morning sun.
We take great pleasure in showing oar Implements and Seeds to all those who rail upon us.
Every owner of a cow or other cattle should feed them a portion of Cotton seed or Lioseed meal.
For sale by
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