Peck's Bad Boy. "I don't hear much about your p n Utely," said the groceryman to the bad boy, as he showed up one morn ing before breakfast, to buy a mack eral. "He is alive, ain't be ? Is he in politics yet t" and the groceryman took n small rusty mackerel by the tail and slapped it against the inside of the barrel to get the brine off, and wrapped it in some thick paper, heav* ier than the fish before bo weighed it. "Hold on there please," said the boy. who was watching the proceedings. "Weigh the maekeral separate, please and then weigh the pa[er, and charge the fish to pa and charge the paper to yourself. That is all right. es, pa pa is alive, hut ho is hot in politics He was throwed out of politics, head first, on two occasions the night bt fore the election. You see pa is an enthu ] siast. Some years he is in one party, ami some years in another : just which , party gives him the best show to sake speeches. lie has got speaking on the brain, and if he can get up before : a crowd and say 'feller citizens,' and not get hit with a piece of brick ' house, that is a picnic for pa. 'I his spring ho went with the temperance and saloon people. You know the f temperencc people and the saloon peo ple sort of united on a candidate, and I pa was red hot. He wanted to speak. The fellows showed pa that he had got to be careful and not gel mixed, and they turned him loose to speak. The ; night before election pa went in a hal| where there was to be a meeting, and he got up and said what the people wanted was the highest possible license, enough to drive out half the saloons. J He was just going to demonstrate wha' a blessing it would be if there was on ly oue saloon, when someone took him by the neck and threw him through a window. It seems that it was a meeting of people who were opposed i to any license, and who believed ev erybody should he allowed to sell liq- ■ uor for nothing. A policeman picked pa up and took the window sash off' from over bis neck, and picked the broken glass out of his vest and pants, I and walked him arouud, and told him of his mistake, and pa admitted that what the people wanted was free trade in whisky. He said now that he thought of it there was no justice in making people pay for the privilege o' engaging in commercial pursuits, and if the policeman would take him hack to the ball, he thought he could set himself right before the assembly. Well, the policeman is the meanest ; man in this town. He took pa to an other hall, around the block, where there was a meeting of the high li cense people, and he went in, thinking it was the one he was in first. He was kind of surprised that they did not attack him, hut they were busy sign ing a petition for high license. Pa waited a minute, to think up some, thing to say, and then he got up on a chair and said, '.Mr. Chairman, this is matter we are all interested in, and the humblest citizen may speak. Af ter studying this matter thoroughly lokking at it in all its bearings, and summing up an experience of forty years, I have come to the conclusion that the city should not grant my li cense at all.' That tickled thccrawd, 'cause they thought pa was in favor of stopping the sale of liquor altogether, ! and they cheered him. Pa got hi* second wind and continued : 'As loog a liquor is recognized as an article of commerce, like sugar and meat, and soap, every man should be allowed to sell it without any license at all. \AI everybody lc free to sell liquor, and we shall —' Pa didn't get any farth- i er. Somebody throwed a wooden wa ter bucket at his head, his chair wa 4 knocked out from under him, and scv. eral men took him by the collar and pant* and be went through another window. The policeman met pa as he came out the window, and a-ke I him if he didn't find it congenial in there, and pa said it was too darned congenial. He said it seemed as , though there were no suiting some people, and he asked the policeman to take him home. They passed a hall where there was another meeting, and the policeman asked pa if he didn't think he had better go ia and try it again, but pa went on the other side oa the street. He said if he wanted to go through any more windows be ceuld jump through them himself, as he knows better which sad first he lik- Ed to go through windows, and in thought oue muu better than six when , it couips to making an exit from i B public hall. 1 noticed pa earnc bono early that night, and he sat thinking a good deal, and I asked him if any thing had happened and he roused u| 1 and said, 'Hennery, a little advict from an old man will not hurt you ' Whatever you do, when you arrive ui > man'* estate, don't ever go into poli I tics and become a speaker. If you are a public speaker, you will never know how to take your audience, or how your audicnco will take you They may take you by the baud ami welcome you, and they may take you by the neck and fire you out of a win. dow. ou can tell how to go into u hall, hut you never tell how you will come out. Keep out of politics and don't he a speaker. If you have any- thing to say, he an editor, and write it, ami then if people kick on what you say, you can go and hide, or if they l come to you you can fire them out. I ' often thought you would make a good editor of a jm.l itie roe." "What then ?" I asked if *omeb<>dr elso wouldn't I do, I said I was busy." "What then ?'' "Front went up again." "Did lie come back ?" "Yes." "Did you learn what wa* wanted ?'• "Yes." I "What was it ?" ■She wanted me to send her word what time it was."—Air. Girw look upon the engagemen | ring a- a very promising affair.— Er I here arc in the railway mail -ervice fifteen clerks who draw the . ,!„r> <•' #l'_' ft year each. The Government expended rtf. last year for "North American Kit. i oology for the Smith son ian In*titntioi It Posts t JO.isst a jenr to light the [ ' 'pit .1 and gr >un I*. Mere than one half of the intemtl J revenue rocci ( U of the Government c>me fro, , the for Mat, . ||j n oi. New N ork. < tiro, and Kentucky. I > •••at i-wtt the 7' "Senators there. ' ar- 2VI employe*, not counting poi <•. watchmen arel librarian*. Die I resident of Mil i fin I'niver-,ty -ay* : "If vre have to en<"ounler various j f ,rins of unbelief, ,|o not let us l e alarmed. Where ,nd when the Water j 100 issue shall be made bet ween the. . n I ter of doubt, nnd the center of faith, we , Hi- assured of the vi< tory. For our faith i* ft possession*grounded not mere ly on log; , but on the porniam nt nrnl universal wants ind conviction* of htr in tit nature, *nl on tho central ■ • t of human history. When the it tai-k is on the outwork-, we can nflor.l j to l,e patient and brave, and to abide ihe verdict of the Christian conscious nes. whatever th t verdict may \ irginia now ha* the same number of < ongreesmen *he had in 17'yO, when ; there wire only 6.', morn her* of the House 1 110 YOU WAXT A Xt<% co\iroKT\M,E BOOT or SHOE ! If SO, CALL AT MICHAEL COONEY'S W'U known Hoot and Shot Stand, cor. Logan ami Spring strffts, HKLLKrom, ■ PENXA. i t , Auctionkkr.—The undersigned, th fn>td ndinlnlng cruntlo m First-elms* Siilfunftli. Chftr|fH reason " übis. Address Johki'U L. N*vr, r- Holjiiid, Mm. Centre county, I'h HAVING opknkd a 'I NEW COACH KEI'AIKSIIOI', j,' ON LOGAN STIEKKT, r We wonlil respect fully invite tin r public In give uh a rail when in want of any work in our line. We urt pre I pared to do ALL kind* of J TRIMMING, RF.I'A Hi ISO £v It F. MOD F. 1.l SO. 1 Wo hlbo tnako tv specialty of !| I "I>uoektering IN AM. ITS IIUANt 111-S. i I All work will recieve prompt attcn. , | tioii. Our T Kit mm are reiiHOtialde, ami j all work guaranteed. Itmprctfully, HI It II I I I. .1 Mr.SI I. I , ' | Jltlli/imlr, I'ti STUDIO, 2nd floor Bush Arcade, K "tn ■ i i" n tbr.ii' tftnt.i.n, i / am nun- rrml t/ to ilo nil linilr of PAINTINC, v Kan POUT ft A ITS i- if. I. t \f> SCAPES, SKIS .i . l O/f.V.I 1/A.V TAL. FA.\('Y //.' O/i'.i I ISO in,.l OK AISI so a sri' iA/.irv. Satisfaction guaranteed in ail ca>n High fttreet. A TWO-STORY BRICK • >n Thomas street. A TWO STORY FRAME On Willow Msok street, J1 Kfh) A TWO-STORY FRAMK < >n Willow Rank street, SI2OO A TWO STORY FRAMK On Riiihop fttreet, All in the Ilorough of Bellefoute. eaV Trrrni .1 fa !r Fuy. BOM) VAI.KNTINK, 0 •' 3m. Real K*tate Agent. BUTTS & POWERS, rtArrt"*! |HAKNBSS 9AKBHS. Fi" STAIRS AlitiVK P*•>l'iiKFlC'K, A trrjKfny firlletontr I'n. Vreprepared to doall kind of Fancy anelitioß in price* *n re Kavr oj pointed I F'.tnh /*. Utair, true ay t far the • tie of r.yr Train Itailr it H i tehet i i the inter, •t Rellejoutt. Hon, roan Wvr<*it Com-*\r. BY IIOSMKK I'. HCLLANP. See. II iving mut Ih'irougiily tested the Kockfotd tpiirk Train Watche* for the last three year*, I offer them with the fullest rortfiderice a* the beat matle an. This is to certify that the liockford Wt. h Imught Feb. T2, IHT'i, has run very well the past year. Having set it enlt twice during that time, its only variation being three minutes. It kae run very much tetter than I ever en i ticilisted. It was no* adjusted and only i cost fJO H IV BRYANT. V. IJ. 1101 FDR A <;o. fl rn 10 N 1- I J U it r I SCO. /''sttiblinftct/ 1&CO. ANNOUNCEMENT. • Till "oMiKMT A N|i MOST lit 1.l till.l lit >| N KMH llot'HT. IN i. i i.i l l ONTJ:. 0I- I 0 In ordi r to make room for our "■juing S|et w„ publish F..rmu!s od di , eclions on every package, and Guarantee it* Puny. |r y „ u r , ot u ,„,| (t solicit u (rial order, feeling confident you trill afterwards ti, i , , t| < r GREEN'S PHARMACY," Bush House Block, BelJefo nte, Pa. We have Telephone Connection. f' HBVHt.KR ,f CO., (Jroccrn, It,ml, II,„m, Jltork, It,llcfont*, Fa. NEW GOODS FOR THE— ' SPRIMi and SI .MMKB TRADE!! We ha\t endeavort I t, get the very lx-t of every thing in our line, and now iiave some really ('lf OJ('K (i()(Jl)S. HSR f'REAM CHEESE, Extra I-irtre FKENCH I'IIENES, SELECT OYSTERS, SWEET POTATOES, LARGE RIPE CPAS It ERR I IS. PR IM 1.1. LS. IMPERIAL El OS, BRIGHT SEW I.EMOSS, FLORIhA ORANGES, Prinresg Paper-Shell Almond*, Evaporated DRIED PE.U HE* A FULL LINE OF CHOICE CANNED FRUITS. PRESERVEH PEARS, PEA e. Ilf i:<'ll i.t-:i; l*s party !a pj'.itltrajr iaj icrt Is re!!j!:a TIIIOIlP*TI?*T AXDTHIC IH>T. Till I Ali'.K pot IU.K \l KKKI.T ,vi, ■ h i i a SEW YOBK EBSEHI'EB FtnMih"l l I flttHM lr IIMHW rHim .1.G.1. kt tl. h*a |h,11,..|,t ~t ,T-IV Illtu. IMW >• U' M t .t. dm 'l' ' ' -tint. boi.l. nit lit. (mat Th. l> M.rtt 4- "> t LiUU mi;. Dili: ] I 1.1MC1,, :,. Iml Ultl .w A LIVE NEWSPAPER. rl* t'U ft**-* •V Riiiiint *■? full of • - • ■■■•.?■ i4 • Itevui Stiff I tllMllnlSg nU tt,e , t..f "*i• OMUMIIi tpn 'nr j r*nU #M* ri'h o( niMim: Thft I*U+ >• M 1 I T Mil. riM * #r •' r *t Mf '.tmnii-n r • th* I ItflMßl | . W HffUlt lnft< t of HO I****. ' ' fit •I' ''' '1 thft ftnth .f .Han | Ift : f !,*• T (•me K lIIR Iml* KM rni'Mrrvr... ANI> Olpattii WILLIAMS & BRO., HK4LKM IX WALL PAPER PAINTS, AC. HIGH St bet Spring 4 Wafr, Bdlefontp W ' tftk• tbi* rMb>l of Infidm ni unyMf lot TUI •* Ib Wfk thft Urfiif and Rw< wlftriioß an* Rftautifi t |i.r' T>ftf *• ho* jw*l r+r+\*m\ fn tn Tor A PfH h '%* 11.- k f Otllt-i I o.k ,1.114 4.r,1 -Ilk r*' "''til ling Ml' If >!. nnd *1 .wl (• • Mil. 4 MM imhim IIMr r • I'HMI< Tuiiih IW •!• li ltl. ttlH ll "ill rll.. Ih. ion. IHII. otAo.l lmM4wl*ir lif.4 ||. U. 4 Wi in lb" TDII-4 Mdlm. *a4 M tar Ml" *ll Arnggirtr lb- IvdilOddH. frta* MMb k VrAIU M-ljr. ! |FORKS IIOI'SE Cobnrii. C*iitre Co.. Pa. ; GOOD MEALS, ('LEAN BEDS. PHIC'ES MODERATE. err HOTEL WITHIN TWO MIN- I'TKS" WALK TO STATION. f.Vftrff Stat .V Arromt,on i.vceilent Huntin?snd Fi.hing ground* i 'juite n- ,t tbift Hotel. •IDS. KI.KCKNKIi - Proo'r. MRS. A. E. SEIBERT dM.r f. t-r '•. ' lUlIr-L M* %.rd rtdfePt tL#t ftitw | 4 to dfe DIiKSS MAKIX'i , In the verv I. t -t t it* *tvle. and wit., Sratnci: an I h.xpat h SEALER i* IIYMAV HATR GILLS. '' >mhing made to order. Pinking done on hort notice. *!ant| ng in trench Oil a Specially. I urn A'-f Vt-ent for the Celebrated Drc.- Maker*' MAGIC WALK. Mm. A. E. SEIBERT. No. 11 Allegheny St . Mi .im. ih-llefonte. Pa. THE REASON We can sell Laugh S2B Phosphate *o cheap ia .imply this: After 'i'l yer we hsve discovered the '"lie.ipcftl Froce** of mak'ng an Ammo „iated Bone , Super PbOftpbat* ; and having .|>ecial advantages in the u; ply of raw materia!, we are enabled to produce this'ttcii t vr T*ci>*ati n***r> of our good) at a lower co*t than an other Slandar I Brands, which are man ufsctured by u from Goodbwit#'.'ae#i WW* A E* X S|— Wltl-ft dneA *•• 4 —*. f** * ivUsW* Wh aw. WnuM wwlat e KeataasM a ' • a | vail Swat Uaa Hinait* os. *. C3| lxvwest prices. Everything new aad I fresh, at Darman'a.