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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Pat. Centre Pa- Thursday, Feb. !T
Itlvlne Hervlce.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at 1 1 A. M. and
t P. M. Sabbath School at 12) P. M.
atl free. A oordial Invitation extend
ed to all. -
Kir. G. Moore, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II o'clock A. M.. and 7
o'clock P. M., by tbe Pastor, W. C. Bijrcr.
aid. Sabbath School at 124', directly
after lorenonn service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Teaauar's Meeting Tuetday evenings ol
oath week.
Ptrlenm Ccntro Lodge, Ko.
ris, i. o. of o. v.
Regular meeting nigbti Friday, at 7
'tlock. Signet).
B. ALLEN, N. G
I. H. Kooker, A Sec'y.
ty Place of meeting, Main St., Opposite
MeUtininck House.
A. O. of V, W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
meets ever? Monday evening at o'clock,
in Odd Fellow's Hull, Petroleum Centre,
Peno'a.
A. Gi.nsx, M. W.
M. T. Coxxon, R.
I. O. of H, J.
Minnekauoee Tribe No. 183, I. O. It. M
f Petroleum Centre, meets every Thursday
evenlnc In Good Templar's Hall.
tST Couucil fires lighted at 7 o'clock.
II. HOWE, Sachem.
8. REYNOLDg, Chief of Record.
Sold at ,1 p. m. lUJj
Last night the grand concert of the Mo
Karl Musical Sooiely came off at tbe Opera
House, before a Urge audience. In tbe
chorus "Hell Smiling Morn," we could de
tect many good voice, and Prof. Soyoton
deservti great credit for tbe successful man
ner In which be ohtaloed luob sweet strains
of mnslo from so maoy crude voices. Tbe
piano duett by Mlssee Henderson and Buoki
ley, was well executed. Tbe bass song, by
Mr. Chas. Bole, was good. Charles run
the "gamut" so low several times that onr
nervous system was. nearly unstrung and
we exnscled evory minute to bear some
tblog go. "ohebung"and burnt, hut Charles
would rally and Aolsbed with lond applause
Than came tbe choius, "Up end Away,"
when several young men took tbe siogers
at their word apparently, as they went out
returning la a few minutes wiping their
raoutua Ii was snowiog and they were
only, wet.
Next came a soug by Mies Olmstead,
entitled "My bean In o'er tbe Sea," which
was sweetly sang. We think we hear it
yet. This ended ptrt Brst, and now the
cracking of peanuts, couiro-ncsd by the
young men off the bills and from Pioneer,
arid I rota the way two ol them crashed tbe
uuts, we hardly think they wl I be able to
wet another tnou.nful tor a week. Two
unee youog fellows who sat near the stove
annoyed tbe audience iu tbe rear of the
ball, by a eouatait aod unceasing crushlun
of peanut shells during tbe entire perform
ante. They fluuld not bave munched lets
lhaa a rvek eaoh, and one ol them chewed
ao fwt n swl lowed ao slow, that tbe e
was a continuous sirens of half chewed
laouis coating out of bU nostrils all the
'.mn'. rtiu.ijh in nuke filok b tu
i.'o'iWvil w.tji the epiiv.i,; 7.V mo'ji-I v Vi
thslr nsmes, but In consideration of tbelr
girls, end the last that we know tbelr ' p
and ma," we will omit that part tbls time.
The piano solo, tbe "Carnival ol Venice,"
by Miss Henderson, Is One piece of music,
and was skillfully executed. And new same
tbe treat of tbe evening, soprano solo "The
Cballet Ilotn, with Cornet Obligato," by
Mrs. Carman and Prof. Boy n ton. Mrs. C's
voice Is peculiarly sweet, aod accompanied
by the soft and mellow tones of tbe cor jet,
created such a furore aod excitement that
et the. finish snob applause for ao encore was
never beard within the walls of tbe Opera
House. Talk about your bump backed
opera singers aod the wat biers ( !) we bave
long with traveling theatrical troupes that
visit us, they are not to be oompired with
the Iresh and sweet voice and music listen
ed to In Ibis solo, aod If tbe Mozart Musical
Society give another concert we assure them
this song by Mrs. Carman, accompanied by
Prof. Boynton, alone will All Ibe bouse.
The chorus by tbe society was good, while
the song "Sweet Love Good Nlgbt to Thee,"
by Prof. Boynton, was omitted, tbe Prof.
excusing himself because "be could not find
the music." We wefe sorry for tbls as we
think the aedience would bave beard some
thing good, and tbe Society should mske
tbe Prof, stand on bis bead II be forgets tbe
next time to produce Ibe music. The duett
by Mrs. Carman and Miss Henderson was
done se well that tbe audience loudly de
manded an encore which was well given
"O'er the Hill and o'er tbe Dale." Then
came tbe 'King and Ibe Miller," that is
when John Waddei: could be found. Some
ot the boys suggested that be bad tbe "tee
and duee," and as soon as be "set some M
low back" be would be np. Nevertheless
be arrived and "bar" o. e skip gel an old
fashioned thumb paper, John, then you can
keep ibe place be was second lo none. All
we went lor was to bear good singing, and
John give us that in every sense of tbe
word. Another solo was well executed by
Mrs. Carman, when tbe whole performance
closed with tbe chorus "To God en nigh '
During Ibe exhibition part or tu'e Columbia
Cornet Band gave a specimen of what a bait
band can do, all of which was thankfully
resolved, as a "half loal" is better than
none. Aod thus we passed a pleasant eve
ning. Tbe wrecking train removed toe freight
eats thrown off the track a day or Iwoalucei
near Columbia farm, yesterday.
Hannibal, Missouri, sets its female- nris
oners to eracklog stone and adorns Ibolr
well rouoded limbs with anklets and other
ornaments more befly'tban elegant.
A number Ol tbe emnloree of the Grand
Rapids and Indiana road were fined, a few
days since, by the court at Cedar Rapids,
Michigan, for putting a passenger off tbe
train, who refused lo yy bis fare because
be could nol gel a seat.
Miss Emma Uoadlev. of Filchvill. K
Hampshire, was killed at Cavendish, re
cently, where she bad been teaching sobool.
anm wmm uriTiug uomo wneo me nerse took
ingot ana, colliding wttn an ox team she
was fatally kick in tbe abdomen.
Illinois rivers are on tbe rampage.
It snows quite bard today.
Local matters are dull.
Farmers are making new maple suaar In
Southern Indiana.
Tbe new cotton miltat Jonesville. Mlcbl
gan, is in operation.
The gas works at Redwing, Miunesott,
were completed last week.
A Memphis white man tomahawked a eoU
una ureymau Saturday.
Three hundred miners are uow engaged In
tbe Dubuque lead mines.
A car load ofettes were smashed at the
Indianapolis depot, Saturday.
Tbomas Pender, United States Deteoiive
under Distriol Attorney Swoodb Dassed
through here yesterday, en route for Pilts-
bnrgb with tbe notorious "Boss" Buck in
tow, whom be "pulled" shortly after day
light yestardy morning, near Licklngville
Clarion county. Seven of bis gang were
captured Ibe other day, with tbe tools and
about eleven hundred weight of counterfoil
ing material, and the "Boss" was- wanted
at keadquarteis.
Tbe "Boss" bas bad a lonsr run of luck
counterfeiter, borse-lhief and tblef general,
Fortyjyears practice In tbls line bas wel
iicareu niui lor lenoer meroins ol
Swoope Forest Republican.
An extraordinary curiosity is on 'eihlbl
tiou in St. Louis, viz., a leathered mouse.
it is aeaa, bowever. It Was taken from
leather bed which wasmi.de twelve veaia
ago aod bas not been opened since. Tnere
was oo bole in tbe ticking. The beautiful
white leathers, " says the St. Louis Globe
"that appear to bave crown fram ih. h...i
of (be dead mouse, are just as freab aodlovc
ly as if they bad beeo plucked from tbe liv
ing goroc. '
Barnaolei on Life Insurance.
We showed tbe other day that In the five
years from 18C7 lo 1871 lbs agents of tbe
life Insurance companies doing business In
New York received for eommlssions alone
ever $40,000,000, while tbe widows and or
phans of those who died assured during that
time got but (75,000,000. II must bav
struck everybody, nol trained in life assur
ance circles, that the proportion of more
than a half Is rather a large one for tbe
agent. When, bowever, we come lo add to
Ibis great total paid to agents for commie
slon, tbe other sums which tbey oharge tbe
companies in tbe way ol expenses, extra
allowances, salaries, fees, rent of offices
stationary and what not which amount It)
of course, carefully concealed In the annual
Osaaelal exhibit we must raise Ibe "band-
some" figure of forty millions, how much
blgber we cannot say, but certainly appre
clably higher. If we add to this tbe feesof
medical examiners, and the salaries and
commissions ol tbe offloers, we should reach
a total which would probably stand much
nearer cemparlson with the seventy-five
million paid the widows and orphans, foc
whose welfare tbe self sacrificing agents are
so solid tous.
Tbe life nssnranoe business bas, in fact
during tbe last twelve or Ifleen yeats, be
come an actual and profitable business, like
stock speculation or wheat cornering, for
those wbo bave been lucky enough to learn
it. First, we bave tbe officers usually, and
In the most eminently successful instances
always, graduates from the agency no.vill
ate; then tbe medical examiners; then the
attorneys; then the agents. These people
"run" a "mutual" company, and all, It may
be safely taken for granted, lake good care
to secure themselves from starvation. Back
of these are the directors respectable and
trustworthy men, representatives of tbe
wealth and honor ol the City but wbo, not
being versed lo the intricate (or purposely
made intricate) subject uf life assuracce,
can only watch over tbe general 'cbaraotei
of the investments of tbelr company, and
see to it that what seems In' their view to
be a fair economy shall prevail in lis man.
agement. As a a matter of lact, the officer
have nearly fully tbelr own way, and it it
often a way that leads to forte ofurtbeme
selves.
But aooijer great evil attending lite as.
surance Is Involved In what are known ss
lapsed" polities. This is intimately mix1
ed up with tbe agency evil, for a lapsed
policy means one which has beeo confieca
ted by the company With all that bas been
paid on it iu the way ot pieinium; und the
unhappy result for tbe policy holder is very
frequently brought about by the fuel I hot
bis eyes bave beeo epened to Inn lying repi
refutations of. the agent wbo wrung it from
bim, aod be prefers lo lose what be has ex
ponded to being tueviotlm ot pusaibte fur
tber deeelt. Now, in 1864, ol terminated
policies, twelve per cent, werx mtrrv!ideredt
(that Is, given up to tbe companies lor a
small proportion of tbe money paid on
them,) seventy-three per cent, lapsed, (that
is, were wbol.y contiscated,) and Itie. re
mainder, a bare fifteen per cent, were ter
minated by tbe death of tbeir holders. In
1871, twenty-one aod a third percent were
surrendered, seventy-one and a third per
cent, lapsed, leaving but about seven per
cent, for tboie which ceased through death
and expiry. To give tbe actual number o
policies: In 1871, there were terminated in
companies oi New York 124,275 policies
Of these, 116,212 lapsed and were surren
dered, (88,700 being by lapse alone,) aod
but 9,063 were by death or "expiry." Now,
these lapsed aod surr endered policies, in
voiving confiscated, In whole in part, of the
premiums paid upon them, must bave yield
ed an Income to tbe companies; reaching to
millions ol dollars. What becomes of ibis
money? Does it go to swell tbe "reserve"
or to meet tbe enormous expenses of officers
and agents, granite buildings, and oanvas
back and Roederer suppers? Wherever it
goes, there is an evii in il which demands
legislative inquiry and action. New York
Times.
Ii tbe story which tbe Lewls'on Journal
tells is true there are more causes for unex
plained fires tbau persons are aware of.
There oame near being a fire In Auburn a
few days since, Irom a curious source; a
toilet bottle lull ol water, of wbite glass
with bulging base, sat on the table. Tbe
morning sun shone into tbe room of which
ao Invalid was tbe only occupant. She
soon snuffed an odor as of burning woolen
and queried what it could be. Turning ber
face toward the table, she - discovered a
woolen mat on wbiob ibe toilet bottle stood,
oo fire lo several places. Iu a few moments
tbe table and room would bave beeo in
volved bad she not; speedily extinguished
il. Tbe concave surface ol Ibe bottle bad
converged tbe warm rays of tbe sun upon
Ibe woolen and set it oo fire. Several expert
ments made since bave resulted similar,
but tbe bottle emptied ol its contents did
not produce tbe same efect.
A New Jersey girl by the name of Maggie
Armstrong, to esoape unpleasant life et
borne with ber stepmother, dressed up In
her father's clothes aod ran wsy to sea.
She served as engineer, Steward, and after
ward ss sailor, and had good line seeing
the world. While H Ibe Capacity of sell
or, being bullied by an old tar, (be showed
fight, tbe end thereof being tears, when, the
thing being "too natural," suspleioot were
aroused as to the sex or "Billy," as she was
called. Maggie stoutly denied being wo
mau.butat test was forced lo confess tbe
fact lo tbe captain and bis wife, wbo was
on board. She was given an outfit ot female
drapery and tbe position of stewardess for
tbe return voyage. Tbe writer vouches tbe
truth of tbe romance, says: "So bigb bas
she held female virtue through all ber
vicissitudes, that when si steersge passen
ger of lb Viotoria insulted a woman in
bar preaenoe, two or three days ago, she
very calmly struck out from tbe shoulder
and knecked down," aod closes by saying
that "(luring tbe passage from GJassgow to
New Yvrk tbe bero and heroine ot tbe lore-
going story bas conducted herself in a quiet,
modest way except In tbe matter ol
knocking down tbe steersge passeoger for
insulting a woman, and as for that, you
never saw a quelter or modeller knockdown
in your life. Maggie starts at once for New
Jersey aod ber father."
Cotton mills lo New England are enlarg
ing and extending their business. Woolen
mills are not a paying Investment just now.
Coaches will run direot lo tbe hotels in
Yo Senilis valley next sptlng.
NOTICE !
Go to W. A. LOZ1ER,
4 til Strcet,near 11. It. track,
for your BEMINE, dellv
ered at the we lb for $2,25
per Barrel.
Petroleum Centre, Feb. eta II.
eiANHESl SJHEME IF THE IbE
$500,000
CASH Gr FTS
$100,000 for Only $10.
Under authority or special legislative act
of March 10.IS7l.lhe luiaiees now announce
tbeTlllttU GtiAND GIFT CONCKKT.for
the beiii-lii of the PutiJiO Library of Ken
lucky, tu come olfiu Library Hall, al Loin-
vill. Kv.. on
TuttKlay, April Sill, 18T.
Al 1019 uuueert lue uea uiuairai titivui
that can be procured from all parts ol the.
count! y will add pleasure to the entertain
ini-ui. and Ten Thousand Casb Gilt?, au-
ureuniiuu avast total uf Hall a Million
iM'tricuireocy will bejdisirlbuted by lot lo
ticket buiere, us tollows:
liisr op GU TS.
One Grand Casb Gift, $100,000
One Grand Cash Gill, 50,000
One Grand CwshXiitt, tti.OOO
Ooe Graod Casblritt, 20,000
Oue Grand Casb Gin, 10,000
One Grand Casb Gilt, 5,000
24 Cash Gifis ol l,000 each, 24,000
60 Casb Gilts of 600 " 25,000
60 Casb Gilts of 40U " 82,00
100 Cash Gifts of SOI) " 30,000
150 Cash Gills of 200 0.000
60Casb Giftlof 100 69,000
9,000 Cub Gifts of 10 " 90,000
Total, 10,000 Gills, all Casb, $600,000
To provide means for this magnificent
Concert, One Hundred Thousand Tickets
ouly will be iseued, m large portion of wttieb
are already sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole Tickets, $10; Halves, 5; nod
Quarters, $2,50. Eleven Whole Tickets for
$100. Ao discount on less man $100 or
ders.
Nothing oonld be more appropriate for
presents tbau than ticket to the Banquet of
Wealth or more likely to produce grander
satisfactory results. Tbe object of this
Third Gift Concert is tbe .enlargement and
endowumeot ot tbe Public Library of Ken
tucky, wbicb, by tbejspecial act authorizing
tbe concert for its benefit, is lo .be forever
free lo all citizens, of every State. This
Concert will be conducted like tbe first aod
eocoud heretofore given, and lull particulars
of the mode ot drawing the gifts aod paying
tbem and everything neoessary to a
thorougb understanding of the scheme from
beginning lo end, are now published in tbe
fotm of a circular, wbicb will be furnished,
tree of cost, lo any who apply.
The entire management of this undertak
ing baa been committed by the trustees to
Hon. Thus. U. Bramletie. lute Governor ol
Kentucky, to whom all communication,
pertaiuing lo tbe Gift Concert should bead
dress. R. T. DIJRRETT, Pres't
W. N. Ualdemax, Vice Pres't.
John S. CAIN, Sec'y Public Library ol Ky.
Farmers' and Drove r' Bank, Treasurer.
Tickets are now ready lor sale, and all
orders for them or applications lor agencies,
circulars, information, eta, will meet with
prompt attention when addressed tu me as
below directed.
THOS. E. HHAMLETTE,
Luuiavllle, Kjr.
Agent Publio Library Ky.
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Li pniocotl's.
Eclectic,
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Oliver Optic,
Yeung Folks,
Frank Lexlie,
Children's Flower,
Old and New,
Gokey's Ladies' Bosk,
Lodeyo Society,
Peterson's
Ladies' Friend,
Arthur's Home,
Science Monthly,
Ballou's,
Good Words,
Nursery.
Chatterbox.
Metropolitan,
Herald ot Health.
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