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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-15
THE OOURT0.

INTERESTING READING-Wm. F, Glyen,s adv
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

4 story comes from Partnall. India.
where diamonds ar" usually iOund-Gol-
cundn being the place where they are
merely cut and polishcd-that the largest
diamond in the world has lately been
discovered there. II j. said to weigh
800 carats. thirty-threo oarAts more than
tho famous stone belonging Ia the RBiah
Of Mailau. The story j.. ia all proba-
bility, much bigger than the diamond.
md both will he likely 10 diminish
under careful examination Great dia-
muuds are interesting. because they
nearly always have curious and romantic
histories. The Regent or Pitt diamond.
1864 caTaiz. cut. found in lIYdcralad.
Wa, taken to England by Pitt. grand
father 81 the first Earl of Chatham. and
sold hy him Ia the due d'Orleans fpr a
sum equivalent 10 SGj0.oOO. II orna-
m'ntDd The sword hilt.p Napoleon; was
taken by the Pru--ians at Waterloo and
j. now among the crown Jewels Of the
emperor Of Germany The Sanci. am
other celebrated stone. once belonged tp
Charles the Bold, duke of burgundy.
who wore il in his hat at the battle 81
Nancy. where hc fell II then passed 30
the hands Of Anton. king Of Portugal.
and be. being embarrassed. disposed of il
for S20oe0. Then it WAS purchased.
after divers changes, by Frenchman
named Sanci. whence it, designation.
One uf his descendants. having been sent
as ambassador 20 Henry Ill. al Solcurc.
the king demanded the jewel ~ \ pledge.
The servant, carrying it Ia the monarch.
was waylaid by robbers and murdered.
hut not before hc had swallowed the
diamond. His master. confident Of his
fidelity. caused the body to be opened.
and found the precious stone After
Will" II was secured 10y the government
of Great Britain. and james II. carried
ii 10 France in, l6Ss. After varied for
tunes, Louis XV. got hold Of it and
wore il at his coronation. Then it
passcd. from hand. and was bought. fifty
odd years since 10y a Russian nobleman.
for 500. coo. and is said to belong,now to
one of his heirs. As IL is too valuable
for almost anybody 90 keep. IL will CON
tinuc. no doubt, as the years GO on, Ia
add 10 its memorable history. Diamonds
supply most of the romance Of precious
stones.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Latent Forces.

a Kansas mule. of the brindle denom-
ination, was standing in a pasture field.
backed up uncomfortable close TO n
mild-eycd Texas steer. The mule was
not feeling in very good humor. lie
had lost his railroad ticket. or had n
note 90 lift. or somebody had kicked his
dog or something. Anyhow, he was
cross, and feeling just ready to do some
thing mean the first chance he got. By-
aud-by n careless swish Of the Texans
tale gave him the longed- for provocation,
and before the mule got his heels back
10 the ground. the Texan thought some
body had shot him with double-bar-
relied cannon. And thcn the steer
slowly turned his head, and opened
wide his clear, pensive eyes. and without
swearing or catching his breath or say
ing n word, he Just lifted one Of his hind
legs about eight feet from the ground
and tapped the astonishcd mule with his
cloven hoof, right where he lived. And
the mule curled up in knot and gaspcd.
"Oh, bleeding hearth And then he
leaned up against q tree to catch his
breath. aud sat down on the ground and
opened his mouth To Lut air, and finally
lac laid down and held his legs up in the
air and said. In husky whisper. that II
he could only die aud be over with II. he
would be glad. But he got over it y
little after while. and IA he was limp
ing sadly toward the fence. trying to
think just how it'happencd. and wonder
ing just where he was hit. he met his
mother, who noticed his rueftIl counte-
nance and his painful locomotion.
Well, Hhe said, land what's the
matter with youP"
",Nothing." the mule said family.
"Oh, nothing. ! have just kicked a
book agent"
"IIeavcn save us" said his mother
with derisive accent, 81 thought Won
had more sense. n-Buriington Haipkcve.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Facts Abont Printing.

Movable types for printing were not
used until the fifteenth century.
Books were printed by the Chinese and
other eastern nations from engraved
blocks long before the invention Of type.
The first type were wood. The same
material Is still much used for the larger
varieties Of letters.
johannes Guttcnburg il generally be-
lievcd To have been the first 10 nnnufac-
turc movable types.
An edition of DOnatus was the first
book printed from movable types.
The finest letters were characters i'm
itating handwriting. Printing was in
troduccd into Paris in 1910; into London
four years later.
Roman type was first made in 1865.
ltalic about the year 1900.
Type founding was Il part Of the bust
ness OF Il printer and was declared dis
tinct art by decree Of the Star Chamber.
The lnrgcst-sizcd type used for books
is great primer; the smaller sizes are
English plea, small plea. long primer,
bourgeois, BREWER, Ininion, nonparcil,
agate, pearl, diamond and brilliant.
Pearl Is the smallest type found In
ordinary printing offices.
In America printers are paid by the
1000 ems (M). AN en- being equivalent
TO about two letters. In England the
matter j. measured by ems CD, 1000 Of
which equal 900 ems
\ good compositor will set, correct
and distribute about G0O0 ems a day Of
ten hours. Several of the New York
newspapers are printed from stereotype
pilates, which are prepared with great
rapidity and melted over for use again in
printing the next edition. So rapidly is
this work performed that ia some in
stances forms have been got ready for the
press in twenty minutes after the last
page had been given 10 the sicrcotypor.
The hand press was invented in iiJO
and ia still used. without any important
improvement, In the majority Of country
newspaper oiliccs.
Ink rollers are made Of a mixture Of
molas-e- and glue, and were inErnted by
one Gaunnl, a glue manufacturer Of
Paris
The first newspaper ever printed by
steam was the London 7tmcs of Nov
- 1871
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
An International Exposition at New
YORK. I'm 1853.

We publish an interesting and import
ant communication in advocacy Of hold
ing the next American international ex-
po1tion in this city ia 1888. That there
VIII be such festival held in America
within ten years admits u no doubt;
for, IN spite OF much mismanagemcnt,
OF inevitable dissatisfaction ON the part
OF many exhibitors, and positive Losses
incurred by some, it is certain the Gen.
tennial exposition Of 1876 has resulted
in great benefit to American industry
| and commerce. That the next occasion Of
the kind should be carefully and scien-
| tifically prearranged in such manner as
TO secure the greategt possible advan
tages, both material and mornl, In a
self-evident proposition. The two i'm
portant decisions which require to be
made without loss Of time are place and
the date.
In respect TO the former subject a
Gnal decision is easy. While Cincin
natl, Chicago, st. Louis and other am
bilious cities would offer hearty vel
come TO the next international festival,
there is no city that can dispute either
the pre-eminent claims or the exception
al facilities Of the metropolis Of Ameri-
settled. In respect TO the date, il must
be remembered that this is q matter
upon which the wishes, the convenience
aud the interests Of other nations must
be consulted. The number Of such ma
tons, however. is small, and the prob
abilities Of their action can be estimated
without much difficulty. Germany and
England haVe lot held e1positions for
E II
ent points out, both are discussing the
/ adviEability OF such an exposition for
1885. There should never be an inter
val OF less than two years between such
/ festivals. 80 that il viii be safe to con-
eede to London and Berlin a pre- emp
( ton to the years 1886 and 1887.
Although little has yet been said on the
subject, il may be set down as an abso-
Iute certainty that France will in 1889
celebrate the centenary OF her great
revolution With an exposition surpass-
ing in magnifoence every previous fes-
tlval OF the kind. II is equally certain
that America as q whole will celebrate
in a similar manner in 1892 the fourth
| centenary Of the discovery Of America.
We must, therefore, appoint our next
exposition in view of the above facts.
The date should, If possible, commem-
orate an important national anniversa-
~; II should be as nearly as possible
intermediate between 1876 and 1892; il
should not conflict with dates TO which
other nations have a superior claim; IL
ehould be neither so far of as 10 para
iyze present interest, nor so near as to
afford insufficient time for due prepara-
ton. All Of these conditions are full
filed by tho year 1883, the centenary Of
our acknowledged independence and Of
the eyacuation Of the city Of New York
bv the British pB.-NclC York
Herald,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

instant II touched the water, he was so
astonished that he could not speak.
lie made one step. warning cry was
on his lips, but before he could say II
word IL was all over.
When Tom turned. and was about to
hurry away on an crrand that had been
so strangely interrupted, the captain took
him by the arm.
My good fellow said he, and al
though he had seen much service and
had been in many fight, the captain
could not help his voice shaking "A little; /;
my good fellow, do you know what
you have donePn
Yes, sir" said Tom. with smile. Il
Iav spoiled II bombshcll."
And every man in this part Of the
ship owes you his lifc,' added the cap
ain.
If you should ever meet Captain Tom
Black of her majesty's ship "Stinger," :"
you might ask him about this incident,
and he would probably tell you that he
has heard about il great deal himself,
and that he believes. from what happened
afterward, that the affair of the bomb
shell was very good thing for him.
but that 1t was all over so quickly that
hc has really forgotten almost all about
it.-,JOhn LetoccS, iR ~. Nicholas.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Remedies Worth Trying.

The Paris correspondent Of the Boston
Courier, referring To his recovery from a
dangerous illness, says: | mention this
illness that may tell you how easily
was cured. | was bent double could
not breathe. My physician ordered me
To take flat-iron and heat 1t as hot as I
could bear; but n double fold of flannel
on the painful part and move the iron to
and fro on the flannel. was cured as by
ench2ntment. Ny doctor told me that
some time since professor in one ofour
colleges, after suffering some days with
neuralgia in the head, which he himself
tried to cure, sent for the former. who
prescribed hot flat-irUn. The next
time the doctor saw the professor the
latter exclaimed with mock anger: II
really shall not pay you any fee! had
no sooner applied the heated iron than
all pain vanished That IL n simple rs
good day; surely YOU cannot expect fee
for it? My physician was summoned
recently to the bedside Of "a woman who
had neuralgia in both sides and so violent
ly she alarmed the whole neighbOThood
by the screams which her intolerable
anguish wrung from her, She was taken
from her bed and borne near the fire.
In such severe cases heated iron is not
energetic enough. He has an iron rod
fastened in an ivory handle. He heats
this rod to white heat (Which causes less
pain than red heat) and applies it very
slightly to the seat Of pain. first in longi-
tudinal. then in latitudinal lines. The
application is so light that no trace Is left
but red lines on the epidermis. which are
soon effaccd In twenty minutes the
woman walked back to bed and the third
day afterward quilted IL entirely freed
from neuralgia. This instrument Is not
tn be entrusted to awkward hands.
Three weeks ago ono Of our brilliant ar
lists was invited to shoot by the owner
of chateau in whose grounds there are
wild fowl in abundance. lie woke. the
morning after arrival at this gentleman's
house, with sciatica in his right thigh
lie could not leave his bed. The nearest
doctor wins sent for. Il can do nothing
which will give you immediate relief. q"
The artist Is patient of my physician.
He told the doctor what to do. The lat
ter declined taking the responsibility OF
any such violent treatment. but |
assume all responsibility. The doctor
applied an iron rod heated TO white heat,
hut so awkwardly that the artist has sears
the size of fiye-franc piece on his thigh.
lie was nevertheless cured, and enjoyed
a weeks sport without one other twitch
Of pain.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

Certain persons. who think it an cvi
denCe Of being good fellow 10 call gen
tlcmcn with whom they have only n
slight acquaintance by their first names.
may he edited upon reading that de-
Cision on politcncss was recently given
by the supreme court nj Boston. A
hotel clerk sued his employers. who had
discharged him before his time was up.
they alleging that lac had injured their
business by being too familiar with
guests in addressing them by their Chris
tian names or suTnamcs only. The ale
CATION was ADMITTED, and the court said /:
" To address person by his Christian
name. unless the parties have been init
mately connected. socially and otherwise.
is uncallcd-for familiarity. and there
fore insulting to the party so addressed
To address party by his surname only
shows want of respect. and would inn
ply that the party SO addressed was he
meath the party addressing; therefore il
Il discourteous, and would be considered
insulting. To speak Of employers by
their surname only shows a great want
of respect on the part Of the employee
toward the employer. While II may he
customary for person To address his
Junior clerks or under servants by their
Christian or surnames. TO address Others
so shows a want Of respect. and the party
so addressed would naturally evade con-
tact in the future with any one who had
previously so addressed him"
Politeness. added the court, costs
nothing: hut the want of Il had cost the
plaintiff the loss Of his situation. The
complaint was dismissed. with costs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Hobbies.

II is estimated that there arc in Phila-
delphia not less than 1900 collections Of
old coins and autographs. The hobby
is confined entirely TO the male sex I.
Speaker Randall has fondness for spcci-
mems of the golden currency, and Is the
proud possessor Of n collection compris-
ing q specimen Of every gold coin which
has been coined in the United States.
Simon Gratz, ex- President of the board of
education. has the reputation Of possess
ing the largest collection of autographs
in existence in this country. William y.
Vaux. n cousin of the cx-mayor of that
name, has an immense collection Of old
paper money and coins-among the latter
being fine 1904 cent, which has an ex.
traordinary value. Perhaps the largest
collection in America Il in The possession
of Tenth ward druggist. His accumu-
lations, the labor of over thirty years,
are valued at $4,000. Among them Is
n complete collection Of copper. silver
and gold issues Of the United States. To-
gcther with nearly complete set Of the
old colonial coins.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Strange Murder Agents.

The reported attempt Of the king Of
BurInah to procure the murder Of the
claimant Of his crown Is n fair sample
Of the way in which state questions are
settled In the east. whore political asSas-
sination has for ages been one of the re-
cognized functions of government. The
commoncst method dofaccomplishing of this
il, of course. by armed violence; but
where this happens 10 be impracticable.
other and yet darker means are em-
ployed. One of the most singular Of
these IL to mix with the doomed mans
food tigers whiskers chopped small,
which. from the internal inflammation
caused by them. make the victims death
merely n question Of time. The same
result Is produced by the employment Of
diamond-dust, device which received
unexpected publicity three or four years
ago. in consequence Of the attempt made
by the late gaekwar of Baroda upon the
life Of Colonel Phayre. the British resi-
dent Mt his court. But the most formida-
bic of all these hidden weapons Is the
subtle poison extracted from the COM
mon thorn apple. which attacks the mind
instead of the body, and which, admin
istered in doses too small for detection,
has converted many brave and gifted
leader into n gibberins idiot.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Sick.Raom Hints.

Consult your patients wants. but con-
suit him as little as possible. Your de-
CisiOn need not he very obvious and
positive; YOU will he most decisive If no
ono suspect that you are so nj all II Is
the triumph Of supremacy Ia become un
consciously supreme. Nowhere is this
decision more blessed than in n sick.
room Where il exists in It's genuine
ness, the sufferer il never contradicted-
never cocrccd. all little victories are as
sumcd The decisive nurse is never per-
emptory. never loud She is distinct. Il
is truc-thcre is nothing more aggravat-
ing to- a sick person than n whisper
hut she Is not loud. Though quiet.
however. she never walks tip toe ;
she never makes gestures; all Is
open and above board. She
knows no diplomacy or .fncSSc.
and Of course her shoes never creak
Her touch is steady and encouraging.
She does not potter. She never looks at
YOU sideways. You never catch her
watching. She never slams the door, of
course; but she never shuts IL slowly, as
If she were cracking n nut in the hinge.
She never talks behind 1t. She never
peeps. She pokes the fire skillfully. with
firm, judicious penetration. She caresscs
one Kind Of patient with genuine SYM
pathy; she talks TO another as If he were
well. She Is worth her weight in gold.
and has a healthy prejudice against
physic. which, however. at the right
time she knows how 10 conceal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
True Success.
the men who speak
With The loudost tongues do lesy A


With The loudct tongues do least"
II was a iayorite remark OF an old
Boa captain whom Causeur knew, that he
learned in youth never TO talk about
anything that be had determined upon.
Men waste their energy in talk, he
would lay. land have none left for their
enterprises. But il they are wise
enough to keep stall, and devote them
selves to doing, they will find that their
actions speak for themselves and that
talk is unnecessary. Good advice this,
bui many find il hard TO follow. Man
3 C social animal, and there is a certain
pleasure in discussing ones plans with
friend and enjoying their fruits in
anticipation. Some 60 through the
world in Q cLld-blooded. calculating
wAy, seeking advantage at every turn,
aud doubtless finding il, but are they,
after all, the best patterns TO model
atterl Is not a little human weakness
Of this sort rather amiable, on the
wholel IL certainly is true that he who
keeps his mouth shut and his ears open,
lays deep plans. and watches his oppor-
tupity a. . cat watches TO take the fatal
spring, stands a better chance Of what
the world calls success than the more
con6ding kind. But what is successp
Is it simply 10 lay up store of this
worlds goodsi The many 30 view il,
but those who have looked deeper feel
that he is most truly successful who has
borne his share OF life's burdens and
troubles, Who has opened his heart 10
his fellov-men, whose thoughts have
not been Of self alone, and the work
inge of yrhoaa mind bava t,o4 hoop ywholiv
concealed. or course prudence il TO be
observed, and care must be taken in the
choice OF conAdants. And moreover
'-still keep something to yourser
You scarcely tell 10 ony"
But don't zeal up the windows of Jour
soul too tightly. II needs an occasional
airing. .-CdusetR ia Boston Tran
script.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
NPicarunes.O

Circumstances alter cases in courts.
Greenbacks in politics are old issues.
Hearing the murmur of the mighty
ocean the river ran down 10 sea.
The soldiers who cry for quarters are
those who stand out on the picket-line
in freezing weather.
The man who prepares his own tomb
stone and monument, can show to the
world exactly what he thinks of him
self.
Lord Bacon has said: "It II not the
desire of change that should bring about
the change, but the need Of it" This,
however, makes no change in q mans
pocket.
A writer Of facts for farmerc says hens
do not lay well after they are three years
old. They ses well. however, and can
be sold for spring chickens. O. Pic
dnuac.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24
Advertising.

While the advertiser eats and sleeps.
printers, steam engines and printing
presses are NJ work Tor him, trains and
steamers are bearing bis words ell over
the land, and dthousandsof men are read
ing with more or less interest the
messages he sends them through the
columns OF his local paper. No preacher
ever spoke 70 20 large an audience. O. 80
eloquently - you mays do with the news
peper-man's sssistance. e.-Eriars Pofaf
9asctta
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

The electric light on the Cunard wharf
il working well. and II Is now proposed
to light the harbor with these machines.
One placed on Fort Independence and
another on Cunard wharf would enable
n vessel to enter the harbor in the dark
est night or densest fog. --B0S.01 AdVer-
Hser.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

The total present strength of tho regu-
lar British army Is about 10000, OF
which about half are absent FROM the
country In India and the colonies.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-24

Facts speak Tor themselves. 4 wo-
mans tongue IL . severe fact.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-22
\ Steam Juryrnan.

TIE her day a summons. command
ing Thatcher Magoin to present HIM
self for service in the jury-bOx, was re-
turned to the commissioner of jurors in
New York. with the information that
il had been served upon the wrong
party. The commissioner said to the
bearer:
"That settles it as far as you are con-
cerned, but Magoin must come here
and show cause why he should not be
a juror"
"He can't" was the reply, hes too
busy. If he did come. he would make
things hot for you. Besides, you would
have to send derrick and a truck to
bring him. He turns the scales at 1900
pounds"
The commissioner was incredulous !;
worse, he made remarks not compli-
mentary to the speakers condition with
respect to sobriety. Then the sum-
moned man explained
81 am telling you facts, Mr.. Com
missioner" he said. Thatcher Ma
goin is steam-engine, and is located
at the foot of Fletcher street. ] am
Nicholas Morris, stevedore. Years ago
was employed by a man named That
cher Magoin. | named my engine on
pier 10, East river, after him. When
the directory man came 20 the dock 10
get the names he saw the name OF
Thatcher Magoin on the engine, and
thinking that he was the boss, put il
on the book. You'll see it on page
949.''