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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
Ords Of Wisdom,

Adversity is the balance to weigh
friends.
.. To him that lives well every form OF
life II good.
We must not look around on the uni
verse with awe, and on man with scorn.
Love. like fire. cannot suhsist without
continual movement; so soon as II ceases
to hope and fear 1t ceases To exist.
Love and enmity. aversation and fear,
are notable whetters and quickners of
the spirit Of life in al animals.
No man Il called on 10 lose his own
balance for the advancement of the
world in any particular direction.
Logic helps US to strip of the outward
disguise Of things. and 10 behold and
Judge of them in their own nature.
The law Of food Is. that man should
eat what is good for him. at such times
and in such quantities as nature re-
quires.
The sweetest music Is not In the ora
torio, but in the human voice. when il
speaks from its instant life tones of ten
derness, truth and courage.
Have the courage TO show your ro
spect FOR honest In whatever euise Ii
appears. or your contempt for dishonest
duplicity. by whomsocver exhibited.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
An Interesting EnterprIse.

A number of prominent citizens of
New York, have formed a company.
with a capital stock Of - 600, 600. for a
conservatory and geological garden i'm
that city. They have purchased tract
of land bounded by tho Harlem river.
81. Nicholas avenue. One hundred and
tifty-fiflh and One hundred and fifty-
ninth streets. There are three plateaus
upon the land of which the highest
point IL nearly I55 feet above Eighth
avenue. Tie land has been purchased
for 100000. and surveys have been
made by nm Austrian engineer and land
scape artist ut m expense of $4,000
The plans have been prepared by VIM.
Mertanez. who laid out tho zoolorical
garden in Philadelphia and other simi-
lar places of resort. Arrangements have
been made 10 set ut work about 500 Ia
borers who are to be engaged In fnrsu-
Ing the topography of the ground to tie
contemplated buildings. The proposed
building will bc among the largest and
most elegant In the country.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
Tools Great Men Work with.

IL Is not tools that make the work
man. but the trained skill and peT-c-
ycrancc of the man himself Indeed
IL is provcrbial that the bad workman
never vet had good tool. Some one
asked Opic by what wonderful process
he mixed hia colors. II mix them with
my brains, SIR" WAS his reply. 1t il
the same with every workman who
would excel. Ferguson made marvel
Gus things-such "a bis wooden clock
that accurately measured the hours-by
means of a common pcnknifo. a tool in
cycryhody's hand but then every body
j. not a Ferguson. 4 pan of water and
two thermometers were the tools by
which DR.. Black discovered latent heat /;
and prism, lens and sheet of paste
board enabled Newton to un'o.d the
composition Of light and origin OF color.
An eminent foreign savant once called
upon Dir. Woollastnn. and requested to
b. shown over his lahoratorics. In which
science has been enriched by So many
important discoveries. when the doctor
took him In 4 study. md pointing to an
old ten tray. containing few watch
glasses. tc-t-papcrs. n small balance and
a blow-pipc, said: There Il all the
laboratory | have"
Stothard learned the art oi combining
colors by closely studying butterflies
wings: he would often say that no ono
knew What he owed to these tiny insects.
4 blunt stick and a harn-door servcl
Wilkic in lieu of pencil and canvas.
Bcwick first practiccd drawing on the
cottage walls of his nntivc village. which
he covered with his sketches in chalk.
and Benjamin West made his first
brushes out OF the cats tail.
Ferguson laid himself down in the
fields at night in q bl4nket. and made n
map of the heavenly bodies. hy means
of a thread with small beads on II.
stretched between his eyes and the stars.
Franklin first robbed the thunder cloud
Of is lightning by means of kite made
with two cross s-siicks and silk hand
kerchicf.
Watt made his first model of the con-
dcnsing stcam-cuginc out Of an old an
atomist's syringe. used to inject the ar
teries previous 10 dissection. Guilford
worked his first problem in mathematics
when a cobbler's apprentice. upon small
scraps of leather. which he beat smooth
for the purpose. while Rittenhouse. the
astronomer. first calculated cclipses on
his plow handle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
In Edilor,s I.alnrs.

Noticing the retirement of Mr.. George
!. Nixen. editor and publisher of the
Bridgeton (N. j Daily and Chronicle
after twenty years of active service, the
Bridgeton Dollar Weekly NcUs says:
II ever the history OF the weekly pub
fisher of many years service could he
written out. none would be So much
surprised at the mount of labor and
heavy burden Of responsibility borne. az
the publisher himself We are not
speaking how of swarming detractors !;
flippant Cavillers, or incompetent critics.
nor of place. seekers who choose to use
the editor of newspaper for personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, to he thrown aside
when of no further use, nor yet OF the
cheeky fellows who worm through all
possible advertisements under the guise
of local paragraphs; these are soon
understood and properly labeled. but
mean more particularly the constant
strain and worry in the preparation of a
newspaper. Everything to he remem-
bcrcd, nothing forgotten; everything
new; no advertisements. or If so. every
ones advertisement In the biggest let
tets. Il joke Mt every ones expense hut
their own. nobody's church. party, or
Sunday-school to he noticed but "ourn. -
and multiplicity of matter .iust NJ vex-
atious. are expected of the average
editor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
The Great Bridge.

Both of the towers Of the New York
and Brooklyn bridge rest on sunkcn cais-
sons. which were substituted for the
solid foundation which the engineers
were unable to obtain. 1t was expected
that when the weight Of the structure
came upon the towers they would sink
some. We are surprised" sal Col.
Paine. of the engineer corps. to re-
porter that the towers have sunk SO
little. The New York tower rests upon
twenty-five feet oftimber and Is seventy
eight feet under water. In making the
timber foundation there was gain of
two and one-half inches. by reason of
the pieces not coming close together.
This we allowed to stand. expecting that
the tower, when finished, would sink
more than that; but now that the tower
II NIL completed and over four-iifths of
all the weight that it II expected 10 bear
is upon 1t. we find that It has sunk about
an inch and half. or but little more
than half of the unintcntional increase
In its height. That IL not near so much
as we expected. At certain altitude
we had iron spikes driven into the tower
Mt every angle to 1t ON ali sides, and we
took the level from another spike, driven
ne bench mark into the sill of n win
dow in South street. by taking the differ
ence in tho level of those spikes to-day
we get the distance the tower has sunk.
Az other peculiar thing Is that 1t has
sunk evenly all around. Tie Brooklyn
tower has not sunk SO much--not over
an inch. | think"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
4 Wonderful Georgia Parrot.

Some months ago, says n corrcFpon-
dent Of the 81. Louis GlOie- Democrat. |
met gentleman from Alabama who
related the following parrot story.
which / believe to be the best | ever
heard DR.. Of Montgomery. Ala,
owned parrot during aud after the war
that wos the pride and wonder Of all
Montgomery county. The doctor. like
All physicians, was frequently called out
nj night by some ones "halioon ai the
front gate. Polly learned this. and one
night when the doctor answered a shrill
"halioo" by coming to the door and ask
ing what was wanted. Polly answered
from bunch Of rose bushes "Hei hi'
ha' | fool the doctor that time; hi hel
In! Polly received a sound thrashing
Tor this trick and was quite sullen for
week or SO, when one dark. rainy night
the doctor woke up To hear some one at
the gate repeating his "hallooH fire.
quontly. Going 60 the door he asked
who was there From the top of tall
lDomhardy poplar the parrot screamed
ont in tiendish glee: "Ha ha hal You
can't catch Polly this timel You can't!
you can't! you csn'tili" All the doc
tors persuasive arts were called into re-
quisition to get the parrot down from
her high perch, but she corld not be de-
ceived, coaxed or fattered into doing as
he commanded or entreait j her. She
resolutely kept her perch all night in
the rain. and waited until G started off
next morning on his daily Cund before
she vcntured down.
Tn edoctor had a little boy aged
about two years, for whom the parrot
formed n strong attachment. Warren
was the ehild's name, and by-and-hye he
tell sick. The parrot moped around and
appeared 10 be quite melancholy. At
times, when the child was left alone for
a few moments, Polly would hop up on
the edge of the cradle. and. spreading
out her wings, she ~ ould vihrate them
like fans, and ask as she had heard the
nurse ask: Poor baby Baby want
,watere Baby sickF Baby hungryP Poor
babyp Polly's SO 90 sorry"
Finally the child died. and the par
rot skunk away for the two days proceed
ing the funeral. and was neither seen
nor heard. On returning from the
cemetery, the family met Il. waddling
along the middle Of the read. repeating
TO herself in the tenderest and most
mournful manner: Where's little War
rem? Poor hahyi Baby sickP Baby
want sabr7 P-o-o-o-o-r baby Pollyts
5000 sorry"
She was picked up and taken back
homo, but never spoke another word un-
I'll the day Of her death. when she
cried out. Hawks. hawks" and the
next minute was whisked away in the
talons of a monstrouS chicken-hawk
that had been watching for m oppor-
tuniiy TO cs.rTy her Of for several hours.
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Pennsylvania has eighty incorporated
county agricultural societies. thirty-one
Of which have representation in its
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

loathsome malady; the bread winner
lost his situation and two weeks pay,
and the local authorities. by way of
compensation, magnanimously offered
the sum of five shillings in money, two
shillings worth of groceries and four
loaves Of bread. A family Is broken up,
house disinlected at considerable cost,
and no end of mischief done because an
incompetent health officer could not dis
tlnguish between variOla and varicella.
The moral II obvious.
The production of nickel in Norway
has become an industry of considerable
importance of late years. The first mine
was opened in 1916 by nm English COM
pany in the VALLEY of especial, in the
mountain district of Sondre- -Gudbrands-
dal, but this was closed in 1867 in con-
sequence of the difficulty Of approach
and the absence Of communications
Subsequently 10 this mines were opened
ut Ringerikc and Bamblc, near Skien,
and from 1868 there were eleven nickel
mines worked, averaging 3 $50 tons per
annum. In the latter year the produc-
tion rose to 3 200 tons from fourteen
mines, and it gradually increased until
1875. when it attained its maximum at
81, $50 tons. The greater part of this
Norway being the principal source Of
the nickel supply and furnishing quite
one-third of the yield Of the world. 4
part Of t.e ore is smclted near the mines.
averaging between ls7l-5 a yearly make
of 10, 800 kilogrammrs. About IG5
workm"u nrc employed in nickel min
ing, though the number has been dimin-
ished within the last year or two, owing
To the lcssencd demand.
The Siberian cxilcs. when released
from prison and the mines. have had 10
choose between starving or stealing the
meals of subsistence; being deprived Of
NIL civil rights, they were not allowed
to adopt any honest calling. Such has
been the condition of the Siberian cx-
lies for centuries. Under tho circum-
stances, Il was natural THAT during the
warm seasons the Siberian forests should
be fixed with criminal varrants. who
rcsortcd 10 begging. stealing. robbing
and murder. in order to keep body and
soul together. Both the economical and
the moral interests Of Siberia suffered
from these evils; and the government
has oltrn been pctItiUncd to remedy
them. Il has been found that, In order
To- keep all these cxies in prison il
would bc necessary 10 erect a large ai-
ditional number OF prisons, costing not
less than iifly millions of roubles. The
government could not spare such sum
Of money. and so the Gar recently
promulgated an order allowing the * lies
to pursue different occupations. upon
the rccOmmeudation and under the sur
ycillancc Of the local authori'ir- The
political eHilcs. however. are denied this
right of honestly making living.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20
Indian Summer.
Oh. these days,
Il. .-a,t


Autumn days,
Whom the languid earth lies dreaming
In "A sort of golden haze;
Whom amidst the verdant woodlands
Stand the naples nil ablazc;
Gold aud crimson, brown and orange.
How they rise,
Glowing pyramids OF color.
To the skies
when the summer tasks are done,
And the soug-bird southward's gone,
And no sound
Stirs the voicelcss, broathless forest,
Save when, far away and seldom,
The ripe acorn strikes the ground;
Or when leaves,
With n melancholy rustic,
And uustirred by any breeze,
Circhng downward IRON the uccs,
Spread around
A rich carpet brighter tinted
Then tho cunning Persian wcaves.
Oh these days,
Autumn days,
Who can paint the glow and glory
or these halcyon autumn daysl
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

Iowa bossts of farmer who for thir-
teen months past Inns drank m average
of ten gallons of water day, and cannot
even then satisfy Lis morbid appetite.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

Pennsylvania has eighty incorporated
county agricultural societies. thirty.one
Of which have representation in its
State Board of Agriculture
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

The colony Of New Zealand has r very
extraordinary prime minister In the per-
son of Sir George Grey. This gentle
man was twice governor of the Cape,
and then appointed TO the government of
New Zealand. When his tenure of the
latter Office expired he elected to remain
in the colony. and took up his abode in
n remote locality. an island, where he
lived almost exclusively among the
Maories, with whom he cultivated the
most intimate relations and domestic
ties. lie has now been for some time
governor. but of late serious dissensions.
assuming the character of violent per-
sonal antagonisms. have arisen in the
cabinet. and the retirement Of the
premier Is expected Sir George IL n
man Of force and ability. but decidedly
eccentric, both in character and habits
New Zealand. whose area Is estimated
Mt 1926 square mics-about that of
the British islands-is divided into
eight provinces. each of which Is gov
erned much after the fashion of one of
our States. while the general govern
mont consists ofa cabinet of five officers.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-20

In orc Of the suburbs of London. the
other day, medical district officer
called In tn see the children OF man
named Bailey sick with IN eruptive dis
ease. declared that they had smallpox
and ordered the whole family to 60 into
hospital. When they had been there
fortnight they were discharged with the
con1oIatory assurance that the doctors
diagl. isis was erroneous. tliat they never
as a matter of fact had smallpox, and
that what the children had caught was
chicken-pox, mn innocuous form of in
fantile disease. Thus the whole family
had been exposed for . heightened time
to the contagion of u most mortal and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
The State Debt.

Nashville American, 2Sth.l
The following dispatch was received
here last night:
New YORK, March I'll would
recommend, and Ibelieve the Peabody
fund would except, fifty cents and
four and five. Don't believe less
would be satisfactory.
w. I, WALTERS, Trustee.
The following dispatch was received
here from Waverly:
WAVERLY, March 27.-Hon. John
NJ. Driver. House of Representatives.
Nashville, Tenn; Settle the State
debt if possible on a basis Of fly cents
with four per cent interest. Our peo-
pie will certainly indorse it.
LANIER AND MCADoO.
An impression seemed to prevail.
on the adjournment of the house yes
terday, that some Of the members of
the senate were disposed to "bulldoze"
the house, in order to prevent it from
passing senate bill, as amended, on its
third reading, by asserting that in the
event the house passed the bill with
its accompanying amendments, they
would see that it did not pass the
senate. 1t is even asserted that some
of the members of the senate had gone
so far as to declare that the bill in its
present form could not possibly pass
the senate. This was taken for what
it was worth, members of the house
retorting that if the senate failed to
pass it, the responsibility would rest
upon those voting against it.
1t is the general impression that
the house will pass the bill as amend
ed to-day on its third reading. Some
of the extreme low tax members say
that if the Anderson amendment were
stricken out, they could bring twelve
or fourteen votes to the support Of the
bill, and that it could be passed within
twenty minutes after it is taken up.
The Anderson amendment provides
simply that the proposition shall first
be submitted to the creditors; and, if
approved by them, it is to be submit
ted to the people for their ratification,
thus making a contract that will be
mutual between creditors and people
and at the same time be final adjust
ment of the question.
Notwithstanding the fact that an
attempt was made upon the part of a
few senators to under estimate the
strength Of the fifty cent proposition
in their body, others, equally as well
informed, are of the opinion that the
senate will pass the bill. In the pres
ent unmistakable state of public feel
ing, it is predicted that the senator
who now seeks to obsuuct settle
ment will come pretty near digging his
own political grave.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
Personal.


Ex-Governor James D. Porter was
in the city yesterday.
Attorney-Genera Turner has gone
out to Bartlett to heal up differences
and prosecute cases.
Mr.. Henry0Quentel and wife left
last night on a pleasure trip to the
formers old home, Augusta, Ga.
Professor Mueller, who will be re-
membered by many as a dancing
teacher here, is now an inmate of n
lunatic asylum at Lexington, Va.
Colonel Ben j. Lea, attorney gen
eral of the State of Tennessee, arrived
in the city this morning. Colonel Lea
is the picture of good health, and
wears his usual exuberant spirits.
BoytOn, the water idiot, has ap-
preached within four hundred miles of
us. We may expect to be inflicted
with his presence some time next
week, unless lightning strikes or an
earthquake swallows him.
Billy Lieben's news stand, No. 236!
Main street, will keep open until noon
tomorrow to give the residents of the
Taxing District chance to supply
themselves with their usual amount of
Sunday reading matter Late papers,
magazines, novels, etc., in abundance
on the counter
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
FOREIGN.
-Four Men Arrested for Attempting
to Excite a Rebellion at
Santiago De Cuba.

BERLIN, March 29.-Prince Wal
demar died Of diphtheria to-day.
ROME, March ga final appeal of
Passante, who attempted to shoot
King Humbert, has been rejected.
HAVANA, March 29.-Four men
have been arrested at Santiago de
Cuba for endeavoring to excite re-
bellion and will be sent to Spain.
Captain General Blanco is on his way
here.
LONDON, March 29.-Queen ViCto-
ria is at Lake Maggiore.
|, Joseph France & Co., metal work
ers, Newcastle, have failed. Liabili-
ties, 100000.
Hanlon and Howdon met for the
first time on the Thames yesterday
and had friendly race. Hanlon
showed up well.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
JAMES KIRKLAND.
Gents FURNISHING Goods.
UNDER PEABODY HOTEL l54O
barrymore Dying.

ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Mr Zim-
Norman, agent for the Diplomacy
Combination, at present in this city,
expresses the opinion that Barrymore,
the actor who was shot at Marshall,
Texas, by the rufian Currie, is dying.
He states that Barrymore, though
muscular and active, does not possess
great vitality, and that the following
telegram, which he received this morn
ing, indicates a fatal termination Of
the young actors misfortune
MARSHALL, TEXAS, March N.-
Mr.. Zimmerman: Barrymore very
sick, Wife coming Saturday. Cancel
dates. Come here at once.
" d. G. REDPATH, treasurer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
Determined Attitude of the DEM
Ocrats In Congress.


Washington g1,P Special to Cincinnati Enquirer,
The issue is fairly Joined, and the
only remaining question is, What will
the Republicans do about it? There
is no mistaking the attitude of the
Democrats. They have calmly con-
sidered the situation in its length and
breadth, and will follow out the course
they have determined upon. 81 am a
conservative man, said Mr.. Atkins
to your correspondent tonight. In
the last congress | opposed an extra
session. | labored all / could to avoid
it. | incurred the i'll will of some of
my own party; but the Republicans
forced the issue upon us, and we have
accepted. Now we are of one mind,
and we shall fight it out to the end
"Will the Republicans accept the
legislation yoA have determined upon?''
Frankly, | do not think they will y
will the President sign the bills?'
81 do not know" i"
And if he vetoes them?"
I'VE shall take recess until De.
eember, and snap our fingers in his
face. He can't call us together, and
he will have to face his hungry clerks
and soldiers as best he can.
Can he not call you together
again?"
0"No; if we adjourn he could, but
we shall not adjourn. We shall sim
| ply take recess"
In other words, you will be legally
in session, although actually absent?"
"That is it exactly"
"The Republicans think you will
back down, as the Democrats did once
before under Grant when the army
bill failed to pass.
~ know they do; but they are mis-
taken. We shall not back down."
"Will the Democrats hold to-
gether?"
81 think so, to a man. | have heard
some talk that this one and the other
would weaken, but | do not believe q
word of it. No Democrat can desert
his party now and remain a Democrat.
|. think you will see party more
strongly united than you have ever
seen. | do not believe there will be a
break in the ranks.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
HOTEL BURNED.
Five Persons Perish In the Flames and
Several Seriously Injured.

CLAREMoNT, N. j., March 29.-The
fremont House burned early this
morning and FIVE persons perished-
Mrs. Hannah B. Gibson, of Chester,
VT, the mother of one of the proprie-
tors; Charles Morgan, boarder; LYDIA
Merrie, table girl Anna johnson,
chambermaid Mrs. s. A. Place
cook. William Butler, of Brattleboro
VT, and Frederick Marvin and wife
were seriously injured by leaping from
windows.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-29
River TeIegraTIls.

PITTsBURG, March 29.-River 10
feet 10 inches and falling, Weather
cloudy and rainy.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-River ris-
ing. Weather fair and pleasant.
WHEELING, W. Va, March %
Departed-Buckeye State, Cincinnati,
3 am. George Peggers, the gentle
manly mate Of the Andes, departed
this life at II o'clock this morning.
River IS feet 3 inches and rising.
Raining.