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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
An EyentfuI Career.

The town of Graham. III Young coun-
ty, Texas, il named after man who.
though no longer young in years, is still
so in both physical and mental vigor,
and whose name and posterity may well
be perpetuatcd i'm the beautiful region
which has been selected for the town
site. DR.. Christopher Graham was born
near Danville. KY, October 10. 1857, and
was descended from Irish parents. lie
grew up with but limited education in
that then new country. lie served in
the war of isi2-'l5. lie descended the
Ohio and Mississippi To New Orleans
several times before the days of steam
boats. He was proficient hunter and
c&cellcd in athletic sports and manly
courage. As "A marksmn and hunter lac
had but few equals in the early days OF
the present century in Kentucky, then
famous for riflcmen and hunters. After
serving through the war with England he
returned to Kentucky. but not 10 remain
long in the prospects of peace. In the
year 1917, when the expedition Of Cen
"ral Nina was preparing to invade Mexi-
60 through Texas. in order Ia overthrow
the Spanish power. DR.. Graham left
Kentucky in company the anrrward
famous Texas patriot and hero. Colon.' !
Milan. Ben Sanders, William Bayl
Charles Mitchell and others. and Joined
the force Of Nina at San Antonio. Ora
ham, however. soon became dissatisfied
with the manner in which the war was
conducted, and returned, thus escaping
the tragic fate Of some Of those who ac-
companicd him. lie returned to Ken
tucky, studied medicine and. il i said,
was the first NJ. d. graduated at Tran
kylyania University. He came back To
Texas in l-22. and was with stephen + .
Austin in the City of Mexico when the
latter went tn secure n confirmation OF
his colonization contract. Going back
10 Kentucky, he commenced the prac-
ticc Of medicine. and built up the now
famous watering place, liarrodshurg
Springs. which property he sold in lSj2
to the United States for a military asy-
ium, receiving the sum ofS 100. 900 FOR tie
same, Again lac returned Ia Texas and
accompanied Colonel Gray in bis recon
nuissance for a line Of railroad on the
thirty-sccond parallel. The doctor.
however. left th" surveying party nt II
Faso and proceeded through Mexico 10
the Pacific at Maznt Ian. and from thence
to- san Francisco hy sea. suffering many
rcrils and hardships both by land and
water. Thence returning 10 Kentucky.
he inauEuratod a system mofimurovcmeut-
on n grand scale on Roekaastie river
Although now ~ the ninety-sacond year
of his ngo. hc j. still in full possession of
lis faculties. and occasionally con-
tributes articles of practical and scion
tiiir character to the Louisville prf-,1
showing no diminutinu of his iutcilcc-
tual powers f3Ifrgbtgu N,arE
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
The Duke Of Argyll.

The Duko of Argyll now visiting
America l. thc eighth duke nf that title
He was born 1T Ardingcaplc castle. Dunn
bartonshirc. in Is23. and succeeded his
father in l. a. Before his fathers death.
and while hc was Marquis of Lornc. he
took an active part I'm the controversy ir
the Presbyterian church. and did some
literary work. publishing. among other
things. ~ letter 70 the p4or~ from "a
Peers Son. letter to the Rev. Thomas
Chalmers, u. d.. ON the present position
ofChurch affairs in Scotland. and nm essay
entitled Presbytery Examined" lie
has been n frequent speaker in the House
of Peers. lie has filed enough offices to
turn nm American politician green with
envy. In 1851 he was chancellor Of the
University of st. Andrews, in 1859 lord
privy seal in the cabinet of the Earl Of
Aberdeen, In 1855 he held the same office
under Lord Palmerston. In is5g he was
postmaster general. in 1855 lord privy
seal again. in 1880 postmaster genera
again, 1851 lord privy seal again. lie has
been rector Of tho University of Glasgow,
president of the Royal Society of Edin
burg. and secretary of state for India.
Among his other offices are those OF
hereditary master Of the queens house
hold In Scotland, chancellor of the Uni.
versity Of 1t. Andrews. trustee of the
British Museum and hereditary sherifl
and lord lieutenant Of Argyllshire. Still.
with all these honors, he walks and eats
and has hands and feet just like other
men. IN later years he haa published
"The Reign Of Law" :" Primevai Man .
and number Of other works.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24

SO acute nm observer Ms John Brown. of
Edinburgh, remarks that one Of the in
comprehensive mysteries of civilization
Is the way In which people consent To
torture their feet. No little growing foot
should ever be iuctsed in covering too
big or too small. The boot should not
flap about like the shrunken pod Of pea.
nor should II press like n cage. nor vel
be too short, md 20 force the nail of the
larger toe to grow into the feFh. causing
cxcruciating torture. from which onIy
heroic treatment will deliver the victim.
Provided with thick and comfortable
shoes for outdoor wear, and soft slip
pers for those hours Of the afternoon and
evening which shall be spent in the
house, the next thing in order Il to think
of the dress. Thin flannel from head To
foot will cqualize the temperature Of the
body. and prevent many an attack Of
cramp and sudden cold. Some mothers
think that wooden texture next the
SKIN must of necessity make child too
warm IN the hot July and August
weather. This is a mistake. Linen and
cotton are apt To become clammy and
chill, especially when saturated with
/ petspiration. and flannel is therefore
safer, ns well as more agreeable In every
/ way. To those whose nerves dislike the
/ contact oi pure wool, the soft mcrino
lhbrlcs, which have an intermixturc Of
cotton, are not Objectionable. The gar
ments worn above the flannel should be
few loose. and simply made. Little
I girls especially are sufferers from the
/ love their mAmmas have Of seeing them
gracefully ana charmingly attirrd The
temptation 10 set off their fower-like
faces and dainty shapes i'm robes of fairy
/ Iikc tints and llmy thickness; to adorn
/ them with laces and sashes. cm mbroidcry
and ruiiling, Is indeed strong. Delicate
/ women, fastidioua and refined, spend
/ their own precious strength in stitching
and sewing. that their darlinys NAV re-
scmble the roses and the lilies. may glii-
7 tor on the promenade ike gay moths or
velvet butterflies. and fash along the
/ pri"rre like animated rainbows. Then
I the beautiful babies. when thus pains
/ takingly dressed, are told not 10 soil or
/ tear their iincry, and 50 being carc-worn
and numbered, they miss the best good
/ the country has To give them.
Plenty Of strong calico or cambrir
( dresses, brown holland or white aprons,
1 light, closely woven sun-hats which will
shade the eyes. and then freedom to
4 roam here and there on expeditions after
I berries. flowers or sca-shellg. long de-
( lightiul mornings in the fragrant barn.
odorous Of swcet-smcllng hay. grand
! tramps across the country with some
4 body who knows how 10 lead without
wcarying. and drives over the hills by
moonlight. and the fortunate children
who thus 60 10 the country shall find in
the days and nights wonderful elixir
and tonic. They will learn better les
sons than the Textbooks can impart, ~
they listen to the babble Of the brook. or
sec the fish leap up in the silyery stream.
I They will grow tall and plump and rosy.
and shake off those artificial cohwebs
which society in town conirives to weave
even over the gcntlcncss and freshness Of
it, boys and girls B1sdr.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
Fashion Notes.

Runn"ta are worn very high
Deep apron overskirts are still in
favor.
Some Of the new vests are oval in out
line, and stop ai the bclt.
The newest boots for dancing are
made Of satin. with high heels
The side CORES Of some overskirts are
laid in eight lcngthwise plaits.
The pollta basque. as 1t Is made this
year, j. the old-fashioned chatelainc
waist.
4 variety of belts are coming into
vogue, leather, linen and Of other mate
rials.
Lusiorless blue turquoise is thought
t. be exceedingly becoming 10 fair com
plcNions.
Laundry pin.cushions. with laundry
list printed on the under side. are the
latest invention.
Engiish women wear and like the little
hDnnrts made Of clusters of flowers living
on black lace.
Basqucs Of material entirely different
from that Of the skirt are made hy tile
French dressmakcrr
Morning and travelling dresses and sea-
Nt1F ttssAAiAA1s bitAANt more ana more
masculine in appearance.
Summer colors are very gay. and the
streets look IS though flock OF butter
t. were floating through them.
II Is prophesicd that the heavy hrnids
and puiis will come in again as soon as
pulled skirts really become fashionable
Bunting balmorals arc shown for sum
mer wear. They are finished with two
or three plaitinEs at the bottom. and arc
sometimes trimmed with bias bands Of
satin.
The secret Of ironing ani washing the
new cotton dress goods Is no, to use
starch, or TO Use as little as possible con-
sidering the preiudices Of early educa-
ton.
Basqucs Of different material from
thc skirt viii. II l. said, be fashionable
in the autumn. and even now brocade
waists are worn with plain skirts.
The long, plain basqucs of last season
are made fashionable by the addition Of
n sash, which is sewcd into the side
seam Just below the waist, and tied in
the back about halfway down the skirt
The ends are finished either with fringe
OF lace.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24

When Eddie went down from Sweet
brier springs, in the fall, TO Port Royal,
she foun: n lovely house made ready for
her, of which she was the unconditional
mistress. George explained, to nll whom
1t might concern, that the situation Of
the house suited the requirements 6fhig
practice better than that Of the I1c Roy
homestead.
1t was astonishing how easy il was to
get on with Mrs. Lc Roy mere after this.
Sometimes, indeed. Eddie wondered
whether her former troubles had not
been chimcras of her brain.
As for Mr.. and Mrs Clark, they were
at last entirely reconcilcd to their
daughters marriage. They spent the
greater part of their subsequent lives in
spelling their little grandchildrcn ia
their hearts content. t.-Harper's Raatr.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24

One of the first requisites In a chiid's
summer outfit for the country Il n pair
of strong. broad-soled shoes iii for
climbing and runting. and not likely to
be ruined by contact with the wei grass
In the morning. These shoes should not
he too coarsely or clumsily made. though
even aGheap and common- looking shoe
II better than one. however fine. which
binds too tightly over the instep, or
cramps the toes while IL bltsters the
heels. Few mothers remember how
very much n claild's comfort. happiness
and good temper depend on the way,
sensible or otherwise. In which the little
icet are dressed. Il l. not for nothing
that the aasgc. - easy ~ an old shoe.
has passed into the proverbial htsTA-
ture Of The world. The Tniseries of
new shoes have been felt By most cfua.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24

Seeing ihe query. "Why are farmers
wives more liable than other women to
become insaneP" thought I would give
n hint as To what might BE- one Of the
reasons. A woman ON "a farm has to
work 50 much the harder than one in
town. Ii Is only common for her -
have to do most of the garden tending.
look after the chickens. bring the cows
from the pasture. milk and take them
back. slop the hogs, do ali her own
houscwork, washing and ironing In
cludcd. and attending TO children. :
Then. when Sundsy comes and she
wants 81 ~ to church or on n visit, she
Is told by "Seth" that :" the horses are
tired" or ''he don't feel like going"
Very likely he has been gone = week. on
business. OF course. but II was quite =
change from being NJ home. 80 he does
not feel the need Of change - she does.
and he Is too -. fish 10 exert himself tn
please her; the time he would do that i
past. As 1t II too far for her to 70 alone.
she stays Mt home. So for weeks.
months and years II i the same routine
Of labor. without relaxation. No won.
der the mind and body both give way
II some one will give : recipe % cure
selIlshness in husband Il will b Of
more benefit than anything else can
think of.--Lsada. - lsdsama Favrsa~.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
DO Right.
Take this INTO Tor your 'iic.

Take this msto Tor your Vie.
DO right!
Guard II well in every strife.
DO right
Heed its teachings in your heart,
From its rreccpts ne'cr depart.
Lot not evil got the start,
DO right!
Though the tempter whisper low,
Do right,
He viii only prove your Toe,
Do right
Ever he where duty calls,
In the field or palace halls,
Flee IRON haunts where sin aPpals,
DO right
Raeusure will allure the mind,
DO right!
lis a snare to all mankind,
DO right!
Principle must help us here,
Keep our minds from doubt and tear,
Make our pathway bright and clear,
DO right!
Hattie II. .AustfH.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
WHEELING, w. VA, MONDAY MORNING. MAY II, 1879.

panies are involved to smaller amounts.
The cottages and houses adjoining were
burned. Loss estimated at 5000 to
$4,000, and only partly insured.
One Hundred Thousand Dollsrs Worth
of Property Destroyed.
ST. LOUIS, May l0-A fire broke out
in the ware house of Carruthers & Co.,
East st. Louis, this afternoon, and de-
stroyed that building and contents;
also the warehouse OF Vacuum & Co.,
and the old passenger depot of the
Ohio q Mississippi Railroad Company.
These buildings contained 5000 barrels
of flour belonging to Kehler Bros. and
the Empire Milling Company, Ofthis city,
and a large amount of general produce,
buggies and carriages, and wagon ma
terial. There were also burned about
a dozen empty cars on the track OF the
o. Il VI. road, some twenty-five cars
loaded with hay and agricultural imple-
ments, and thirty cars with coal. The
property in Carruthers d Co.'S ware
house was valued at $4,000 and $4,000
The total loss will nearly reach 100000.
4 large amount of the property was in
transit and was insured, but particulars
cannot be given at this writing. Seven
box cars belonging to the Chicago q
Alton road, were burned.
All the buildings burned belonged to
the o. & VI. h. h. Co., and are uninsur-
ed. 1t now appears there were but
seven cars of coal destroyed instead OF
thirty. The total loss is about $4,000,
and the only insurance now obtainable
is $1,000 in the Citizens of st. Louis,
on Kehler Bros. flour.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
CREAM OF THE NEWS.
Gathered from Our Dispatches

The Missouri House Saturday passed
the Mofett Bell-punch Bill by vote OF
S5 to 26.
Rear Admiral +. q. Parrott, OF the
United States Navy, died in New York
Saturday.
Subscriptions to the four per cent. re-
funding certificates since Saturdays re-
port, S7S6,OOO. Total to date, Sll, 1885,
900.
Leonard Chamberland, Deputy
Sheriff of Albany, New York, was Sat
urday shot and fatally wounded while
serving an ejectment writ.
Kearney & Tighe, Montreal auction
eers, have been sent up for receiving
stolen goods Their safe was found filled
with jewelry, silver ware and gold pens.
A statement of the condition of ac-
counts between the United States and
Union Pacific company shows the
United States owes nearly $4,000 to the
comprny.
The District Grand Lodge, |. o. b. b.,
No. s, comprising the States of Tennes-
see, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,
TexBs, Florida and Alabama, conyenes
at Memphis to-day.
Saturday morning a tramp demanded
money in the possession of Frank Car
ter, station master at BOgota, on the
New Jersey Midland railroad, and being
refused, fatally shot Carter.
A delegation OF delegates to the \. NJ.
+. conference called on the President,
Saturday, and fired off an address ex-
pressing their satigfaction with his past,
and their confidence in his future course.
The circuit court at Richmond, Va,
aside certain contracts made by me
Board of Public Works in 1867, and the
statement made in 1873, concerning the
States interest in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company.
In the affray on Friday, after the
hanging at Appling, Georgia, twenty
five shots were fired, and the following
wounded: Jack Usry, shot in the abdo-
men, mortally; shade Hawes, in the
hand and hip; Cainy, in the scalp; and
Tug Smith, a bystandcr, slightly in the
hand. The participants were all white.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
Tn. Miners Strike at Brazil, Ind.

BRAZIL, IND. May l0.-Everything
quiet last night. One hundred men
went to Newburg this morning and got
p. Erlichs' men out. Erlichs had about
sixty men, and is the largest bituminous
operator in the district. The strikers
have not got Seelar's men at Harmony
out yet. Seelar loads thirty to thirty
five cars per day when running full 1t
is thought they will not get them out.
Only two or three mines in the district
are working, and they only part OF the
time.
TERRE HAUTE, May l0.-At mid
night meeting at Brazil, last night, the
central committee of the strikers detailed
one hundred men to visit the mine OF
Erich 4 Co., at Newburg. This morn
ing the men detailed arrived on the
ground at an early hour, and succeeded
in inducing the miners to ABANDON work.
Many of the strikers are entirely destl-
tute, and of those who visited the Erlich
mine this morning about half OF them
had eaten nothing since yesterday. They
devoured the contents OF the buckets
belonging to the Erlich miners. The
operators say concerted attempt will
be made to resume work Monday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
A YANKEE SENSATION.
THREE VERY SUSPICIOUS DEATHS.
A fitchburg, Massachusetts, Boy Sup
pected Of Being the Murderer
Of His Sister.

FITcHBURG, Mass, May l0.-The
community here was thrown into high
state of excitement by developments
pointing to Francis L. Hayden as the
murderer of his sister, school teacher,
who died suddenly week ago in this
city. The father and mother OF the
young woman died suddenly OF pneu-
monia, it was thought, about three
weeks ago, and the death of the young
mans sister, who was apparently
in robust health, so soon after,
created suspicion. On the death OF
their parents, the young man and sister
were left property worth some $4,000.
Miss Hayden had been fifteen years
teacher in the public schools here. The
loss of parents caused great depression
OF spirits on her part, and she was COM
PEELED to give up teaching for time
She gradually recovered aud expected
to return to her school Monday.
On May 2lst she was about the house
as usual, but IN the evening complained
OF illness and retired early. At $50
o'clock DR.. Jewett was called and found
her pulse nearly wanting in the right
arm. He recommended warmth and
stimulants, and instructed some at
PENDANTS TO watch the patient closely.
About one O'Clock DR.. Jewett was again
called, and Drs. Colony and Thompson
were summoned. Miss Hayden this
time was conscious. but could not
breath, and she died in few moments.
The Doctors concluded that the action
OF the heart was impeded by an un-
known cause, and Medical Examiner
Miller is retIcent, but admits that large
quantities of arsenic were found IN the
remains.
Young Hayden recently was sus-
pended from the Boston University,
where he was studying medicine, and
during the sickness of all his relatives
administered the medicines. He has
been about town as usual all the
week, and has known of the
suspicious against him. A few
days since an analysis of the body of
Miss Hayden showed that she had
died of arsenic, when was found in her
stomach in large quantities. This
morning Hayden was arrested for the
murder OF his sister, but refused to
talk, at the same time maintaining the
most stolid indifference. The motive of
his alleged crime is suspected to be as
follows:
Miss Hayden taught school for fifteen
years and earned good deal of money.
After deduCting what she wanted for her
own use she turned over the balance to
her father, taking his notes. After the
death OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden it was
found that after Sarah Hayden's claims
had been satisfied the value of the
estate falling to the brother would
be very small. The prisoner, it is
thought, might have seen an easy way
to secure the whole property by putting
his sister out af the way, hence the sus-
prisoner IS twenty-one, and has been
committed to Jail. The bodies OF his
father and mother have been eXhumed
and the stomachs given to chemisrs for
analysis, as it is suspected that they,
too, were victims of poison.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Several Persons Injured.

TORONTo, May l0.-This evening an
excursion party of directors and friends
who had been inspecting the new
works on the Credit Valley Railroad,
while seated in a car on the siding at
Carleton Junction, waiting for an engine
to take them to Toronto, were, owing
to a misplaced switch, run into, by
grand trunk engines. Both engines and
car were wrecked. Among the seriously
injured are James GOode, merchant and
miller, of this city, one leg cut off and
the other badly bruised, recovery doubt
ful; ex-Mayor Morrison, spine badly
injured; John McNabb, retired hard
ware merchant, spine hurt and side
badly bruised; Samuel Beatty, railroad
agent, leg broken, and others in the car
were more or less injured. Several
escaped by jumping through the win
dOwS.
TORONTO, May ll.-ThOusands from
this city visited the scene OF the rail-
road accident at Carleton. The matter
was referred to in most OF the city
churches. James Gooderham never
recovered consciousness and died this
morning. Mr.. Conger is still in criti-
cal condition. The others who received
injuries are reported as progressing ia
yorably. The inquest on the accident
begins tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12
Important Case in the U. s. Court.

-
CLAEE~BURG, May TO-,
I'm addition To the Nurtinsburg rail-
road case. which has exhausted the
patience ui Judge, Jury and counsel, and
seems indefinite i'm It's duration, there
has been an important Chancery case
before the same court, which has been
1rruuving the night sessions and his
Honor This Is case which goes back
Inn lis facts upwards Ot forty years, and
involves interests of great magnitude.
N Is we'll known To all who
have attended the Federal Court
M Wheeling and at this place,
anil Is recognized on the docket as the
.I-s OF Brooks * Lucas. IL has been
Fought 40 law, ami Judgment there OBJ
tanned. m the Supreme Court OF the
TufrI states. and hy injunctlons IN
.Eaurrrv for the last ten years. His
Honor has at length rendered a final de
rr., i'm the causcS. but I'M doing 50 has
r.f Given satisfaction 20 either party, as
L.rn plaintiffs and defendants have
.,iveu notice on the record of IN aI-
ural to the supreme Court of the mtcd
States. Iudg, Jackson has certainly en-
rluutcrrl a great amount OF labor dur
mn. the present session of our Court. In
the rhaurrry case above referred TO-,
Hon. u. B. Lucas Is counsel for the
plaintiffs. and Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner,
.or the defendants.
The testimony Is vet in progress in
the case of March ". the Martlnsburg
auI Potomac Railroad Company, and
II is difficult 10 fix any day, when twill
he closed by the yrrdict OF the jury. 1t
Ias already iutrricrcd with the Charles
rom District Court, and most probably
will postpone it altogether
4 SPECTATOR.