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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

c. c. Andrews in Jnly Atlantis.
The Spanish West Indies, Cuba and
Porto Rico together have a populs .ion
of little over two millions. Cuba it,
self is seven hundred miles long, with
an average breadth of eighty miles
and possesses resources which, If they
were developed, would sustain a popu-
Iation of twelve millions. Its surface,
though for the most part very slightly
undulating and covered with dense
forests, is finely diversified. A noun
tain range runs through its whole
length near the center, the highest ele-
vations, naked and bare, being eight
thousand feet above the sea, 1t has
numerous rivers we'll stocked with fish,
and many beautiful and fertile valleys.
One of its cascades is remarkable for
beauty. Its hillsides and defiles are
clothed with variety of hard wood
tree of the evergreen species, of which
the more valuable are the mahogany
which grows TO hugh size--the lig-
mum Vita and the ebony. The palm,
queen of the Cuban forests" with Its
deep green plumage; the giant-leavcd
and prolific banana anti plant ain, re-
sembling tall Indian corn; the cocoa,
with its weeping foliage, and tho "prim
orange" are abundant. Two hundred
sorts Of birds are native TO tho island.
Fine marble Is found in the mountains,
and there are valuable mines of cop
per. Coffee has been cultivated on the
lower hill slopes with success, and its
production could be largely extended.
The Cuban tobacco has peculiar value,
and is sought for the world over, the
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

Americans alone being purchasers of
over two million dollars' worth OF ci-
gars from there every year. Cuba's
principal crop, however, is sugar,
which amounts in value to over one
hundred million dollars year. Her
advantage in its production over Lou
isiana, for example, is that in Cuba
there is Il space Of four or five months,
when all the mechanical work must be
done, between the time when enough
cane is ripe to justify starting the mills
and the time when the cane begins TO
spoil; whereas in Louisiana this period
is only about two months. Though
some of Cuba's coast lands are subject
10 overflow, she is uncommonly well
supplied with fine harbors. OF her
cities, Havana. the capital, has a pop
ulation Of two hundred and thirty-five
thousand, Santiago de Cuba forty thou
sand, and Mantanzas thirty-seven thou
sand. The sumptuous marble man
sions of it, capital, with their lofty
porticocs and long colonnadcs, indicate
something Of its tropical wealth and
luxury. It's cafes and restaurants are
said 10 be but little inferior TO those of
Paris.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
Lost Charlie Ross.

Christian X. Ross has written letter
10 lady in Charleston, $. c., in relation
10 his lost boy, the Ne,cs and Courier
printing the letter entire. Mr.. Ross
says that his wife is now very much
prostrated. Ills last trip TO North Caro-.
lima seems to have disappointed her
more than any for long Time, or posi-.
bly, IL was the last feather added TO the
previous burden that Frustrated her.
1t seems she built great hopes of -
favorable result from It; why, cannot
say, as ! told her before leaving that
regarded it as only possible chance !;
but on my return, after telling her the
result, she manifested more disappoint.
ment than had noticed in a long time
and soon took TO her bed with nervous
prostration. may say here that the
newspaper report Of my object in going
to North Carolina Is not correct. ! did
not 60 10 see child there, but TO in.
vestigate matter remotely connected
in the place TO which went. The
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
Remarkable Masonic Incident.

The first Masonic funcfaf that ever
occurred in California took place in the
year lSi9, and was performed over the
body Of a brother found drowned in
the bay of san Francisco. account
of the ceremonies states that on the
body of the deceased was found a sill
yer mark of mason, upon which we're
engraved the initials. 4 little further
investigation revealed 10 the bchOldcr
the most singular exhibition Of mason.
ic cmblcms that was ever drawn bv
the ingenuity of man upon the human
skin. There !, nothing III the history
Of traditions Of Frecma-onry equal to
it. Beautifully drawn on hi- left arm,
in red aud blue ink, which time could
not ciiace, appeared all the cmblems
of the entire apprenticeship. They
were the holy Bible, the square and
the compass, the twcnty-iour inch
guage and common gavcl There
were also the Masonic pavement, rep
re-cuiiug the ground floor of Solomou-
Temple, the extended tc-,cl which sur
rounds it. and the blazing star IN the
eentrc. On his right arm, aud artist
calIy executed IN the same indcliblc
DIuid. were the cmblcm- pertaining TO
The fellow craft degree, viz: lhe square,
the level and the plumb. There were
also five columns representing the five
orders 0t architcc,urc-ihc tuscan, do
uIc. iGuIc, cOrIuihlau. composite IN
removing the garments from bis body
the troWei presented iu-clf with al. the
other tools of operative Masonry.
Over hi. heart was the pot Of incense,
On the other parts OF his body was the
bee hive, the book OF constitutions.
guarded by the Tylcr's sword the
sword pointing to the naked heart. the
All-sceiug eve, the anchor and ark, thc
hour glass. the scyihc. the foriy-seyenth
problem of Euclid, the sun, moon. stars
and comets, the three steps emblemati-
cal OF youth. manhood and age. Ad-
lnirably executed was the weeping vir-
gin, reclining on a broken column up
OH which lay the book of the cousiiiu-
tons. In her left hand she held the
pot Of incense. the Masonic emblem Of
a pure heart, and in her uplfted hand
a sprig of Acacia, the emblem of the
immortality Of the soul. Immediately
beneath her stood winged Time with
his scythe by his side, which cuts the
brittle thead Of life. and the hour glass
at his feet. which Is ever reminding us
that our lives are withering away. The
withered and attenuated fingers of the
Destroyer were placed amid the long
and gracefully flowing ringlets of the
disconsolate mourner. Thus were the
striking emblems of mortality and i'm
mortality beautifully blended in one
rhetorical representation.
1t was spectacle such as Masons
never saw before. and in all probabili-
ty such as the fraternity will never
witness again. the brothers name was
never known.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
Behold the King.

From the Virginia tSsv) Chrcnicls
lie loved her as his own soul. and
he called on last Sunday at her resi-
dence on south B street TO put a $3.50
engagement ring on her finger.
"Can We sail down the stream OF
Time, pet. in the same boatH'
"Yes, George, down TO the shoreless
sea of eternity, and beyond in the mys-
tic spirit.land our souls shall still en-
twine. and - Oh, my, there he goes
now " and the young girl, tearing her
self from Georges arms, rushed to the
window and looked out longingly for
several minutes.
Whats the attraction" asked the
young man, somewhat annoyed.
"He's just too sweet for anything" F"
murmured the maiden too much alb
sorbed to hear Georges voice. Then
he got up and looked out, aud saw the
end man of the minstrel troupe pass
ing along ON the other side of the
street, and fully understanding the
situation he calmly sat down and
waited for the show to pass.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
THE LIGHTNING ROD DISPENSER.
BY WILL CARLETON.
a fARh BALLAD.

BY WILL CARLETON.
II the weary world Is willing I've a little wori 20 say
vi hghihlngrod dispenser that dropped down me
one day,
with poem In his m9tions with a SERMON In his Inien
with hsnd' IA white as hliies. aud laes
No wrinkle had hi. ye.ments. aud his linen giis,ep
I'D white,
Aud hts ncweon',ructed neek.tie vas an intu,Nting
sight
Which / almost wish hi. razof had made rcd that
Whit"sEinn~i throat
Ana the uow-cunHtTuttad ncek.tr had composed u
IRE lac brought his slsok.trinmel carcass for my
HUuru.fylks 10 ser,
Aud his rpaaw tongue a buElIb' for 10 gougo a gash
Ia me
but couldn', belp but like him--as always think
III" gold ur nay own doctrines In feo~ heap u dust.
when hr"i my own opinions at this person round by
round,
They dr'~ an answering 'oIlny. OF 'ery similar
sIuud,
touched him On religion. aud the hopes NY heart
lie aid he'd hal experiences quite similar 81 b. own
|id hm oi the dyubins that made dark uiy early
u" bad iai awake I'LL morning. with that sans old
breed of f'Ais.
told him Of The rough path hoped 70 heaven TO So,
lie was on that N"rp ladder, uuly just round below
ipld him II ny Nl.ons II the sinfulurss Il gain.
hc hal .'"n the 'eits,o piesfs, though bot quite
clear aui plain.
Our polite. ~A. different AuI at fret De CALLED aud
WINGED.
But arg'ci him 20 able re vaa very eaon cpn,uooI
Aud tuas roiuog toward the middle of hungry
There amurs ti,c table aud a.l 81 him would
De- stay
And b. at hin dosn among u., e,crlastiug Trim and
urst
And a.Ee short rr.p blessing altao,, god enough
t"cal.
Thea De- nrei ~ on the tae'eie, q Great Eefual
Friend,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10
4 Mortgage.

In the whole range of sacred and
protane literature. perhaps there is
nothing recorded which has such stay
ing qualities as a good, healthy mort
gage. A mortgage can be depended
upon to stick closer ihaa a brother.
Ii has a mission to perform which DeY-
er lets up. Day after day It Is right
there, nor does the slightest tendency to
slumber impair its vigor in the night.
Night and day, on the Sabbath, and
holiday times, without a moments
time for rest or recreation, the biting
offspring of its existence, interest, goes
on. The seasons may change, days
run into weeks, weeks into months,
and months may be swallowed up into
the gray man of advancing years, but
the mortgage stands up in slecplcss
vigilance, with the interest, a perennial
stream, ceaselessly running ON. Like
huge night mare eating out Of the
restless slumbercr. the unpaid mort
gage rears up Its gaunt front in per-
petual torment TO the miserable wight
who is held in its pitiless clutch. IL
holds the poor victim with the relent-
less grasp Of giant; not one honr Of
recreation, not n moments evasion of
IFS hideous presence. A genial saw
ago of modifying aspect while the in-
terest is paid a very devil Of hope
less destruction when the payments
fail.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

Our of three dozen samples of wall
paper examined by London chemist
scarcely half dozen were found to be
free from arsenic. The presence of
poison was not confined to the green
papers. The light blues and sombre
browns were among the worst speci.
mems.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

CoLoRED men object TO riding in
smoking cars in Tennessee after pay
ing first-class fare. They don't care
for the money, but the smoke Is bad
for their compilations.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

HARD TIMES always affect the loaf
er who will not work. lie borrows
with greater difficulty.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-10

matter is still undergoing investigation
and ] cannot toll what may be the final
result
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
CARD.

To al who are, suffering from the errors
and isdtrcte,ions Of youth, uervoes weak.
ues, eafly decay, loss Of msnhood, e.. !
will send 4 recipe that will cure you,fHEE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy vas
discovered By a missionary inSonth Ameri-
a. Send = eelf addressed envelope 70 the
Rev. JOSEPH T. lNMAN, Station d, Ner
York CiIv.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

The advantages OF these Lines are
l. II the passenger is going to or from any
point in the entire West and North. West. he can
buy his tickets via some one of this CompanySs
lines and be sure of reaching his destination
BY 1T OR ITS CONNECTIONS.
2. The greater part OF Its lines are lald with
steel Rails; its road bed Is perfect.
8. It is the short line between all important
points.
Air Brake. Miller's Platform and COuplers
and the latest Improvements for comfort. safety
I 5. It is the only Road in the West running the
celebrated Pullman Hotel Cars betweenC Chicago
and Council Bluffs.
6. It is the only Road running the Pullman
Palace Sleeping Jars either way between
Wfaoaa, 0sbuesa 8e6fs9ss. 0aGaakea.
Z. No road offers equal facilities I'm number
Of through trans. equipped with Pullman Pal
ace Sleeping Cars.
at intermediate points.
The popularity Of these lines 4 ste.any IN
creasing and passengers should consult their In
serest by purchasing tickets StR this lire.
Tickets over this route are sold by all Coupon
Ticket Agents in the United States and Cana1as.
Remember. You ask for your. Tickets via the
Chicago s North Western Railway. and take
zone Other.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
U CITY & PEMeiNA.
MOVING WEST aoy1,o EAsr
MIXED No. s. MIXED No. q
Z a. m. leave SIOUX CITY. 81 nm. arc
1885 a. m, are ....BELOIT.. -. IL IN. leave

CONNECTIONS.
/. At Sioux City with Illinois Central Sioux
City Pacific, sioux City. & st. Paul n Gov
ington and Black Hills railroads.
2. Passenger trains going east connect at Da-
Wis Junction with trains tor Belolt. Four horse
sioux Falls. arriving at Sioux Falls at 2 p. m.
3. AT Elk Point with stages for Ponca, Neb.
and Richland Dak.
l. At Vermillion with stages for Lodi, River
side Turner, .BloOmingdale and Finlay.
S. At Meckling with stages for st. James Neb.,
and Swan Lake aud Maxwell CITY Dakota.
and Smithland, Dakota.
Z At Yankton with stages for all points in
northern Nebraska, and Scotland, Midtown Cli-
Springfield etc, in Dakota; and during the sea-
son of navigation with the Missouri River Trans
portatlOn Company's line OF elegant Freight and
Passenger steamers for all points on the Upper
Missouri, Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers.
GEO. E. MERCHANT
Gen. Superintendent,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
ouffers celIsRA1eo SWEET n. y. CIDER.

We ,hal, have Q carload Of the above Ct.
der In q few DAYS, put up 10 barrels aud
s,,f bsr,c,a. We will Wholesale u 70 The
,ndc Il Chicago prices, trc'eh. added.
ApI.ER & GILMAN.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17

ess &C As..:. re-: = go - x1g
4o0.00 E sss.R iiI S sst{;s: i 1s 49,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
Illinois Central Railrd
Shortest Route To Chicago.
SIOUX CITY to CHICAGO
vVllhsus Chaage of Caui

A daily express passenger train will leave
SIOUX City, saturdays excepted, on arrival Of
train from YanktOn. Leave Sioux City at 2.i5 b,
~: and arrive AT Chicago At 8. % p. m.
Sleeping cars run through from sioux City to
ChicaSo. 1are. $2.6O on sleeping car.
Passengers leaving Chicago, bound west, at
100 a. m: via the illinois Central railroad. will
An accommodation train will leave sioux City
daily, except Sundays at 100 p. M. connecting
WIN Through passenger train ut TT. Dodge.
Passengers leaving Chicago at $50 p. M. arrive
at Sioux City at 6.45 a. IN.
Trains going east connect at Chicago with all
trains Tor Detroit. Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, Pittsblrg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, WASH
lngt0n, New York, Boston and all parts OF the
east. -
This train connects at Waterloo with trains
on the Cedar Falls and the Minnesota branch.
leaving Waterloo at l2.2a a. m. and arriving 1T
Mona al Z 00a. M. connecting with the Mil
waukee. and st. Paul railroad trains. n arriy-
ing at st. Paul at 6.36 p. M. and Minneapolis at
6.43 p. IN.
Connections are made at / Dubuque with trains
ON the Illinois Central main line, leaving Dubu-
n, Peoria, 500 j. m. Burlington at 3 70 p. M.
ROCK Island at . 80 p. m., Quincy at 80 D.. m,
81. Louis ut $50 q: M, and Cairo at LILO q. m.
Connecting at Cairo with trains for Memphis,
all parts OF the south.
Connections. are made ct Freep0rt with West
ern Union trains, leaving FreepUrt at t1!O6 D. ID.
and arriving at Racine at 5.l5., and Milwaukes
Bagsf e &, G IaSss3,Bs So, Through
the Illinois Central depot. 4,
Trains run by Dubuque time, which is twenty
- JOSEPH F. TUCKER, Chicago
Cent Passenger Agent. Chicago.
ID. l. WRIGHT. Agent. Sioux City.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09
GENERAL ITEMS.

Walter Watson was hung at New
port, Ind, yesterday for the murder Of
Eliza Compton ln January last. The
prisoner was accompanied to the scaff-
old by his young wife, who took her
leave weeping bitterly. Watson was
calm and self. controlled. He had ex-
perieneed religion few days before
bis execution.
Acting upon the advice of learned
Voodoe doctor Samuel Broolins, a dar-
key employe of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad, bathed his body 10 boil
ed poke root for the purpose of curing
ba6 cold. Sans fellow workmen at
Burgin, Ky, turned him over last
Tuesday morning TO see why In the
world he should sleep so long. They
found 6ead darkey.
On Tuesday morning q week at
Greenville, Miss. Matt Cbrismore .
spor ing character, was found murder
ed aud butctered in bed, his head
crushed BY an iron bolt, his throat cut
and bis body ripped open its entire
length. Suspicion points to an asso-
ciate of his and other parties, who are
in Jail.
China has 4 formidable rebellion on
hand.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09
Trial List for April Term,
1919.

l. Fanny Fronk ct al, vs.. John ausser,
Trustee.
2. George Jacobs VS.. Solomon Hertzler.
3. Thomas Shelenbergrr vs.. Mary Sell
lers ct .l No. lO6, September term. 1873.
4. William 7. Mount vs. John Balsbach
ct al. No. 81, December term, 1876.
5. J. NJ. Bunnell W.. VIM. H. Patterson,
Executor. No. ll6, September term. 1877.
6. Wm. Coz vs.. Iaco5 Shelley and John
Shelley. No. I, December term. 1877.
Z. Amelia Turbct;. Executrix of Stewart
Turbett. decd, W.. David Wilson. No. 29,
December term. 1877.
s. Daniel Cofman ct al, vs.. Andrew Pat
terson and Mary Patterson. No. 81, Dec
term, 1877.
Q. Julius Derr vs.. J. B. N. Todd and
Armstrong Powell. No. -, Feb. term,
1878.
10. Henry Bockcnbroushi, admir-, vs..
Daniel Knouse, anm'r of Amos Miller. de-
ceased. No. 4s, February term, 1878.
IL. George D-itz vs.. Conrad Fcltman.--
No. 81, February term, 1873.
II. John Dobson Jones ct al, vs.. p. r. r.
Co. No. 1871, April term, 1873.
H. John Kepner vs.. J. S McCahan. No.
l94, April term, 1879.
u. Isaac LoDya-re vs. Overs-e-s of Poor
Of the Borough OF Patterson.
10. d. r. 2. Bealor, surviving partner of
the late firm Of John NJ. Kepner and d. r.
p. Bealor, Ss Philip Krpuer, Smith Keep
ner, J. S. N. Gibson ard James Mahlin.-
No. So, September term, 1873.
10. Benj,min Fisher and Daniel Fisher.
administrators OF Samuel Fisher, decd VS.
ID B SpanOglc and Samuel Stem. No. 80.
September term. 1878.
Il. Noah Hertzler vs. Alfred J. Patter-
son. No. 4, February term, 1879.
lS. Adam Ernest rs. ). T. McCulloch.-
No. 81, April term, 1879
10. Joseph Mills ct al, rs. Jas. II. Smith
ct al. No. -, April term, 1879.
GEO. REYNOLDS, Profh,nofGry.
Prothonotary's Office. Mif.lin-
town, March %, 1879.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09
GENERAL ITEMS.

Madame El'zsherh Patterson Bona
parte died at Baltimore, on Friday af-
lernuOD.
About $i30, 900 of arrears of pay,
allowances. &C., will be due Fiiz John
Porter, if his reinstatement, become an
accomplished fact.
A professor at Bethel College, Rus
SEVILLE, KY, who has been much an
noyed BY unnecessary ringing Of his
door-beli, fred pistol over the tram
som on Thursday and lsmed student.
At recent election in Texas there
were but three votes for license in the
town of Waxabahie, and in another
place a man bad TO pay $40 FOR swear
ing in the presence Of q lady.
The postofhces at Winchester, Va,
Portland, Ind, Reading Ohio and
Sbamokln, Pa, have been made United
States repositories to receive subserip-
tions for the four per cent, refunding
certificates.
At Norwich, n Y, Felix M'Cann,
aged 73 years, was found guilty at 10
O'Clock Saturday night of murder i'll the
first degree for killing his neighbor,
james Morris Hatchst Negro Hollow,
near Sherborp, Chenango county, De
cember 3, 1878.
A dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa,
says: The Journal has startling reports
of ravages OF destructive prairie fires
up the Big Sioux valley and through
out Southern Dakota. The fires on
Saturday were of UNUSUAL force and de-
structive beyond precedent. The poles
of the telegraph line on the Sioux City
and Pembina railroad were burned, in
terrupting communication and prevent
ing full reports. A merchant from
Eden on Saturday from his store door,
counted thirteen farm house In flames
at once, and be says that more than
forty farmers in that vicinity have lost
everytbing-huuses, barns, seed gram,
&c. The fire travelled with such ra
pidity that people were unable to save
anything
The large Norwegian church, Ave
miles from Eden, was burned. 1t is
reported that child was fatally burn
ed in the same neighborbood and It's
father was terribly burned 10 trying TO
save its life. Northwest of Belolt a
Norwegian named Nicholson was caught
in the fire while trying to save his pro-
perty, and so badly burned that be can
not live. 1t is reported that two other
men we're burned to death in the same
neighborhooi. 1t is said that not less
than twenty families in the vicinity of
POrtlandville lost their hay grain. &c
West of Elk Point Fri Richardson lost
large amount of grain. A school
house in the same vicinity was destroy
ed with all its contents. The operator
at Ysnkton Agency reports that the
telegraph office at White Swan opposite
Fort Randall, was destroyed with all its
contents, and the Government stables
at the same place were burned, but the
stock was saved. Altogether immense
damage Ia. been done, and the result
ing hardship to settlers is particularly
severe The grass grew very rank last
year, and the pro,racted dry spell made
1t very infamable.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09

TIE Harrisburg Telegraph, in long
article, last week, on the Riot Dam
age bill, lebored hard to cause it to
appear that because the State author
ity failed to save the property at
Pittsburg from the fury of the riot
ers, therefore the State is liable for
the damages. 1t says that because
the State failed to save the property
from destruction, "it is no wonder
that people of solid judgment, of fair
discrimination and impartial justice
unhesitatingly declare that the State
is responsible for the results, respon-
sible for the destruction of property,
for the pecuniary loss thus entailed,
md the collateral injury inflicted or
the people" The editor who SO de-
Evered himself in the Telegraph, had
an extra dose of the bill. Depletion
doubtless would be benefit, and we
hope to be pardoned for suggesting
that tie patient call doctor, and be
bed and take an emetic.