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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

THE SPELLING REFORMERS. - The
spelling TefOrmers are making head
way fast, and the most sensible of
them are coming t, some sort of
agreement as to the essential changes
demanded. Professor March, of La
tayette College, Pennsylvania, and
Professor Whitney, of Yale, the two
most distinguished philologIsts in this
country, are the lead rs in a spelling
refoIm association. which has adopted
an alphabet to meet the requirements
of the new system, and has already
published d Primer and First Reader
embodying the new characters and
methods. The principal %eaturrs are
the use of a single vowel for a dlpthong
or tr~iphthong having the same sound;
the substitution OF one vowel for
another of similar sound, according TO
a determined plan the use OF ! for pr,
and OF Is for ca hard the omission of
final G when not pronounced, and OF
all silent letters and the
of significant characters 10 represent
sounds compounded of two or more
The new system seems to be
gaining many disciples among intelli-
gent men -CIaciunatt SIM.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

DIR. Schliemann states hat his cXca-
vati ms on the island of Ithaca have
resulted in the discovery, on the south
East p TT Of the island, of ninety houses
of cyclopean construction, belonging
to the Homeric city of Ithaca. he
states hat the winter rains have
washed into the sea all the ancient
treasures, bus that, nevertheless, he
has made a valuable discovery in find
ing the ruins.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

CHAINS BRIDLE.-rhe magnificent
silver bride, brought from Brazil by
Chan Reticher and attached by Henry
Lusby, was sold at f.. X Spencers
auction house, on the 10th, by Sheriff
Nicholas, and bought by Mr. Lu>by
for 100. The birdie Is said 10 contain
SlO2 worth OF silver, and Chan Say u
cost emo ~Senambou, who presented
1t To him, $50. Henry viii now put
on lots of style when he goes cut
rldlug.-LeNington Transcript.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

1t is a curious fact, if the newspapers
that report the item may be believed,
that the paper on which the official
catalogue Of the Paris Exposition is
printed, was manufactured in a Con-
uecticut paper-mill hat the Speaker
of the House of Commons wears an
American watch, and that most of the
engineers on the British railways use
American time-keepeTs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30
A singular case of poisoning from

A singular case of poisoning from
Paris green occurred in Rutland (Vt.)
recently. Mr.. Slit piled up the potato
tops in his garden Con which had been
used Paris green pretty freely and set
them on fire. His boy thought it was
great sport 10 run through L stand
in the smoke of the fire, and the CON
sequence was that he got poison enough
by means OF the dust and smok to
produce all the CHARACTERISTIC effects
of arsenic poisoning. Suitable anu
dotes were administered and the cnlid
recovered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

An Italian has constructed an appa-
ratus which let mines the purity Of
oils by the amoun OF resis ance they
of-r TO the passage Of electricity. HE
apparatus may also reveal the presence
OF cotton III silk fabrics, for a very
small portion OF OF IN SILK TISSUES
greatly increases the conductlvity ot
the latter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

At the principal seat Of the tack
manufacture Ia England 1t IS not an
uncommon eat for the workmen ID
forge 1,2O0 tacks 50 small as TO BE- con
tanned IN the bIrrel Of an ordinary
goose quill, their weight being about
twenty-four grams.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

The suggestion is made in Nature
that the micTophOne might possible be
employed with good results 10 ascer-
tain whether insects communicate
with one another by any audible
means.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

or more imperative duty, and we should
be faithless If we faltered In ts perform.
ance. The restoration of the liberties
OF the people, OF the landmarks Of civil
liberty the removal Of the burdens
that have come 10 this people from the
changed condition which four wears of
civil war brought upon them a resto.
ration TO them of the rights that that
changed condition deprived them OF. il
our sole purpose in this bill. We have
no other. We should not be true 10 the
people il we had any other. No depart
ment OF this Government has the rieht
TO resist our constitutional demand for
tho repeal OF this menace 10 free govern.
ment, which ii IL, as it stands upon the
statute.book to-day. Sir, some writer
has said our liberties are traceable
through one thousand years of English
and American history. They are the
possessions Of those who ever advance,
not by senseless clinRing to the present,
bat by holding, repairing, improving.
grmping the good of the present, re.
modelling the political fabric when de.
cay il present, and improving at every
step OF essential progress.
Many Of tho best changes Of later
times have been made in casting aside
innovations, removing the deJos that
time and tyranny have fastened upon
the sturdy base, and in advancing by
falling back upon original principles.
The great charter, the petition Of right.
the bill OF rights, and the Declaration of
Independence contained nothing new in
either. They were but the reassertion
OF the old, the resusciiation Of the
rights OF the people. In all great 20.
Itcal strugglcs 1t is not new laws or
ncw principles that prevail and give
form, force, aud Conference 10 the yicto.
rious party, but better redress OF griey.
hnces, more faithful Observance Of laws.
and restoration Of the rights and priv.
lleRes OF the masses which by neglect or
from oppression or misrulc have become
lost, obhcured, or denied. This great
right OF free elections has been menaced,
obscured, and denied.
The disputed section Of this bill il an
effort by the legislative power Of this
Congress 10 return 10 original principles.
This great right mebaced 10y these
statutes, the control of which never be.
longed TO the Federal Government but
always has belonged 10 the people and
the States, has been menaced, obscurcd.
and denied, and the disputed section in
this bill is simply an effort by the legis.
lat!ye power of this Congress TO return
10 original principles; its purpose is TO
restore the military TO strict subordna-
ton 10 the civil power, to permit a free
system Of laws TO be based again upon a
free ballot everywhere, and to cxpunre
from the statute. book menace to free
Institutions.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01
The Principle OF II.


from ,hH "ashipgion Post
ii required only eighty bnyonets, sent
10 the polls in Philadelphia in 1868, to
arouse the entire population Of Penn.
sylyania, irrespective Of party, TO a lofty
height Of Indignation.
The manly protest Of her Republican
governor expressed the unanimous sen.
timent Of her people. With one voice
"A clear, earnest, ringing utterance-
all the sovereigns OF the Keystone State
spoke out against n repetition of what
they deemed an insulting interference
with their local affairs, and an inaolcnt
doubt of their capacity for self govern
meht. A single bayonet, solitary sol
dier uEder the orders Of the Govern.
tnent, undertaking 10 protect the bal.
lotbox' ia Philadelphia, would have
excited the same bitter feeling, and call
ed forth an equally vehement protest.
1t Is the principle involved in this
question, not the number Of troops en-
ployeh, that arouses opposition.
The traditions of the Anglo-Saxon race
evolved from the lessons Of history. are
all arrsyed in implacable hostility to
the interference of the military in civic
concerns. Added 10 this there il the
natural feeling Of insult and dcgrada-
ton that every honorable man expert
enccs when he is subjected 10 surYeil-
lance, and that agitntcs every commuui.
ty IN this country, when told, by an act
more expressive than words, that they
are incapable Of s.lfgovernment with
out the actual presence Of brute force
IN - highest Of expression.
We arc told that this sort Of talk is
mere EentlneBtali-m: that the soldier
at the polls harms no one. and that
only the disturbcr Of the public peace
need fear.
Well every great movement that has
checked tyranny and preserved what
there is Of freedom in the world has
been equally sentimental,
ii was not tho money'that the men
/ OF lII6 were required 10 pay for the
royal stanps, but the principle on which
the stamp tax was based that proved
( their righteous wrath and gave birth TO
the Declaration Of Independence II
was not 20 much the cruelty Of laws
made by the Parliament OF England.
a. the fact that the colonies had no
voice in that Parliament, that impelled
our fathers 10 throw off their allegiance.
Those stern men Of the Revolution
were mere Ecntimentalisis," according
+ 10 the modern definition Of the term.
They cared more for principles than for
+ tangible realities. Il was the claim Of
the right OF the King and Parliament
TO do certain things, not the things
/ done, that plunged them into war with
/ the mother country.
The same sentiment exists 10 day.
Time has not impaired its force. Its
I part OF the very nature and being Of
every manly man Of our race.
And the men who have blndly chosen
TO array their party 10 opposition to this
sentiment will find their leadership de-
clined, their policy repudiated and their
arts condemned.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01
A State Loan.

In accordance with the provisions Of
recent act Of Legislature, an official
call hBs been issued. inviting proposals
for a State loan Of e. oo0. 900. to be in.
dorsed a. follows Proposals for Penn.
sylvania 3 per cent. loan. Proposals for
Pennsylvania IL per cent. loan" Said
proposals will be received for the s..
OOD,0d. which bonds are registered and
reimbursable in fifteen years from the
lsi day Of August. 4. D. 1879 and pay.
able IN twenty-five years, and bearing
interest at the rate Of per centum per
annum and ~ per centum semi annual.
ly, on the first days of February and
August of each day. The loan will be
awarded the bidders for the q or 3 per
centum bonds. or part 10 each, as may
appear for the best interests Of the
Commonwealth.
The bonds will be dated MAY IS. 1879,
and interest will be paid on August ]
1879, for the two and a.half months then
due, and thereafter semi annually on
the first days of February and August.
No bids for less than par will be con.
sidered. The bonds will be issued i'm
sums ofone hundred, Eve hundred. and
one thousand dollars 10 be free from
state, municipal or local taxes, a. the
act provides.
The proposals will be received at the
state treasury department at Harris
burg, until noon, May Is, and must be
accompanied with deposit of per
cent. on the amount bid for, as an evil
dence OF the good faith Of the bidder.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

ASoTHIR INCREDIBLE NEVADA STORY
The fossiliEcd remains of a gigantic pre-
historic man has been discovered 200
feet beneath the earih's surface in a
cave recently opened in the Kit Carson
mines near Eureks. The lower limbs,
head and neck were as those OF the
Cardiff Giant % and in some respects
the traces of the human feature were
plainly marked. That they have found
the remains of some prehistoric being is
beyond question. One of the lower ex.
tremities was broken Oft and is now on
exhibition al Jack Perry's saloon. where
IL has been examined by numerous peo-
pie recently, those posted in the anAto-
my Of the human frame pronouucing it
wonderful petri6cAtion, the minor
points ell being perfect 10 nature.-Ea.
Tekd Nev.) Leader.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01
NasSar's Nexations.
ELorENENT or 4 NitLioNAIRE's DAUGHTER
WITH PoOE TotSC NAN.

ELorEMENT or NILLtoNAIRE's DAUGHTER
Win roOE rurSC NAN.
The latest elopenent case arises in
Philadelphia, and has come to light in
the newspaper. though ii has been the
talk OF the upper circles ever since it
took place-about three weeks ago
The father of the girl il one OF the best
known business men in this city. lie
j. reported to be worth g.. 10000 The
Merchants Exchange Bank-oue Of the
few State banks now in caisience-he j.
not only President Of but be IL virtually
its owner, but few shares of its stock
being held outside Of himself. lie is
well known all over the country A. one
OF the frat and now one OF the most ex.
iensive manufacturers Of the fertilizer
known n the supcrphosphate OF lime.
For the business he has large ware.
house on Delaware avenue, below Chest
nut street, and very extensive works on
Cooper's creek, Camden. lie j. also the
owner of what is known as Moro Phil
iPs wharf, valuable property on the
Delaware river. Upon the wharf he has
erected q large warehouse, which j.
plainly used for the storage OF crude
sugar. He is also the proprietor Of the
Hotel Lafayette, a six stored structure
erected at the advent of the Centennial
at Broad and SAMSON streets, across the
way from the Union League Club House.
About two years ago Moro Philips
sent his daughter Minnie to NassAr Col.
lege, the New York female seminary
celebrated for its romantic escspades
and eymnastic exercises. Among the
many young ladies that she met there.
she selected as her bosom friend Mary
Hillosten, the daughter of a New York
I iesman. residing at No. 4T9 West
Twenty-second street. Mary Hillosten
was full Of praise Of her brother, and in
the course Of the strong friendship that
sprang up between the two girls, Min.
ME Phillips had eternally dinned into
her ears the many accomplishments Of
William Hillosten. During the various
holidays the girls exchanged visits, the
New York tradesmAn's daughter being
entertained al Mr.. Phillips in this city,
and Minnie Phillips stopping for a time
in New York with her new made friend
During one of these latter visits Miss
Phillips became acquainted with vii.
liam Hillotsen, who is said to be rather
handsome and dashing sort OF a fel.
low. The usual result followed. The
young man proposed, but the cruel
father had grander intentions. The
young girl met her lover in the street
and hied TO the railroad depot hotly
pursued. Both sets, pursuers and pur-
sued, rode toward New York. but the
young couple skipped of at way sta.
tion, and were married by a country
justice: The indignant father Of the
girl when he arrived on the ground
found IL too late.
This was three weeks ago. Yesterday,
however, the young lady came out Of
her father.in.law's and husbands house
quietly and stepped into carriage, &C.
companied by her father, and drove to
the steamer and sailed for Europe, leav.
ing The bridegroom behind.
Philadelphia society is upset by what
they term = mesalliance, and IL il
thought that the trip to Europe is only
to give time and opportunity for divorce
proceedings.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

THE Massachusetts, papers state that
the migration of Southern negroes has
already perceptibly affected the bust.
ness interests of that State, large orders
for the coarse goods used by plantation
hands having been countermanded by
Mississippi and Louisiana dealers. An
advance In sugar and heavy purchases
OF raw cotton are also noted, both caused
by an anticipated decrease Of product
this year. The relations Of trade be-
tween the North and South are 20 inti-
mate that one section cannot be injured
without the injury being felt by tho
other. As rule, whatever Is good for
one section benefits the other, and uos
rfrHd.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

Advertisements calculated by the inch in longth
OF column, and any Ices space is rated full inch.
Foreign advertisements must be paid for before in-
sertioA except yearly contracts, when hafycaTly
payments In advance will he required.
PULfrcAL NoricEs L. cents per line each Insertion.
Eothiag inserted for less than 6u ceuts.
BUSINESS N1rtcEs ia the editorial columns. lb cents
per line, each Insertion.
Local NoricIs, iu local columns, 10 cents per line.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Of names OF candidates for Office,
IS each
ANNOUNCEMENTS oF MARRr4GIs ANp DEsrns inserted
frce but all obituary notices will be charged eOns
per line.
SPECIAL NoueEs 25 per cent. above regular rates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

\DR. J. X. BARNES, Surgeon Gen.
eral of the army in a letter under
date of 18th ult, addressed to the
Philadelphia Press, states he was the
physician in constant attendance of
Edwin L. Stanton, late Secretary Of
war. That the story circulated some
time ago and recently revived, that
Mr.. Stanton committed suicide is
wholly untrue -" that there il not
any foundation whatever for the re-
port that Mr.. Stanton died from any
other than natural causes.'
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

DEATH OF BISHOP AMEs-The
death of this venerable Methodist di-
vine took place at Baltimore on Fri
day morning last after a protracted ILL
ness from diabetes and pulmonary
troubles. He entered the ministry in
1880, and was elected Bishop in 1852
and throughout his ministerial life,
was very energetic and efficient in the
discharge of duty. lie travelled all
over the country and was probably
one of the best known men in the
church. He was in the seventy-fourth
year of his age.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

THE Infamous partisan, Judge
Bond, of the United States Court,
commenced session in South Caro-.
lima with a packed jury under the test
oath, has abandoned the trials and ad.
journed the Court. The test oath
question has been 30 thoroughly venti.
lated and its effects 50 clearly portray.
ed since discussion commenced at the
extra session, that the Republicans
could afford not TO allow this Court to
proceed with the practical illustration
which theproceedings afforded. They
have called halt.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

A CRAZY man named Gray attempt
ed TO assassinate Edwin Booth in the
Chicago theatre, last week. He fired
two shots at the great actor while upon
thestage, and was in the act Of firing the
third when arrested. He would give
no reason for his attempt on the life Of
Mr.. Booth.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

CosKLrSa tried his great effort last
week, in rehash of the agreements Of
other stalwart speakers, and q general
ill.natured scold of the Democrats.
Nobody hurt. The New York Sena.
tor has the ability to rise to the dig.
nifty of statesman, but his violent
partisan feeling and bad temper al.
ways defeats the attempt TO utilize ii,
The "best effort, " is therefore still strug.
Cling for development.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

Our temperance people have made
another advance upon the outposts of
the enemy. They held a convention
at Harrisburg last week, and after the
usual discussion of the evils of intem-
perance and the insufficiency of our
laws to control it, propose that the
temperance people shall continue to
respectfully ask the Legislature to
change the policy of the State on the
liquor question from that of license
and regulation to that of prohibiting
by adequate laws the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors for public
drinking purposes; and shall continue
the demand until the wish of the
people becomes permanently reflected
from the statute book" They formu-
late n bill to be submitted to the
Legislature, which defines ale, porter,
cider, beer, and all wines and cordials,
containing alcohol, to be intoxicating
liquors within the meaning of the act,
and their sale or manufacture for sale,
as we'll as distilled spirits, prohibited
under heavy penalties, and makes the
vender responsible for the acts Of an
intoxicated man. 1t is also proposed
that the people, male and female, over
the age of twenty-one years, shall be
clothed with legal power in counties,
townships, cities, boroughs and wards,
to accept or reject, by vote, the traffic
therein. ---..-----------------
The measures proposed by this con-
vention are formidable and aggressive,
but gather no strength from the local
option principle adopted, except it be
for the mere purpose of ascertaining
the wishes of the people, which is prop
er to be tested by public meetings or
petitions to the Legislature. 1t needs
no act Of assembly for that purpose.
There is such a thing as doing too
much.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

BENJAMIN Rush Clark, Republican
Representative from the Fifth district
Of Iowa, died suddenly at his quarters
at the National Hotel, in Washington,
sunday afternoon, after an iliness Of
only few hours duration,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

"wRaE there cats In the ark I" is .
question that i troubling the religious
editor Of an exchange. Certainly theie
were, and the frat thing they said after
leaving the ancient craft was "lf there
l. Ararat 'rouad here We want 70 gopher
t."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

An exchange says: BY the bursting
OF Kerosene lamps many lives have
been sacrificed and even cities have
been destroyed. A tablespoonful Of
salt In the oil viii make Il as non ex.
plosive as water"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01

Don't leave your horse stand on the
street unhitched.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-01
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-16
An Animal Eancier.

Over in Davenport, down Second street
opposite the first island you see in the
river Oh the Iowa side, stands an old house
and small barn on a vacant quare. This
place ls the home of one of the most
enthusiastic animal. fanciers in all the
state His name is August Stuhr. and
many are the strange pets he keeps within
the high fence that surrounds his place
Hounds and hunting dogs, antelope, deer
goats, all kinds Of fowl, raccoons, rabbits
game birds, squirrels, parrots. rattle
snakes, black snakes etc, and there i,
only ole thing that will make him haDpy
he wants bear and his joy will DO com
plete. The strangest thing about THU
man and his pets is the familiarity thai
exists between him and them, notwith.
standing the wide diversity of theil
natures. They all know him and watch
his coming aud mourn his going, In .his
sleeping room are two parrots, in the next
room are two rattle-snakes and a black
snake who greet him when he enters OIL
leaves with the never-to be-forgotter
rattle; in the next room is a rattle snake.
mate who is the inseperable companion o
tame grey squirrel, and brood of game
bantam chickens. He has a weasel wht
was raised by cat and has great affection
for her Kittens. His dogs and rabbits ar,
the greatest of friends. The only pet
that he cannot trust are the "coons" bu
he is in hopes to discover some plan o
taking the mischief out of them. Mr.
Stuhr has only been two months gettiu
his collection together and training them
but in this short time has a curiosity she
which is better than the Academy c
Science.