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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Webster, Choate aud Sumner.


Correspondent u the San FfAurso1 Bulletin.
Thirty years ago, when a student at
Amherst College, ] remember going
over with several Of my classmates to
Northampton, where Daniel Webster
and Rufus Choate were the opposing
lawyers in the great Oliver Smith will
case. shall never forget the impre.-
sion made by the great contrast be-
tween the manner and gesticuIation Of
the two distinguished pIeaders in their
closing arguments. The courtroom
was crowded almost 10 gufIocation
aud the immense interest involved. 10.
gether with the high reputation Of the
opposing counsel, combined 10 excite
the attention and interest Of all 10 n
remarkable degree. Webster gestures,
~ well H. his words, were compara-
lively few, but wcightv, massive. the
very embodiment Of dignity and con.
.cious strength. Most Of the time
during thAargumcnt, he stood perfect
ly motioule--, his body slightly bent
forward, and his hands behind hj.
back. Choate spoke for nearly two
hours, IN Il manner the very counter
part Of Webstcr'., and yet cquallvap-
proprlate to the speaker Individual
NY. lie was all alert, every vein
-wclIed to fullncss. every muscle AT it,
utmost tension. lie advanced toward
the jury and rctrcatcd. He rose on
tlptoc, and several times in hi. excite.
ment seemed to spring up entirely off
his feet. lie ran his long, nervous
fingers through his dark hair. and
anon shook them in the air above hi.
head with 20 swift motion that they
seemed to run into each other like the
spokes OH spinning-whecl. Hi- plea
lasted two hours. The dav was hot.
and when he had concluded he sank
into the arms Of attendants in a state Of
perfect exhaustion and wa- borne out
into the lobby like a corpse. The *.
citcmcnt in the courtroom was intense.
but Webster's calm, stern logic car
ried the day over Choatc's brilliant
and fiery rhetoric. The verdict wa.
''l W 'bNk'l anu ill' VIII.
One word concerning the ge.ticula.
tions Of Charlie Sumner. He wa. a.
ways digniiied aud self-pos,e-.cd. and
IN his movements, a. we'll a. words.
always conveyed the idea Of dclibcra.
ton and scholarly culture rather than
OF that spontaneous warmth and i'm
pul-ivc feeling which j. most ap, 10
-tir emotion in hcarcr. But he had
one gesture which he used not often.
but always once or twice in his great
speeches, which never failed TO send
the blood thrilling to my temples
and noticed it had a similar effect on
many others. He raised his hand
higher and higher, with appropriate
gcsticulaiion, while building a climax.
and whom he came to cap it, he rose
on tip.toc and thrust his hand up into
the air with great force and with n
look Of exultaut triumph. 1t was
magnificent. 1t fitted the subject
and the man.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Hayes a. a Disgusting Hypocrite.

Prom the \. y. Commercial Advertiser. .(Rep)
There is nothing the people of this
country have a greater contempt for
than cant and hypocrisy. The Presi-
dents course from the time he entered
the White House up to the present has
been one of pretensions and imposture
on the subject of civil service reform.
lie refers TO the improvements made
in the New York custom.house and
post-office. under the competitive svs-
tenn. This is snare and a delusion.
The enforcement Of what is called the
civil service order at the custom-house
is very thin dust thrown in the ewes
of the public. The competitive sys-
TEN is dodge TO enable the President.
the Secretary of the Treasury and the
collector of the port to take care of
their particular friends to the exolu-
sion of outsiders. That is all there is
of this much vaunted reform move
ment The examiners know who TO
prefer just as well as President HAYES
knew who TO reward for personal and
political services. Blood is thicker
than water, and these examiners will
give the preference 10 their friends
just as Mr.. Hayes gave the preference
to Gov. Noyes, who nominated him at
the Cincinnati convention, and TO the
large number of men who rendered
service TO ''count him in" The parti.
sanship that brought the President
and the Cabinet to the support of a
candidate for Governor, who was re-
moved from office for no other reason
than that he was not in sympathy
with civil service reform, ought not TO
expect the people to believe they arc
honestly and sincerely in favor Of this
reform,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
How Fort Sumter Looks TODAY.

Tfgm Chh'lrs,ou letter writer.
Strolling out after breakfast made
my way TO the battery, a pretty little
park fronting the Ashley river side Of
Charleston harbor, and where gather
cd the fair women and brave men"
Of 1861 30 witness the bOmbardmcut
Of Fl Sumter. Standing on the broad
sea wall which protects the battery
from the tides, grim old Sumter can
still be- seen IN its ruin--a monument
Of more historic. interest than any
other in our country. 1t l. now used
a the adjunct Of a lighthouse.
Some few gun, are still on IL bat
tered walls, bat are not kept in CON
dition for service. Sullivan, Island.
just north Of it, on which TT. Moultrie
stood, and from which point the rebel
batteries poured their destructive fire
on Sumter. has been transformed into
village for the residence of Charles
ton arIstocrat- "a ferry PLYING be-
tween the city and the island for their
convenience. Fort johnson stands on
Jane, Island south oi and opposite 10
sumter. A few troops are stationed
here. Castle Pinckney presents the APP
pearancc Of a terraccd lawn.
Notwithstanding the destruction of
property by the war, Charleston i still
a place of great wealth. The dwell
lings, with their surroundings, of their
merchants, attest this beyond question.
1t certainly is not. however, pleasant
place of residence. The site Is fat.
the streets mostly narrow and there is
no outlet for expansion except in the
one direction, limited by the Ashley
river on the south, and the Cooper
river on the north. The open space
made by these streams and the harbor
in front afford air, but furnish with it
an abundance Of voracious mosquitoes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Grinding at the Mill in the East.


Dr.. J. '. Hurst, in Harper for December.
Southwark through Thilistia there
are no mill-streams, and one constant
ly hears the hum of the hand-mill at
every village and Arab camp, morn
ing and evening, and often deep into
the night. When at work, two wo-
men sit at the mill facing each other /;
both have hold Of the handle by
which the upper is turned round upon
the neither milestone. The one whose
hand is disengaged throws in the grain.
as occasions require, through the hole
in the upper stone, which is called n
rukkab, the rider, in Arabic, as il was
long ago in Hebrew. Ii is not cor
rect to say that one pushes it half
round, and then the other seizes the
handle. This would be slow work.
and would give spasmodic motion to
the stone. Both retain their hold,
and pull TO or push from, as men do
with the whip or cross-cut saw. The
proverb of Christ is true 10 life. for
women only grind. DIR. Thompson
recalls no instance in which men we're
grinding at the hand-mill. II is to-
dious, fatiguing work, and slaves or
servants are set at it. From the King
to "the maid-servant that is behind
the mill" therefore, embraced all,
from the very highest to the very low
est inhabitants of Egypt. This grind
ing at the mill was often imposed upon
captives taken in war. Thus Samson
was abused by the Philistines, and,
with Milton for his poet, bitterly la
ments his cruel lot
ITO grind in brazen fctters under task.
Eyeless, In GAIA, at the mill with slaves, -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Why Alfonso Married Again.
- an InleHIen ln ll.e 80. 49,.

FROM Ah Iht"fFicN 10 Tie Pafis FiYaf1.
Il had, said the King, inferred
my whole past in the grave Of Mer.
cedes. From my earliest youth she
"a1 my only thought. Her image
was ever present in my mind, when
passed my examinations at the Vienna
Ihere-lanum, amid my comrade. at
the military school in England. in nv
study, and in the batte-line- Of I.acar.
1t was against the wish Of her family
and mine, against the advice Of Pref
dent Canovas, and against public
opinion, which dislike the Montpeu-
sier family, that / succeeded in max
ing her my wife. ! loved her n kings
rarely do, and | lived with her like
the most aiiectionatc JourgeDis. We
were never apart. We shared alike
work, pleasure and danger. When
ever ! went out shooting by myself /
brought her home my bag. | told her
beforehand whatever / meant to rav
IN public speeches. She took deep in
tercst in everything did, everything
! said and everything | attempted.
When she died | desired nothing 80
much a. to die myself For two
month. / -hu, myself up in the L.
curlal, not, a. ha. been stated. to ad-
diet myself 10 a-cetic practices, like
Philip H., for ! am no bigot. but to
weep over Mcrcede-' coffin. After
that ] sought amu-cmcnt- u drown
my grici, but ultimately found this
existence would not do. Now that |
am promised the hand Of the Arch
duchess Christine ! feel that | am
born to a new life, and that NAV vet
again be happy. 1t il not for me,
who love the archduche.-, to make
general reflections a. 10 the best sort Of
women. The archduchc.- unites all
the qualities Of the best types Of the
Nicnnesc, for which have much svm-
pathy. Her character j. frank. her
temperament gay She j. rerolutc."
{ Here the King left of speaking in
French, and continued in German1:
she j. made 10 insure the happiness
Of man worn out by anxiety and de-
ccpiious, who ycarn- for recreation at
hi, own hearth, and ! ain sure -he
will find in Madrid the same sympathy
which she commanded IN Vienna.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Gigglers In Church.

Giggling is described in the diction.
ary az the act of Laughing with short
catches of breath, as laughing idly,
tittering, grinning." 1t is silly and
childish enough anywhere, but in
church it is abominable, and yet there
is no place where giggling is more
common. Ii is natural in school
girl, but when met with in young wo-
men of nineteen and twenty it is un-
pardonable. 1t Is frequently a char.
acteristic of young men with incipient
moustaches, who think they qualify
themselves for manhood by affecting
contempt for their elders reverence.
They giggle at anything. If they
catch the eye of an acquaintance they
giggle if an old woman rises too soon
for a hymn they giggle if a baby cries
they giggle If some one drops book
they giggle; If the clergyman coughs
they giggle if the plate is handed to
some one who puts nothing in they
giggle; if some one near them sings
out or repeats the responses loudly
they giggle; if the choir makes mis-
take they giggle. In fact, nothing is
to small or Insignificant to arrest their
notice and produce a giggle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11

him. In vain Morton stormed and
called on the South to defend itself.
The Southern Senators made no re-
sponse. They even refused to answer
his questions, and they left him the
poor consolation of quarreling without
an opponent. Morton afterwards said
that he had never been so badly whip
ped in his life and General Gordon
declared it to have been overwhelm-
ing in its effect. He would have his
friends in Congress maintain this Mt
titudc now. lie holds that the only
way to bring about peace and to bring
Congress to its proper work of legis-
lating for the whole country is to put
AN end to sectional strife, and this can
only be done by putting an end to
sectional discussion. There must be
two parties TO wrangle and if the
Southern members refuse TO answer
attacks upon themselves and their
States the discussion must very soon
stop. When that is stopped he thinks
the South will reach its true place in
the country and that Southern men
will take their rightful position in the
work of the government-not control
ling the government. Said he: "No,
| would not have that for Il moment,
but ahead Of the North in the work of
legislating and caring for the interests
of the whole country, the interests
which every section should have near
est at heart
SEEING THE SOUTH IN A WRONG LIGHT
He thinks that now the only effect Of
answering the attacks upon the South
is to make the people of the North dis
truStiul Of the South. I'VE cannot
argue with the North" he said, "bc-
cause we permit them to be blinded
by passion, and they are seeing Us in
4 wrong light, because some Of our
friends insist on fighting the issues be.
tween the sections that are settled
On this question the North will al
ways be against Us, and | see it as
clearly a. | see the sunlight coming
through these windows that the only
policy for us to pursue Is policy of
silence, silent endurance of all the
attacks that partisan malice can make
upon Us. When the men on the other
side see that they cannot quarrel with
Us they will be obliged to cease their
attacks, and that will be gain for
the country; but. better still, when the
people of the North see that we endure
all that they can say without reply,
and are only here for the purpose Of
attending to the business of lcgisla.
ton, they will take Us for what We
really are and trust US
Gen. Gordon will impress these views
upon the Democratic caucus when it
shall meet, and he will have the sup
port of the best men Of the party from
both sections of the country.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
Remarkable Result Of Woman's Suf.
frage.

4 Boston journal illustrates the adj
yantagcs which will accrue to commu.
Mite, from woman suffrage by the fol-
lowing neat story: 4 certain gentle
man, in apparently good circumstances,
has still, for several years, been in the
habit Of paying only the poll tax.
This year he was astonished to receive
tax bill amounting to sl,lO0. He
went to the assessors to inquire what
the bill meant, and to his dismay was
questioned 80 closely in relation to the
ownership of certain mortgages, stocks,
DC, that he was forced to confess that
the tax bill was all right. In reply
TO his persistent inquiries a. to who
had furnished them with the informa-
ton, the assessors finally informed him
that his wife had been registered a. a
voter, and when questioned as to her
qualifications, had proudly enumerat.
ed all the various taxable properties
Of her liege lord This gentleman. il
is believed, is now no longer a believer
in woman's suffrage, if he ever was so.
But, if giving ladies the suffrage will
result in the discovery of all the per-
sonal property now kept from taxa.
ton, good many communities NAV
be induced TO look upon the reform
with serious eyes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11

A SEIGHBoR once called on Ben
Butler and said Zone of my neigh
bor's cows jumped my garden gate
last night, and completely DESTROYED
my flower beds. The gate was the
height required by law. Now / wish
to know whether | can claim dam.
ages" Ben told him he could get
about s10's worth. "Then," respond.
ed the Lowelite, "it was your own
cow" The General turned his desk.
scratched off a few lines on piece of
paper, and handed it TO his visitor.
1t was in the form of an account and
read as follows "B. +. Butler to Mr..
-, Dr., to damages caused by
COW, $40; Cr., By legal advice. els !:
balance due, s5." "Mr. said
Ben, softly, you needn't hurry about
the payment"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
4 Colony for Tennessee.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the baltimore Sun.
The Cooperative Colony Aid As
sociation, of New York city, has de
termined to establish its first colony in
the Cumberland plateau of East Ten
nessee. This location has been chosen
on account of the healthfulness of the
climate, the cheapness of lands, their
comparative nearness TO the Eastern
markets, and their adaptation to the
method of Northern farming. The
financial plan is for the Aid Associa.
tion to buy the land and furnish capi.
tai for building, stock and implements,
and deed the property to the colonists
in separate tracts from time to time as
advances are repaid with low rate of
interest. Experiments in cooperative
farming will be encouraged, and there
will be a reservation for pasturage and
fuel which will be the common prom.
erty of the colony. A village will be
established in the centre of the domain.
with cooperative store, school and
machine shops. The advance.guard
will leave New York before the LIST of
January, and the main body Of colo.
nists will leave in the spring.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11
TAKE ABUSE CALMLY.

General Gordon contended "that
what the Southern members ought to
do was to sit still and not answer any
charges that might be made against
them or any attacks that should be
made on the South. lie instanccd
the speech that the late Senator Nor
ton made on the Louisiana case as an
illustration of the great good that the
Southern members Of Congress might
do their own section and the entire
country by remaining silent under the
most bitter provocatiOn. That speech
was the bitterest attack the Senator
ever made on the South. 1t was not
only filled with bitterness, but in it
Morton attacked the States separately
and called on the Senator'S to answer
him if they could. The character of
the speech bad been known TO the
Southern Senators long before it was
delivered, and when the day came they
had determined to make no answer 70
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11

When Californians give public din.
ners they make a patriotic point of
using native wines, which are much
cheaper than the imported article and
quite as satisfactory in the line of
drunkenness,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-12-11

EVEN if boy is always whistling
II want to be an angel" il is just as
well TO keep the preserved pears on
the top shelf.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-15
Aviso importante.
Fnpresa de Vopores eerreS De las AntlIas
DE D. RAMON HERRERA, HABANA.

Deseosa esta empresa de contribuir al ma
yor movimiento mercantii de esta Isle, y por
consequence a su mejor bienestar econ6mico,
ha dispueste que sus conocidos y acreditados
vapores "Marsella, "Alicante, "Nuevo
Moctezuma" ''Manuela," recalen la venida
& ida q la Habana, ademas de los puertos de
Aguadilla Mayaguez en- Ponce, proporcio-
nando los sehores pasajeros que quieran
aprovechar esta oportnnidad, sObre ell buen
trato de sus conocidos capitanes Villaamil,
Ventura, Bidaguren, ETC., las ventajas de los
precios tan moderados como los de cualquiera
otra empresa
Asi misme ma dispuesto que cuando hagan
viaje los emoleados ciyiles y militares con sua
familias dentro de los puertoS de esta 1sla, sc
les rebaje la tercera parte del valor de los pa
sajes, segun tarifa y 81 el nlmero de pasaje-
ros fuese mucho i ocurriese embarque de tro-
pa, en- estos vapores espanoles, Sc haran con-
tratos especiales procurande la mayor economic
Ademas en- las respectivas Agencias sc
expediran billetes de pasaje de ida y vuelta con
rebaja de 80 p % sobre los tipos de tarifa, sien.
do validos hasta tres meses despues de expe.
didos y servibles para cualquiera de los vapo.
res de Ia Empresa.
Puerto Rico, Mayo 5 de ls7s.-Los Agen.
tie s, lTiarte, hoTnGno de CaracefaG i Co-Ma
rim q. hta. IA Jul
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-15
HBROS DE- TIXT0 Para las ISCUBLAS.

En- la imprenta del BoLET1N hay de venta los
siguientes:
Libro de los Nifios por Martinez de la Rosa,
Juanito por Torrente, Fabulas de Samaniego,
Historic Sagrada por Fleury, Nociones de Co
mercio por Canseco, Guia del Artesano pOr
Paluzie, Geometria por Vallin, Agrimensura
Dor Verdejo, Geograffa por Paluzie, Historic
de Espana por Ibo Alfaro, Historic Natural
por Garcia de los Santos, Aritmetica por Teja-
da, Fabulas de Esopo Samaniego Irier rte, Ju-
guetes Y travesuras Flores del cielo, Los nihos
de Ia Biblia, Cuentos pintorescos, Sendero de
la virtud, Biogratfa infantil Cuentos de Hadas,
Comedia infantil, Escuela primaria, Programa
de Geograffa, i'd de Religion y moral, id. de
Industria comercio, i'd. de Agricultural, i'd
de Gramatica castellana, i'd. de Geometria, id.
de Fisica y Quimica, id. de Historic Natural, i'd
de Historic Universal, E. monitor de los ninos,
Tesoro del Artesano por Oaballero, El Amante
de los nifios, Ell amigo de los ninos p0r Saba.
tier, Aritmetica por Vallin, Historic de Espa-
fia Dor Fernandez, Principles de Aritmetica por
Barberi, Aritmetica por Delgado, Gramatica
por fernando, Catecismo por Ripalda, Carti-
Has agrarias, Prontuario de Ortogratia por la
Academia, Tratado de urbanidad para nilas,
i'd. i'd para nihos, Primer libro de lectura, ms.
truccion primaria por Rueda, Lecciones de
Mundo por Guerrero, Ell pensil de la ninez, La
mitologia, Ell sagrado corazon, Epitome de la
Gramatica, Metodo de lectura por Flores, La
f6 de la infancia, Gramatica por Vallin.
OTROS EFECTOS.
Medallas para premies, Bietes para pre-
mios al cromo, Gran diploma de honor, Diplo
mas al cromo, Mesa revuelta en- negro, i'd. do
radas, Doseles paraimagenes, Collection de car
teles, i'd. i'd de ndmero, Plumas de ave y acero
Papel de Iturzaeta, Libro de matrfcula y cla
sificacion, i'd. de asistencia diaria, Tablero con
tadores para ndmeros enteros, i'd. i'd pars
quebrados, Crucifjos Mapa-Mundi, Mapas de
Espana, Estampas religiosas, Guadros del siste
erasilla. Retratos de s. NJ. Alfonso XII
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-06-15
QoRnnEuEscHE.
CoMPARA De SECURES CONTRA lHCENDI0S EN- AAMBURG0
Capital de aarontta 40. 600, 600 mark.

Capital de qarGntta 40. O0O, 600 mark.
La compafiia ha aumentado dltimamente su
capital considerablemente y extendido la esfe-
IA de sus negocios.
Los tipos de premios tanto sobre edfficios
como muebles toda clase de mercancias son
tan bajos que nadie deberia dejar de asegurar
sus propiedades dnica subsistencia de su fami-
liza en- tantos casos.
Llamamos muy en- particular la atencion de
los sehores tutores ADMINISTRATORS de fncas
y casas de auseptes, etc., etc. sobre ell asunto
Para mas informes dirigirse los agentes
Sres. Silva y Comp, Aguadilla.-D; R. Gum
H. Ritter, Fajardo, 8 MuUenhof q Korber,
agentes generates. San Juan de Pto Rico.
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Circular.
San Juan, P. r., mayo "a de 1879.


Participo a " haber establecido en- esta pla
"a una Agencia Mercantil que desempena
"a con inteligencia y eiicacia cuantas Contslo
nes y encaTyQs cODlerciales Sc lie encomlenden
AL ofrecer U. mis- services, espero me dis
pensara su confianza y honrar2 con sns 6rde'
mes, y, lamando su atencion hacia las reteren'
cias al pie
Quedo su atento s. S. Q. B. s. M.-Eauardc
ASenSiO.
REFERENClA S--Sres Sobrinos de Pr
Sobrinos de Ezquiaga, Pastor Marquee h Gar
cia, Silva & Co., Was, Soler, Palacios & Co.,
Chavarr & Co., Crosas & Finlay, B. Borras
hermanos, Iriarte, hermano de Uaracena & Co,
Don L. Igaravidez. .'
Mayaguez.- PLAZA & Bravo Fable &
Co., Heise Kraemer 6 Co., r. B. Lopez & Co.,
Patxot, CASTILLO & Go.
Ponce. .-Sres Pastor MARQUEE & Co., Sau-
ri, Subira & Co., Valdivieso & Co., E. Vidal &
Co
AguadilIa-Sres Silva Ferrer & Co, G..
Firpo & Co., Martinez & Co. 4-6
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NOTA.-Los pasajes tomados bordo cos.
taran 25 p.S recargo. .t
Sc expenden Billetes de ida y vuelta pa.
ra pasajes de primera con un Is p.3 rebaja
validos. por 90 dias desde su fecha.
Los ninos memories de amos, uno gratis
de 8 q 8 afios solo la cuarta parte, y de
IL af1os pagaran la mitad del pasaje.
Los pasajeros de cubierta han de lleval
consigo los enseres de CANA y sus provisio
nes.
Juan Puerto Rico, a los Agentes generates
SILVA Co.