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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

No barber knuwoth whom hr may
shave. and the man who Tu~h.- into "A
shop and drops into q barb,r-rhAir.
without seeing who orrupir- the ucNt
chair to iho right or lrit may s,t badly
left, a- ease proved yesterday. 4 solid
old cItizrn in ih" wholc-al. trade WA.
taking II easy. hi- farc covered with
lath'r. when In came young man who
flung of hi~ coat. bounced into chair.
and called out.
Hurry up. now. for must got back
to the .ior" before old Blank doc, or b.,
will rails" Ned Hang him, hc won't
even give q man time Ia die
The solid citizen turned hi- face to
giauc" ~ the other. and the barber
noticed q rrddoning of hi- face.
Going on a vacation this summer 1''
asked th" barber who wa. preparing to
shave the yuuu. man.
Vacation How the deuce can !
got away from old Blank And # I
could h" pays such q stingN. contompii-
bic salary that couldn't afford even a
ride on the fcrryboat''
Why don't YOU ask him for a raise 7''
quoricd the barber.
Why don't | ask for the hand of
his frccklc-noscd daughter. He'd dis
Charg" me in q minute, though hos max 10
ing money and can afford it, If the
old hycna would have stroke Of apo
plcNy the junior partner nigh; do some
thing. hut such chaps always live To bc
a hundred years old.
Conversation ceased hUc. the solid
man got ont Of his chair. took brush
ing and sat Gown. and when the clerk
arn-" from his chair and turned around
snow balls would have looked black
beside hi. face. lie tried 10 bow and
speak. but something wouldn't let him.
and when hc started to put on his coat
he held II tails up and collar down. He
was still struggling with 1t when tho
solid man rose up. looked around and
walked out. saying never word. The
BARRIERS wet the young mans head and
held cologne to his nose. hut he walked
sideways when lac went out and there
was an uncertain wohblc Ia his knees.
In applying for the vacant position to-
day state what shop you shave at.-Dc-
troll Free Press.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
4 Butterfly Collector,

Mr.. Mctzgcr, a resident of Albany, y
Y, has one of the largest and finest col
lcctions of butterflies in the world II
took MIR. MctZgcr twenty-five years tn
gather them. From Russia, France.
Great Britain and Spain; from Florida
and Texas; from Maine and CANADA :
from the woods of the North and the
groves of the South, these marycls Of
nature have been brought and now pre-
served in a manner maintaining their
living features, they present picture Of
beauty simply indcscrihablc. There are
over ten thousand Of these richly colorcd
flies, and they are a study indeed The
writer suggested they represented for
tune. Yes said Mr.. Mctzgcr. with a
shrug oi his shoulders. "but never sell
a fly. That | would not do. Some
times | want particular ily from
abroad, and it costs me often ten or
twenty dollars. hut being a poor man |
cndcavor Ia effect an exchange with my
duplicates. Others more fortunate titan
| can buy them outright | coniinc my
collection Ia the latitude of the Northern
Hemisphere. There is a ily named after
me, and over in that corner is one that
j. simply priceless There are but two
known To exist You sec that dclicntrly
-
able family. II matches as a butterfly in
September; lives through the frost Of
winter; cold, however intense. cannot
kill that gossamcr bit Of Gods handi-
work, but when the spring comes and
the soft nights of MAY makes all nature
lovely, this little thing gives up it, eggs
and dies. It's mission i over There j.
the common moth. How graceful and
dainty it j., There j. the outcome oi
the tomato worm, which has dr~olated
acres of tomatoes in certain years. There
is an insect of which the male only i
winged, and yondcr fly Of metallic hue
which i considered by Us very yalua-
bic
Have you caught many Of these but
tcrlicS YOURSELF"
The greater part Of them. When n
hoy in the old country. 1T was my hobby.
and for eighteen years in America |
have been busy. Even in this neigh
borhood | am out nearly every summer
night, hunting for my treasures. ! will
spend all day in the woods. or all night.
for that matter. in search Of what |
want. In this way got many hic- that
! had not. and many that arc wanted
abroad. am an enthusiast. of course.
and take great carc Of what have"
To YOU, then. it is a delightful orru-
patton 10 search for and find q now but
tcrily."
1t Is delightful occupation. Every
thing in nature j. beautiful. not merely
butterflies Take the birds or fish. or
different insect life 1t j. study Of
man for which a lifetime j. toJ short
Nature is as rich and hountifui in beauty
as in utility, and It is pleasant To- find
this ont by personal experience"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

his body, though when / threw him
into the water | found that little dirt
settled in the bottom of the tub. The
little creature searched deep into the
earth for insects, tender roots, and
worms, and 1t will even sink well to
supply its young with water
Every spring and autumn from four
TO five baby-molcs are added 10 the
family; and as my little captive was
born and reared under the ground, he
naturally soon began to pine for his ina
tive clement So one day carried him
back to the ruined hillock, and, quicker
than a flash, he disappeared beneath the
surface. As his tower had never been
rebuilt since his capture, | inferred that
he was the sole occupant of the hidden
castle. Immediately ON his return an
other mound began 10 form, and ~ |
watched it from day To day discovered
that his MONDAY visits outside were for
the sole purpose of getting of looscncd
earth, which would otherwise be i'm his
way, though why hc should select lust
that hour for his outdoor" exercise
cannot imagine. During the months of
June and July the males and females
mate, and nj that season the males en-
gage in deadly conflicts with one another,
probably through jealousy and rival
ship. GOiRCH Hours
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
A Great Place for OySters

Howard Pyle writes about Crisirid
Md. in HdTp,r'S Hlgu-in, a- follows:
\ general whitcnc.s illumcs the streets
" Crisiicld; crisp rattle of loose shells
sounds under the tread of the pclrs-
trian a salt hrgze blows from the beau
tiful waters of Tanglcr Sound. tainted.
alas hy slight odur uf dcfunct oysters.
Oysters. oysters everywhere. in barrels.
in boxes. in cans. in buckets. in the she'll
and out. But little business IS carried
on here except oystcring; little fishing
and q little grabbing. perhaps. hut nnih-
ing else The railroad that runs through
the length of the town. terminating ut
the steamboat wharf at the harbor. rests
on ruad-brd Of oyster shells. ~ firm
and solid a. can be desired. Along this
and in the side streets collect the houses.
all offramc. varying in architecture from
the cottage to the negro shanty. Along
the waters edge arc number of large
harn-likc huildings-the oyster packing
houses. Here the chief interest of Cris-
field ccntcrs-the shucking" or open
ing Of oysters, and the subsequent
packing or closing them in kettles to
/ hc distributed over the rest of the
country. Considerable freight expense
Is saved by this mode of exporting them
without their shells. and in cool weather
they will carry for days in these kettles
rs fresh and good as they would in the
shells. The oysters are generally shuckcd
early in the morning. so rs to be ready
for the first northward-b bound freight
train.
At the first glance into shurking-
house IL looks terrible dirty, with trick
ling oyster juice and piles of muddy
shells, but in the shining pans in front
OF the shuckcrs are quarts of clean. fat.
succulent oysters. looking tempting
enough. II Is surprising To see the quick
ness and dcxterity with which shucker
opens an oyster. She uses n sharp little
knife, and does not break theedge of the
| shells. She seizcs an oyster. inserts the
thin knife between the shells. then with
quick turn Of the wrist the shell Is
opened, the oyster cut loose and dropped
into the pan. all with one movement
The season from September I, 1877. TO
June !, 1878. was extraordinarily poor,
ON account Of the warmth of the winter.
but an idea can he obtained Of the guam
titles shipped from this point when the
record informs us that q. 600 barrels of
she'll oysters and 100000 gallons of
| shuckcd oysters were shipped during
that season.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
Grammar iu Rhyme.

1t is seldom that one sees so much
valuable matter as the following lines
contain, comprised in so brief n space
Every little grammaran just entering
upon the mysteries of syntax, will find
it highly advantageous to commit the
poem" TO memory, rs by so doing
many "black mark will be avoided,
for with these lines Mt the tongues end
one need never mistake part OF speech.
!. Three little words you often 500,
Are Articlcs-d, an, and The.
>. \ Nouns the name of anything,
\ school or qdrdsH, hoop or slciag.
=. Adlcctivcs tell the kind OF Noun,
A. great saaN, pretty, rhHc, or brOtTr.
/. Instead ut Nouns the PruuouuI stand
Her head, his hcc. your arm, my hand.
s. Verbs tell oi something tn be done
To rcui ccHEi, sing, laugh, jump, or run.
g. How things are done the Advcrbs tell.
A. do,riy quicEiy, in, or trcH
!. Cuuiunttiou- Join the words together
A. men and women. with or whether.
5, The Proposition stands before
n Noun, ns in or through door.
Q. The lntcricction shows surprise,
A. oh how prctty-dh how wise.
The whole are called Nine Parts oi Speech
Which reading, writing. speaking teach.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Evading the customs DUTY.

An amusing anecdote on this subject
was lately told Mt public dinner by NJ.
Ferdinand Duval. Prefect Of the Seine.
lie said that the octroi men Of Paris,
who levy the municipal barrier dues,
are most vigilant set of fellows. but
that, having boastcd Of tn ir merits, he
(the preiccO had been caught. a friend
of his. living at St. Cloud. had made a
small bet that he would introduce pig
into Paris. in his brougham. without the
octroi men detecting It. NJ. Duval took
the bet. and strict orders were given Mt
all the gates Of Paris to look out for the
brougham Of the friend in question.
Within less than week. however. the
project received eighty centimes, amount
of duty leviable on pig. and request
to come and assure himself that the
quadrupcd had been successfully snug
glcd in II turned out that the pig.
Killed and scalded had been dressed up in
womcn's clothes. and had been driven
into Paris seated triumphnntly on the
box beside the coachman.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
How Games Travel.

Travellers, observing the likeness q
childrcn's games in Europe and Asin
have sometimes explained il in this wise
That the human mind being alike every
where, the same games are naturally
found in different lands, children taking
to hockey, tops, stills, kites, and so on,
each at It's proper season. But if 80,
why Is 1t that in outlying bnrbarous
countries one hardly finds a game with
out finding also that there IL civilized
nation within reach from whom il may
have been lcarnedp And, what Is more.
how is IL that European children knew
nothing till n few centuries ago of some
of their now most popular spOrts2
For instance. they had no bnttIcdorc-
and-shuttlc-cock and never flew kites
till these games came nrrus~ from 4 -iu.
when they took root at once, and be-
came naturaizod over Europe. The
origin of Kite flying seems 10 lie some.
where in Southeast Asin. where il Is n
sport even of grown up men, who hght
their kites by making them cut one an
others strings, and lly birds and mon
stcrs of the most fantastic shapes and
colOrs, especially in China, where old
gentlemen may -" seen taking their cyr-
ming stroll, Kit" string in hand, a-
though they were leading pet dogs. The
English boys Kite appears thus nn in
stance not ol spontaneous piay-in-tinct,
but oi the migration of an artificial gam"
from distant center. Nor j. this all il
proves in the history Of civilization.
Within century, Europeans becum-
ing acquainted with the South Scst
Islanders found them down to New Ira-
lnnd adept, al dying kites. which they
made Of lravr- or bark cloth and called
mdiu. or bird. flying them in solemn
form with accompaniment of traditional
chants. II looks ~ though the toy
reached Polynesia through the Malay re-
gion. thus belonging Ia that drif of
Asintic culture which j. evident IN mpny
other points of South Sea Island life.
The geography ofanothcro of our child
i~h diversions may b" noticed q, match
ing with this. Mr.. Wallace relates that
being on" wet day in Dayak house in
Bornro, hc thought To umusc the lads by
taking piece of string 20 show them
"cat'S cradle but to his surprise hr
found that they knew more about il
than hc did. going of into figures that
quite puzzied him. Other Pulync-iau.
ar" skilled IN this nursery art. especially
the Maori- Of New Zealand. who call it
mdni, from TIA" name of their national
H'l'' ~ W Num- sb.'titlNE 10 lllIlT tFgt-
dition, il was invented: IL various pat
terms represents canoes. house, people.
and even episodes in Maui'- life. such as
his fishing mp New Zealand from the
bottom of the sea. In fact. thcy have
their pictorial history in "cnt's-craJlo." q"
and whatever their traditions NAV ho
worth they stand good to show that the
game was 81 tn" time uf their iorcfithor-.
not lately picked up from the Europeans.
In the Sandwich Islands and New I.a-
land, II l. on rcrors that the natives
were found playing . kind of draueht-
which was not the European game. and
which can hardly DO accounted for hut
n another result of the drifi of Asiaiic
civilization down into the Parilr.-TH TN,
F1riuiyLty Kaicw.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Canary Bird and Chippy.

A lady who lives on Olive street
relates the following: 4 few DAYS ago
there fell in front of her window from a
tree "chippy." or ground bird. such as
chatter about the parks and streets tt
seemed wearicd and crippled. She
picked IL up, carried IL in the house. fed
II from her own mouth. and AT night
placed il in the cage with her canary.
The canary at once bestowed upon the
newcomer all of the attention of
mother. and nestled beside the little
stranger during the night. In the morn
ing the lady placed The chippy in the
window so that it might have the privi-
lego of regaining its freedom. 1t plumed
its tiny wings and went away. The
canary mouTncd during the day as IL he
had lost his mate. In the evening the
chirpy came back and perched upon the
window. The sash was raised and Is
few in and nestled upon the cage; the
canary nj once struck up his liveliest
notes and seemed gratiiied. This WAS
repeated two or three days. the chippy
going each morning and returning in
| the evening. One day it went away and
| did no, come back. The canary drooped.
and the next day fell dead from his
perch in the sunshine that played over
| the gilded cage in the window. That
night the chippy returned. and during
| the evening IL mourned over its dead
companion. In the morning Il clung 10
/ the cage until II was turned out. For
I few days the empty cage was hung in
I the window. and on each succeeding
evening the chippy returned and chirped
rs If II was grief-stricken. One day i
/ brought worm in its bill. dropped il
in the cage. flew away and came back 10
more. 81. louis Times.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
Prime Minister and Cardinal.

The following curious paragraph was
deemed of sufficient interest by the Lon
don correspondent Of the New York
Hcrnld to send ii by cable TO that Jour
nal. II refers to the present Premier of
England and Cardinal Newman: On
most Saturday afternoons in the last
year of the first decade Of the present
century two boys. aged respectively nine
and five. might have been seen playing
in the grounds Of Bloomsbury square.
London. The boys, both natives of the
square. offered the most complete con-
trast TO each other in appearance. The
younger. whose head was profuse with
long. black. glossy Tinglcts, was child
Of rare Jewish type of beauty and full OF
life and activity. The other was grave
in dcmcanor. wore his hair close cut.
and walked and talked and moved in n
way which in young people Is called
old-fashioncd" lie was of pure Eng
lish race and puritanical family. The
names Of the children denoted these diff
fcrences rs much rs their appearances
The one was Benjamin Disraeli. the
other John Newman. Sixty-cight years
have passed since then and much has
happened In the meantime. but nothing
more wonderful than that the handsome
little jew boy should become Christian
and prime minister of Protestant Eng.
land, and the puritan lad n Catholic and
a cardinal Of the holy Roman Church.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
would have nothing TO do but appro.
pirate it.

Darmstadt, Germany. is the region oA
romance. a young man, son Of pro4I
lessor In the gymnasium, walked with
ms beirothed, young and pretty girl. I'd
pond some two miles of in the adioinl
my wood; they there tied themselves tol
gether and jumped in. intending TO end
thelr troubles in suicide; however. theI
cola water brought the gentleman 10 his|
senses and lac coniriyed to free himself
and scramble out, leaving the poor girl.
IN spite Of her cries, 10 drown. which sIiI
did. lie was sentenced 10 three yeargl
and nine months Imprisonment for the|
offence. Now for an incident Of a los.l
tragic sort. The Dar1msiadt Football
Club, composed of English boy- rc.jding|
there for education. got up calico Il
bail. Three Of the most adventurous
spirits hired boards for the occasion. butt
instead OF carrying them home in their
paper wrapping- from the lIAir-drc-ser's.
they unwiscly put them on and then
walked home. II was late in the cven-
ing, yet not 20 dark but that the police
-" something dangerous in the proceed
my: The boy were fined fifteen shillings
each
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

Never" says writer on etiquette,
" take bits out OF your mouth with your
hand" lie Is evidently writing for the
lower class of society. People Of tone
and culture never take bits out of their
mouth with their hands. The remove
them with fire shovel. -Norrist0tcn
Herald.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

ENircmcs--A lady clutching her dress
to save IL from the mud meeting n gen.
tlcman grabbing his hat by the crown
in order Co bow.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

y wealthy old gentleman living in
Berlin fell in love with the y6upg
daughter Of a poor widow. Uc wood
and won the girl. and before the we'd
ding-day arrived, hc made n will leaving
her alt his property, amounting 10 sey-
eral hundred thousand marks. The
marriage was celebrated in brilliant
style. aEd the welded pair with their
guests sat down 10 breakfast. Scarcely
had he fcasting began, when thc vcncr-
ADJ" bridegroom dropped his knifc. and
sank back in his chair, dead from heart
disease
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

TT NV 'lOrk CITY thcrc are dealers,
iincrcdi bic as IL may sound, who make a
living by buying broken meat. given ~
aims by tcndcr-hcartcd servants 10 i'm
Fortunate beggnrs. These mcndicants.
from out of their days receipts. select
such Jumps of meat or half-pickcd boncs
"a "ui prove salnhc. and at nightfn
proceed direct TO these stores, whore tho
dispose OF their uu-nr"ry wares. Then
The craps from the Table. Of the rich are
rcsold.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

IL was recently said that no new
heathcn temples were now building in
Northwestern India, but n missionary
writes home that the people are "stitl
mad on their idols; almost every house
has them; new temples are constantly
being built in honor of these idols, and
the religious bathing places and assem-
bly, grounds are crowded -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-10

FAMILY MARKEr-There were few peo.
pie and very poor market at the Fifth
Ward Market yesterday morning. Fruits,
vegetables and produce generally were
scarce and commanded high prices, that
ls, the prices are the same as last week, as
the continued warm weather should have
reduced the prices Of produce and vegeta
bles, very materially. Following are thv
prevailing prices.
Apples-Belllowers, S5a4Oc per peck
Roman beauty, northern spy and rissets
25aS0c per peck.
Sweet potatoes, Jerseys, Soc a peck, OF
l5c o quarter peck. Irish potatoes zoe q
peck. Cranberries 1OC quart; celery 81
lOc bunch; beets SOC peck; carrots Sot
peck; parsnips SOC a peck; turnips l5a
2Oc; cabbage 5al0c per head; onions 5Oc
a peck; oysters 25a4Sc per quart; turkeys
live 75ca$l 90 each; dressed l2lal5c pei
pound; chickens, live 20a30c each; dress
l0al2c per pound; ducks, dressed l2al5l
per pound; live 20a25c each; rabbits lOl
loo EACH squirrels l0al5c each; geese
live S0a60c; dressed 60a76c each; pheas
ants 6Oa75c per pair; quail l5a20c each
Butter-We quote prime roll at 25a35c pc
pound No. |, 20a24c. Eggs 95C per doz
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL



40 Eorr and William Wolvington are
the new Sixth Ward CounciImen.
MIR, joins FReScm, Of the Sixth ward, Is
lying dangerously i'll at his residence.
Lorr II. JOY t1ok charge OF the hIr mill
at the riverside Iron Works on Monday.
TnE Andes received a large lot OF iron
from the .E.na mill, for points down the
river.
TnE Andes received large shipment OF
nails from the Top Mill yesterday for
southern markets.
rnE taking Of testimony in the d. & o.
condemnation cases was continued yes.
terday by the commissioners.
MANAGER MORTIMER, of Joe Murphy's
company, and Special Policeman Ritz, or.
rested some disorderly boys at the Opera
House last night and locked them up.
The proceeds OF the fair held By the
Gerluan Reformed St. Stephanus Church,
at Arbenz's Hall, on December 9th and
9th, amounted to $500, all expenses paid.
T'uE Mathews Light Guards will enter.
tain their friends at the armory, tO-mOr.
row evening with grand dress ball, 4.
I. Cockayne's band will furnish the mu.
sic.
ANalarm of fire was sent in from the
Atlantic Engine House, last night, caused
by some SCOT burning in ]. ". Boring's
house in East Wheeling. No damage
done.
A FIGHT Of pretty large proportions
took place few Mi ghts ago at twenty.
third and Main streets. The particulars
will be developed at Police Court this
morning.
FRIENDS Of St. Matthew's Church will
remember that they can help pay tho
church debt and at the same time secure q
handsome present at the fancy table, al
the festival next Tuesday evening.
A YOUNG man named Fergus, while
practicing on trapeze at Bethany College
Monday afternoon, fell a distance OF sey.
eral feet to the ground, by which he was
rendered insensible, and be was also badly
injured about the head and shoulders Ht
10 from Missouri.