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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
Trade In Children.

Ernest Morris, the young American
naturalist travelling in Brazil, tells
about q practice prevailing along the
upper Amazon, as follows: At one of
tho houses We met a trader who had
come from the river Japura. He had
on board boy and girl Of the Miranda
tribo for sale. Senor Batalbia bought
the boy, a bright-looking little fellow,
for fifty milrays, or e25. The little
girl cried pitifully when separated from
her brother. The trade in children In
spoken of by Bates, who was at Teffe
twenty-five years ago il ia prohibited
by the government, but openly carried
on. The Miranhas are the most power
full tribe on the Japura they are q
warlike nation, who for knife or gal.
lon of rum, cell captured children.
Numerous raids are made by them upon
their weaker neighbors and men and
women are killed and the children sold
into slavery. At Teffe there Is not q
house in which you will not find
children of all ages. as you also will at
Manaos. On my return on the steamer
Ru Branco tho captain was taking TO
Para boy that he bad bought for s35.
"The reason for this" said Senoi
BatalhiA, els very simple - We must
have servants and they make good ones
besides, they are not Brazilians-ihey
are Indians of New Granada" This
trade In children is carried on more ex.
tensively every year, and is q disgracs
10 the government.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
The Trade In Birds.

A busy ont quiet industry in this city
is that of the bird fancicrs. a dealer in
canary birds says that last year ho i'm
ported 100, 900 birds, which were rcadi-
ly disposed of at fair prices. They are
generally brought from the Hariz noun
tain region OF Germany. From the
good voice can be bought for SO. Choice
specimens with extraordinary vocal
powers bring, sometimes, $40. Female
birds for breeding purposes sell for 81.
INSCRIPTIONS dealers, particularly street
vendors, palm off on the unwary the fe-
males for good sopgsters, and only after
patient waiting do the owners. who
have been sold as we'll as the birds, find
IL cut. An amateur slight-o hand per-
former gives this nc his method for rem
dering n canary tame enough for trick
playing: "Take young bird and put
oil OF bergamot on his bill. IL will
make him as drunk as a lord then
roll him in your hands until he ia fsmil-
lar with your touch, aud put him in his
cage 10 come to himself. He can be
handled afterward at any time without
being at all frightened. Then the first
tniDB II W NeaGu nun 10 utlUU up your
fingers az ladder, and TO hop on your
thumb. Soon he can be taught 20 do
anything"
Next to the canary the mocking bird
is most in demand. Those whose vocal
powers are well.developcd are sold for
s25 and upwsrd. The birds come from
Virginia and other Southern States. and
also from Mexico. The bullAnch is
highly regarded when well-trained. Ii
can be taught to whistle tunes. There
is one in Chatham street which whistles
" Pretty Polly Perkins." It's price il
s25. One which can whistle ten tunes
Ia valued at $40. The goldHnch, ,chafiinch,
nightingale, lark and The linnets and
thrushes are also priced as songsters.
or other birds not songsters, thirty diff
fercnt species. kept an pets for their
beauty or requirements, may be found
In market. OF these the parrot In most
in demand. A well-trained bird Of
either the gray Africln variety, or the
green American, Is worth $50, or even
sl00. The most brilliantly colored
birds are the Australian paroquets and
strawberry finches. --NeW York Tribune.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
Chrysial's " xylsphonics.'

On thyme-The gardeners foot.
A pedestrians wages-0ait money.
The earliest spring on record-The
bullfrog's.
Never on hand when vanted-A dia-
mond ring.
There Ia wide difference between q
pupil and pup i'll.
A lamp p-host-The Landlord who lights
you up 10 your room.
No matter what rank vegetables may
attain, the cabbage will always be Q
head.
An assembly composed of paragraph
ers would probably be called sn o pun
meeting.
A man with . pair of crcaky boots
always has music in his sole, and is not
likely 10 forget II. either.
A man may be full weight, yet dis.
honest be may be large, but lazy and
yet We generally Judge : man by his eyes.
II isn't necessary for q printer 30
striksthe funny. bone of his left fore
limb against frame in. order 10 find
out the difference between knee cap
and cap Z.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
A New Astronomical Wonder.

At the last total sclipse Of tie sun,
many astronomers busted themselves
chiefly with observing the corona which
had excited so much interest and specu.
lation AZ previous eclipses. This is the
name given 10 the bright light seen out
side of tho moons disk when the body
of the sun is completely hidden by 1t.
Opinions we're divided as 10 its cause;
some observers thinking II proceeded
from The suns atmosphere, or from la.
minous gases which shot far above ita
surface; while others imagined il sepa-
rated from the sun altogether. and due
10 other causes in the depths Of space.
From the observations made, and
from photographs taken, IL is nov be.
lieved to be simply the reflected light oI
the sun. This reflection IL supposed 10
be due to immense numbers Of meteor.
ites, or possibly, systems OF meteorites,
like the rings OF Saturn, revolving about
the sun. The existence Of such meteor.
itea has long been suspected. and OBJ.
servations now seem 20 justify BELLE
in their existence. Their constant fall.
ing into The sun In thought to be one oI
The methols by which its heat Is main
tained without losa.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
Relief From A Germ.

Soak The foot In warm water for q
quarter of m hour every night; after
each soaking, rub on The corn patiently,
with the finger, half dozen drops oi
sweet oil; wear around the toe during
the day two thickneaaes Of buckskin,
with hole in ii to receive the corn,
aud continue this treatment until the
corn falls out. II you wear moderately
loose shoes. Il will be months. and even
years, before the cUrn returns, when the
same treatment will be efficient In fev
days. PAIRING corns is always danger.
onp, beside making them take deeper
root, AZ does = weed cut on near The
ground; but tho plan advised Il safe,
painless. and costs nothing but little
attention. .-EzohanGe
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
Wanted TO Purchase.

The bells had just struck three
O'Clock in the morning when there came
q faint knock at the humble door Of the
humble cabin of the humble Widow
Lsybold on Woodbridge street. The
widow turned in her sleep and muttered:
"'Tis some child Of voc and sorfow
Come thus early here 20 borrow
Tea or ooIee for her breakfast"
The next knock wasn't 30 faint. 1t
made the door shake and the dishes rat
tie, and the widow sat up in bed and
cried ont:
It's some losfc7 who is pounding
Al hear bis voice reeouuding;
And III chase him from ny door
The third knock was kick, and the
humbleWidow Laybold opened her door
with that prompt, decided action which
alone saved the battle Of Waterloo.
Before her stood a tall, distinguished
stranger, and he said:
Lady fair. excuse THE knocking.
Pray oeTlook this con.uct shocking
Kicking on your door.
II yJur name MirAndy Taylor,
Widow OF gallant sailor
Dead upon Lake Erie's shorei"
The widow gracefully inclined her
head and deluged the stranger with a
pail OF water. and he vas running away
when he fell into the arms of police.
man. he was permitted TO sit by q hot
stove for the next five hours. Yet when
court opened the only dry spot about
him was his throat.
ibid you have the least idea that
Mirandy Taylor lived there 2" inquired
his honor.
"Well, don't remember whether
had the least idea or not. thought I'D
inquire and see. I'm great hand 10
Inquire"
"You are, eh? Well, when you
come in sight of the house OF correction
the driver Of the Maria will answer all
inquiries. i shall book you for thirty
days"
Judge, does it seem possible that
man M wet as am is to be incarcerated
In a bastile for simply inquiring for
Mirandy Taylor7 I'm amazed and rs
founded"
Thirty days is the sentence, vet or
dry. II you go mp there wet they can
pack you closer"
And may inquire, your honor, IL
this is the nineteenth century 2"
lyon may, sir; and you may get your
sentence doubled if I hear any more
talk"
"Tm too wet to run any risks, " said
the prisoner 10 himself, and he went in
10 hug the stove and wait for the car
riage to back up.--Detroit Free Press.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17
Whoppers.

II was at miners cabin in Tennessee;
dozen or so OF rough, uncouth, un-
kempt looking fellows sat over n stove
in an atmosphere redolent with cold cof-
fec and tobacco.
"Talkin' about your stories, said n
grizzly, gray old fellow, removing his
pipe from between two shaggy masses
of tawny hair, while his companions
gave caoh other significant glanoes--
'ltalkin' about your stories, why, we
all hearn on Bill Hess, him as was
killed in rs, a moonshining. Well,
Bill an me wus old cronies. A year
afore the war Bill, ho swalled of a
peach pit. 1t trubbled of him kinder,
but no one thought much ont; but
stronger, till at last he'd eat and de-
your Of every think ms what he could
lay of his hands on. An tho mystery
about the affair wus, that the more
Bill he would eat, the thinner did he
become.
:" II WIS six years arter that--yes, ID
wus sewing years-when one day Bill
he wus took with O eripin' an groan-
in. Snakes how he kicked and yelled;
sewing men couldn't hold OF him. No
doctor WIS in the parts where we wus.
Well, he had commissions, an he had
'em right smart, too, tell yer, and the
furst think we krowd, mp came n small
CHEEKY tree -
"I thought as 'ow he swalled of q
reach pit ?" some one asked.
"Well, so he did, and he disgorged of
a peach tree about three feet highA- did
1 say cherry P-well, that wus slip Of
the tongue-with bloomin' peaches OIL
it. And arter that Bills health cum
back to him, and he wusn't afflicted nc
more"
." I've got a story to beat that" ex
claimed young, sprightly-looking
miner, with n merry eye and clear
complexion. "Me an Bob Jones we
WINS q travelin' in SO, Just about the
time that ere accident happened to Bill
Hess,an Bob he got cinder in his eye,
which kinder annoyed him. 1t got wuss
and wuss, till the poor feller hadn't no
peace or comfort. One day, says Bob
to me, says he: Pete, somethink is
the matter with that ere eye, ,somethink is
the matter. 1t feels like as what it wus
gettin' bigger and leavin' Of my head
81 looked at t,and sure enough there
WIS ralSen-like sort OF tnlnk on II.
Still it trubbled Of Bob. Day by day,
that raisen- like sort of think growed and
growed, until il wouldn't let the eyelid
shut. Mind ye, oil this time Bob could
see Just as well as ever, il anythink, bet
ter than nor before. The raisen like
sort OF think growed and growed for
two years, when il bad growed three
inches out of Bob's eye. 1t was just
like bush, with tiuy branches and little
bits OF leaves. Well. 10 make long
story short, one night Bob turned over
on his face in his sleep, and in the
mornin' he found a little maple tree
lyin' alongside of him, aud the pain in
his eye and the bush wus gone. That,
there" pointing to a sspling just ont of
the door, "is the tree which growed OF
the cinder what Bob Jones caught in his
eve"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17

Dresden has singular educational
institution which is called the "Dres-
den Academy for the Teaching Of Tail.
oriDg and Dressmaking. II was at
tended last year by 264 pupils, male and
female. OF these 1877 followed the class
for the cutting Of women's dreesea,
twenty that for the cutting Of mems
linen, and ninety five that for arithmetic
and bookkeeping. Among the foreign
pupils there ara natives Of Belgium,
Denmark, Holland, Russia. Sweden and
Norway, Switzerland, Austria and North
America
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17

On The Atlantic ocean, during The
prevalence Of heavy storm, The ex-
trtme altitude OF waves above the inter.
vfntug depFessions or hollows was found
10 Be forty-lhres feet.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-17

As q rule leather men are no better
than other people though they have
both inner and outer solee.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
FA1RMoNT.
The State Normal school.


cOrrsspOndsnes Oi The Ia,ellIgsnser.
The principal Normal School in til
State, which Is located here, Is in -four
ishing condition, the total number Of pu
pills in attendance being 200. The schoo
is under the supervision Of Miss Dlckey
who lisa thorough discipllnarian and com
petent teacher. Your correspondent hat
the pleasure Of visiting this school th,
other day.
In the opening exercises and conduct q
the school there Is perfect system, and
The whole eourseis marked with thorough,
ness and order We are q friend OF The
Normal Schools, and believe the recent
legislature made n mistake In the paltry
appropriation allowed them at It's recent
session.
This, however, does. not Justify young
gentlemen Of these schools In their morn.
ing addresses, ID maligning intelligent and
respectable citizens Of the State who were
members Of the legislature, and who saw
proper TO favor the reduction In appropria.
lions for their support; II does not Justify
them In applying epithets (which Is an
easy acquisition), which II would be un.
gentlemanly even TO put In print.
Business here has not shown much i'm.
provement yet, but the merchants arc ex-
pecting better sales when tho spring trade
tatrly opens. -.rr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
Gloomy Prospects Of the Trade of Great
Aritain- Balance Against The Country.
BRITISH TRADE.

Gloomy Prospects Of the Trade Of Great
liritain- Balance Against the Country.
LONDON, April 2.-Dayid McIver, one Of
tho proprietors Of the Cunard Line and
member Of Parliament, writes that he
don't know Of any nation whose trade
prospects are so gloomy as Great Britain.
British exports 10 the United States are
comparatively nothing in volume or value.
The balance Of trade Is 50 overwhelmingly
against Great Britain that lie sees nothing
except ruin for home Industries II the
present state ofthings Is allowed 10 con.
tinue. The export trade from Liverpool
to the United States Is 50 small that when
the restrictions on the importation of
United States cattle are removed, Il Is In.
tended to make outward VOYAGES with wa.
ter ballast only, ship owners being unwill.
ing TO scramble for the little outward
freight recently carried as ballast at nom.
inal rates.
The budget 10 be announced on Thurs.
day, will show, 1t is said, surplus Of e.
l09, 900 on ordinary expenditures, out Of
which 1t will be necessary TO provide for
the supplementary estimates, and do
something toward decreasing the deficit OF
R5, 100000, caused BY the extraordinary
expenditure in consequence Of the East.
ern affairs.
The 1dnes recommends an additional
penny OF income tax, instead of disturbing
the trade By any increase ofindirect taxa.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
AYehIcle LIeen,e called For

ANeNhCie lLcense Called For. - ~
Hton lut,lupr.rrr
The gas question having induced IN.
S'iT into The unequal taxation Of citizens,
'aoiheF matter Of considerable interest
deserves attention. ourstreets need better
repair than they got, and to do this money
sneceeAry, and should come largely ftom
'ao'e who Use the streets most. In nearly
Y cities regular vehicle license Is
gSAgcd propOriOnate to the size and
Lll ol each wagon, cart, carriage or
Sasgy' and the fund thus Obtained goesto
Arpl9lg the streets in order. At present,
nlt ,t ciSy receives but q few hundred dol;
aS yearly from the express wagon II.
sase, which should he abolished, and q
seeGIAr vehicle license take It's plRcei
%tta 'S tich and poor alike would con,
HpDlte that which il neediul TO keep ur
'sa' y, atIeeis, and relieve property, holden
y MH extent. Several ihorisands q
NoLlan nr can be shifted from PROPERTY
"S''.h 's shoulders to that Of vehicle owner
w "u9ale now practically exempt from tax
noS SoV anoIher step be thus taken In mnnici
uMaS"nomy for the street improvement
E"aa, 1, now that Council Is lsArranging tn
,gsaSe .Sl,S Tor the coming year, an onlinanc,
S;",H ,SHlN Ne passed lGyying a vehicle llcens
,Ss SIlat aN 10 That OF other cities, and devot
"V PF0cee'ts to the streets. aslss ~ -
Yox PopuLi.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
PORK PACKING N THE WEST.
AZ EneourasIas ExhI4It lor lhe rraa

An Encouraging Exhibit for the Trade,
CISeTSs4Glfo, April 9.-ThelH Hatx;6iE-
rattsw'll lo-motroS publish lis thirtieth
annual report of pork packing in the
West.
The report, SLOWS the total number Of
hogs packed to DO 77,4S0, ,64S, an increase Of
Do, ,202 over last year, and $50, ,677 increase
at the same weight as last year. The
E,ayearge decrease In the yield OF lard is
1gl00 pounds 10 the hog. Pork OF all
kinds made 5,l2356 barrels, decrease OF
l99,SO0. Tierces OF lard made SO3, ,lSS, an
increase of, ,l3l ,09G.
The report Of the stock OF meats and
pork shows, aIl aggregate OF sos 900, 900
pounds the first Week IA March In the
west, at the sea board and in transit, com,
pared with 275,Q00, 900 last year. The
similar stock OF lard was 42l,0O0 tierces,
against 100000 last year. This in.
dica,es lO0,0O0,0O0 pounds increase
in the stock OF tho product, OF
the yield Of $4,000 hogs against the in.
crease OF 5000 in the packing, showing
a reduction at the close Of the winter sea
son amounting to 10000 Of the increased
number Of hogs packed, in addition to the
large surplus carried into tho winter sea
son from last year. TRiSis Regarded 4.
all encouraging exhibit for the trade.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
GENERAL FoREIaN NorEs.


"a Seville dispatch says; A very valuable
painting OF Christ has been stolen from
the Campo De Criptano Church, Andalu.
sia. ID
A Vienna dispatch says circumstances
point TO compromise whereby the Sui.
tan will consent TO mixed occupation,
provided Rusteln Pasha Is appointed Gov.
ernor Of Eastern Roumalia.
The cotton operatives Of tho Blackburn
district, England, agree to submit to re.
duction OF wages provided the masters
restorethisyears and last years reductions
when the trade shall have revived.
A Paris correspondent writes that the
question ol the removal Of the Legislature
has bOen made q peg to hang the Iriey.
ances Of the Left Centre on. They have
been partially ousted from power in the
Cabinet and In the Chamber OF Deputies,
and the advanced Republicans arc dis.
posed to try and govern without them. II
the entire Left Centre vote together In the
Senate they can show the government
that nothing can be done without their co,
operation. Their object, in fact, Is to bring
about a ministerial crisis.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
Observation-Disclosures.


Indications that Ne Will Veto the Ap.
preparation BllI Ir SaddIed with the
Democratic Rider.
WARRINGTON, April l.-President Hayes
concsals his views on the important polit-
cal questions now agitating the country
from no one with whom he conyeBes with
freedom. He does not think 1t proper for
him to announce in advance, in an au-
thoritativc way, that he will sign or will
veto any measure that may be sent TO him
by Congress. A usage which has almost
the force Of law requires the President to
convey TO Congress first, In a formal man.
ner, his objections to any bill which he de.
clines to Vign, and that no official or semi.
official announcement on the subject shall
be made before the transmission OF a veto
message.
II there ever was time when Presi.
dent would be justified in breaking over
this rule, the present Us one. The Demo,
Gratis In Congress are open in their threats
to force the President into the approval o.
their obnoxious measures, by Withholding
the necessary appropriations for the gov
ernment until he does, and by so d0inl
they have violated the courtesy between
the coordinate branches Of the govern
ment, which they are 30 anxious that the
President should observe.
Il But while the President says to no ont
who calls upon him that he will veto til,
two appropriation billsover which the con
troyeFsy has arisen in Congress, II the!
come to him containing the Objectionable
j political sections, he has very decidet
lyleEs on the subject, and does not hesi
Tate 70 express them. lie thinks It Is Jus
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
ssNieILANch coanITTEE woRK.

A nand or rsSdmen TTrea, Farm,prtor
Law RrsaEers 10 Tar and Feathers.
Special 10 the tntelllGcnssr; s,yIt.L.f Z
uAATFoS' Apnl s'-lhe town oil Fatm'
ington' Mafion county, and vicinity, has
peen infested ior some time with a nes1
VINO aiSegaraedall.i ia%s and dehed them
oysellpe whisky andliyingin almost open
adultery, n4 patience has ceased 70 ben
virtue Late last night band oi thirty o.
iorty men, supposed to belong tc
the order recently. Organized h ie tels coun'
W known as the kedmen' visited Farm
lhgI0n' callins nrss at MRS Mc,1uiFes,
WY ', ple aVSat 'tIo ,lllles east sno
ai1er"spimns Ther- -whisky-and breaking
Jugs, kegs, &c, lstt Without doing any
lutther damage. Ihey next called at the
otilce oil DAVID L. snodSrass, attorney 81
law, and broke open the door. bul
instead OF finding him they found
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03

TuE opinion of David McIver, one Of
The proprietOrs Of the Cunarl line Of
Enuships and a member Of the British
Patflnent, is given in our foreign dis,
patches to-day. 1t is a very gloomy opfh.
hnindecd in regard to iEnglauds COM
aeNial prospects. IEe bewails tho i'm
nsn'e balance Of trade against her in IA
vutOi this country. At no timG in the
history Of England has the future OF her
Industries looked so discouraging. Thisis
lHlIter Of deep regret in this country.
Eng1nd is, aiterall, our great customer,
md il Is not to our interest 70 Gee hef
Purchasing power seriously cnt down. We
aaaOt Of course desire to restore her ex.
Ht ttradc to this country. Tha. day is
Afe7es gone. Nor can We iorbear- in
oi efforts to compete with her as manu-.
a5uriuS country Tor the trade. Of other
nations We hope there is a future
ot both. She must, however, like our
selves, be routent withsmall profits In the
iOilre Wealth Is not to be accumulated
N England hereafter as it has been in the
laa. She must seek new and undeSel.
'ped fields Of trade, One ofthese, as We
T1tlinCl the other day, Is 10 be Central
AlTea, England's present strait will re-
.aS IN the speedy deyclopement oil her
GIfoad projects IN Africa. With q great
nat9ad line across that continent, on the
", iSHis marked out BY Stanley, 1t Is impos,
aois 10 Sy what may be the future other
Haae. She has the money and the pluck
v make the experiment, and we wish her
Gsa' success for her own sake as well AZ
Vlh q ''IT
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-03
Asla,hiins Debate. 3

wAsnlSorox, April There was an.
other large crowd n:the Hodse galleries
to-day, in anticipation Of a continhance of
the able debate Of Saturday. Beltord, Of
Colorado, opened up on tie Republican
side, declaring that the action Of the Dem.
.ocrats was for the purpose Of putting III;
den into tue Presidential chair in 1880.
This assertion is rounaly pontrovertpd by
members from the West and South, who
allegc that they are not troubling them.
selves about Tilden, aud would not pro.
long the session day on his account,
Beliord was very severe in lis denuncia.