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by au Immediate application for writ OF habeas

by au Immediate application for writ OF habeas
corpus, Thcsa wero eoufts in 8pttngfold md
lswyors,-good ones, sotns Of tlcm,-anY ot
whom would A1adly undertake tho
caso. Thus thcre would be decision
had Without dc1ay which would sctt'e
the question as to the right Of legislative bodies
to commit for contempt. OF COURSE wheto tho
House or Senate, OF q part OF either body. WAS
int.ustcd with the duties at m Investigation,
tl,cy became judicial body, with power to sena
for peraons and papers, the satne ~ Court
This power would Of coursn amount to nothing
unless they had tho ability to enforce 1t, and
tho Constitution gave them tho right to commit
to custody uuder certain circumstances, provId"
ed tl,at Lie imprisonment might not extend be-
yond tic limits Of the session.
Al },o nas not In possession Of the full facts,
Mr.. Smith satd ho would not feel like giving m
unqualified opinion, but It seemed to him on
The face Of the thing that the arrest md desen-
ton rcre unwArrhnted. 1lta attention "as
drawn 10 certain cases In which tho bf1tEt1
House Of Commons had ordered persons Into
custody for alleged contempt. and had made
them acknowledge uleit fault at the bnrs but
Mr.. Smith declncd to recognize the parallel,
aud said that ho didn't believe the Legislature,
ut any ratc wh{!o sitting Al Legislative bo1g had
tHc fl&1t To oTnGF any nAH lntV EAbLo0Jt 4uo
reporter asked whcther, II the arrest were allc-
gal. It would not ba iustihablc to rcslst II bY
force, or to escape or evnde IL, but Mr. Smith,
With lnwycr's proycrbtal causton, repeated
TINT the law Karc good mud expeditions rein.
ely tn the shape Of y writ Of haheas corpllst ht.l
tl,at The proper ay of ptosrcdfng would be 10
spply for such writ. While not wishing, Ia
Wow 2t his imperfect knowledge Of tho
circumstances and surroundings, to express a
decided opinion, his Wow wns TINT the arrest
nml sletcnt!on wars illegal, and that Instant
means shuutd be takcn to scttla this question.
which nas Of late attained 10 much prominence.
Mr.. LEONARD swETT
was also Interviewed. Ha was opposed to gtT-
Ink N expression Of his legal opinion on case
Involving abssruse questions OF lay without
having time to refer ii authorities. lie Thought
that I'll. proper method Of procedure would be
an Immediate application for writ Of habcas
corpus, which could bo heard before any Judge.
spcnkng generally, he doubted the co1lstitu-
tionaltty OF the right claimed by tho l.e1(sfa-
ture, hut would simply adriso TINT good attor-
| ncy he retained and the question argned at
| length. That would settlo tic whole point, anu
| would form precedent.
r. u. WINSTON
was tho next member Of tile Bar upon whom
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
Drinking Assai in Para.

In S-lbner, Mr.. Herbert II. Smith
gives the hrst of his papers on Brazil,
announced some time ago bv that magazine
lie thus describes characteristic neene in
The Para market:
Observe the~e baskets Of black berries
like grapes in color and size they are the
fruit of the Assai palm, the slender, graceful
Emeps that we saw on the river-banks
One sometimes hears an slliterative pro-
verb:
"Qucm vciu para Para parou:
"Quem bebcu As-ai ticou:r
which we may translate as Mrs. AgAseiI h az
done:
Who cane TO ParA was glad to stay:
"who drank assai went never away"
II is we'll, then, for us 10 learn how this
famous rinho d ossei is made.
In dark little shed at the back of the
court, two mulatto women are rubbing of
the black pulp Of the berries in great bowls
Of water, crushing them vigorously with
their bare hands and purpling their arms
with the chocolate-like Juice. After the first
batch has been rubbed out, the liquid j. de.
eanted from the hard nut 30 another lot
of berries; these latter being treated in like
manner, the resulting thick coup is strained
through wicker-work sieve and dealt out
20 the eager customers.
Yes the Ametousos will have assai cosa
ossUcar; ; 90 the little shirtless son scampcrs
off after sugar ordinary customers at the
stand are of the lower glasses, who drink
their two cents worth Of assai with oniy a
little mandioca meal 10y way of seasoning.
In the forest, where sugar was scarce and the
fruit plenty, ] learned 10 like II quite as well
20 myself; iis brisk, nutty flavor IL rather
spoiled by the sweetening. However. our
new comers may prefer The civilized side !;
20 the aIesr is added. and we take taste pi
The rich liquid. Even the sQueamish ones
empty their bowls, and begin 10 suggest to
themselves The possibility Of entertaining
another hslf.piuL Talk no more Of sher.
bet and ginger beer and soda water here
after We ALLURE them all, II We may but
have our purple aseai. And observe ~
Mr. Weller has it---that "its VERY sllin'."
One can make > respectable lunch oi Il snd
nothing else,
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The Andre Monument.

Mr.. Cyrus W. Field has purchased the
land at Tappan, n. Y, where Major John
Andre was executed October 2, 1850, and is
having prepared to be placed on the same
stone, on the front Of which will he in.
scribed:
Here died, October 4 iTso.
Major JOHN ANDRE. Of the British Army,
who. entering the American lines
on secret mission % Benedict Arnold,
for The surrender Of West Point.
wa' taken prisoner, tried and condemned IS sTy
His death.
though secordIbR to the stern code ef var,
moved even HE enemies 20 pits,
and both armies mosfBcd the fate
Of one young aud - brave.
In 1871 his remains we're removed 10 Westminster
Abbey.
hundred years after his execution
: citizen ef the states against shich he fought
placed this stone atsove the spot where he lag
Not TO perpetuate the record Of strife,
Bot in token OF thosN better sentiments
which have since united two nations,
One IN race. in language. snd in relation.
with The esfnest hope that this friendly unioa
Will never be bfokcn.
--UfAsg FsafhYs EanfT. nra4 - Ntzfasfaszr.
~ ~ beak -ss
suh' iacrymn fcruni q Tnenssia rlssssl!s iangunL
f fya ~ lss -, - " -
"Tha spY oi the uentrsl ground.
Who died As be hai lived.
Devoted 20 TIE service Of his sounify.-
--Fszaieses ubszs.
" He vas more unfortunate t1au criminal:
An accomplished man and EailsBs offieer.-
-Geeseg HasAfmssa
aHe died universally ssseemed snd usivrrsslly
regretted"
tiH -Gszs~a- Hsm@sa.
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IL the Moon Inhabited

The question M 10 whether the moon
ls inhabited by organic beiDgs-if not
IKE those that live on our own globe,
mt least OF kind specially adapted by
their structure and nature for existing
under the very different physical condi-
tlons that obtain on our satellites one
tilat has attracted attention for ages, and
one, too, that has been argued DyO and
can with great ability by many learned
and eminent men. The opinion Of near
~ All scientists Of the present day. how
ever, Is that the moon Is "A" dead planet -
and, that, iBasmuch "a she has but
slight and very rare atmosphere, and
that, "a consequence. no water exists
on her surface, she il entirely untitled 10
be the dwelling place of any organic be-
ings whatever-at least ri any kinds that
our minds can form any conception Of
On the other hand, those who take the
opposite view argue TO Use the words
ofDick) that " matter appears 10 have
been created chiefly in subseryicncy To
mind; and II is highly improbable that
the Creator would leave "A globe con-
taining surface Of Is. 900. 900 square
miles altogether destitute Of sensitive
and intellectual beings Especially when
we behold its surface diversified and
adorned with such a vast assemblagc Of
picturesque and sublime scenery. and
when we consider that every department
connected with our globe II peopled with
senticnt beings Of every description. AL
though seas and rivers and "A dense at
mogphere arc not 10 be found connected
with the lunar orb, and although some
OF its arrangements are different from
those Of the earth, yet these circum-
stances form no valid objection 10 the
moon being inhabited. for the Creator
can in all cases adapt the inbabitant
10 the nature Of the habitation pro-
vidcd for him, as he has adapted the
birds for winging their flight through
the air, the fishes for gliding in the
water, and man and quadrupcds for
rayeling the dry land"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22

A youth living on Bagg street rolled
an apple barrel TO the curbstone the
other afternoon. filed il with cobble-
stones. headed IL up and marked the bar
rel "Grceninrs-handle carefully" The
youth retired TO await further develop
ments, and they soon came. A sawdust
wagon came along. and the driver jumped
down and took long look at the barrel.
He probably reasoned that IL had been
delivered by n grocer. and he doubt
less wondered why II had not been rolled
into the cellar. Dusk was coming on.
and the man drove of. In quarter Of
an hour he returned. Greetings" were
there yet, and he drove around the square,
took the tail-board out of his wagon. and
nj len eth drove up close TO the barrel.
No one was in sight. and he made dash
for the prize. lie probably expected a
rather heavy lift. hut when he felt the
weight of those cobblestones his surprise
must have been great. He gave one
awful lurch. lifted the barrel about an
inch, and as his fingers raked over the
hoops he groaned in agony and leaped
into his wagon as IL a dog had been
reaching for his coai-tails. At various
times during the night vehicle. were
heard halting and driving suddenly
away, but when day broke the " green
ings" were still there. though only two
hoops were left on the barrel.-FFee
Press.
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A Governors Arrest as n Horse Thief,

II is related that while Thomas Mann
Randolph was Governor fNirginia. he
was once arrested within few hundred
yards of his home, in this county. and
carried prisoner To his own house. The
story is To the following effect: The
governor was on "A visit 10 his own
home, and finding that the fencing on
his plantation was pulled down and
burned by wagoncrs passing along from
the Valley to Richmond. lac determined
TO detect and punish them. One evening
he observed party go into camp on the
roadside, and after dark he strolled down
To point where he could conveniently
watch them. lie staid out all night. but
the wagoners made no deprcdaiions on
his fences. in the early morning. how
ever, when they were about 10 kindle
the fires 10 prepare breakfast, they
started ont to gather up what fuel they
might find for that purpose. when they
spicd Il man sitting on the fence q short
distance ahead.
Now, II appears that n short time be-
fore. Governor Randolph had issued his
proclamation, offering a reward for the
capture Of an escaped horse thief and
the wagoners, who had seen the des-
cription Of the convict. thought they
discovered close resemblance between
the man on the fence and the escaped
felon. So thoroughly satisfied were they
hat they would receive the reward for
his arrest that they nrproached and an
nouunced that lac was their prisoner.
One of hem proposed. as he cracked his
wagon whip, 10 give him ihrashing and
then Jet him go. but his companion pro-
tested that IL was proper to ascertain
whether he was the guilty party before
iniiicting the punishment. and proposed
to take him to the residence of Governor
Randolph, which was near by. and get
his advice. Accordingly. they marched
their prisoner up Ia the house. and
knocking nj the front door. n servant
made bis appcUacc. uf whom they in
quircd:
l. your master at humcn"
The sorvan; opened hi- eyes in aston
ishmcnt nj the inquiry, and replied.
pointing to the governor:
That's mastcr!N
II j. said that the governor then
promptly confirmed the statement Of the
servant. and Joined heartily in the laugh
that followed lie then told the man
who had proposed to whip him without
the opportunity Of defense 10 remain
outside and hc would send him refresh
mcnts. NJ the same time unbuttoning his
coat. exposing n pair Of pistols. and re-
marking that lac should certainly have
used them had an attempt been made 10
carry the threat If castigation into OK
ccuiion. The other wagner hc invited
in 90 Join him in hot breakfast. Char
loticS,'iHe Va Chronicle.
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New Hlouueea.

There arc many pretty designs for
fiounces on the new dresses. For short
dresses these are merely border flounccs,
not very deep. and alike all around the
skirt. unless the Arrangement of the
overskirt requires this hounce TO he
dcepened on the front hreadths. For
this border 1ouncc French modistes use
full shell nounce made up Of the wool
and silk goods used in the costume; first
n anticipating finger deep made of
the silk Is around the bottom of the
skirt the heading for this l. narrow
box-plaiting Of the wool. each edge Of
which Is finished with silk knife-plait-
ing; between the box-plaiting the edges
Of the anticipating are pulled together
and tackled to form tho she'll.
The shirred founce Is simple and prct-
ty. II Is made of straight silk ten inches
deep. hcmmed by machine on both
edges. II IL then laid in side plaits. each
an inch wide, three in cluster. and n
space finger long Is le1 between the
clusters. The plaits are pressed smooth
ly at the bottom the length Of finger,
while above this each plait Is gathered
lengthwise--one row Of gathers to each
plait--and drawn down Ia a spac the
length of the fiat plaits. This makes
frilled plaits Mt the top and plain plaits
below. Sew to the skirt an inch from
the upper edge Of tho fiounce. and also
below the frilled part of the plaits.
A stylish fan founce easily made L.
also Of straight silk ten or twelve inches
wide. In this Aounce the plaits-eithcr
three or FIVE in cluster-are folded or
Tapped upon each other, and are stitched
across near the top, and again at half
their depth; this makes the upper part
quite fiat, while all below this j. allowed
to spread outward like fan.
The festooned hounce is most oflen
seen on the front and sides of trained
skirts that are plain behind, or at most
lave n plain side-plaited flounce. II
forms five curves usually, though some
times only three are seen. II is cut bias,
and edged top aud bottom with knife,
plated silk, or lace. or else plain -meshed
grenadine. II is then caught up in four
horizontal folds that draw the lower
edge up almost 10 the top. thus forming
curves on the lower edge. A bunch oi
ribbon loops, a roseite, or small cas-
cade Of lace Is set In between each curve.
This graceful trimming Is pretty for
lawns, batistes, white muslins and gren-
adincs, and Is seen on some Of the most
fanciful pompadour foulards. - Basdr.
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4 drunken Deer.

II is stated by an authority that the
deer-at any rate the French decrAfor
all his amiable qualities gets drunk.
But only at this time Of the wear He
then throws himself with avidity'
upon certain tender shoots containing a
juice which fernents in his stomach and
intoNicates him to such an extent that
hc strays from his usual haunts and
follows his nose Thus IL came TO
pass that a deer in liquor WAS dis
covered by peasant. also in liquor
lying dead drunk in a ditch on the
road To the village Of Qucue-en-Br
The peasant, delighted AT the godsend.
tied the deer's legs together with "A
handkerchief, and, having hoisted the
animal on his shoulders, prepared IN
carry him OF. The deer. reused from
his drunken sleep by this treatment. be-
came 20 troublesome that the peasant.
who was Of an inventive turn, took off
hiS blouse. passed il over the deer's
head and impruyised by means Of IL
sort Of strait-jackei, which paralyzcd
thc beasts movements. lie had Just
finished these intelligent proceedings
when ho perceived two eoudarmcs. who.
without more ado. requested TO be fur
nishcd with his name and address. in
view Of legal proceedings. In the mean
while the deer. whose feet had been un-
tied. scampercd off. a little embarrassed
hy the blouse. 10 his doc and family
whose CONSERVATION at his strange ap-
pcarancc may be readily imagined. lie
probably had bad time Of Il when he
reached his own quarters. while the
peasant had Ia reckon with the legal
authorities. Thus we sec how a deer. as
well as man. got into trouble throu -
drink.-FdH Mall Gazette.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22

should the first husband die before the
girl attains her maturity, she belongs 10
his heir. In New Zealand If n girls
future husband should die no other man
can make aproposal TO her. Among the
Iiindoos widows may not marry again.
In China the parents bargain for the
marriage of their children while they are
yet unborn. The New Hollanders steal
their wives; and ifa woman attempts 10
escape her captor, he mt once thrlists n
spear through the Geshy part of her leg
or thigh. Ofall methods Of obtaining n
wife that of purchase is the most uniyer
sal. 1t is practiced by the African, by
the black and brown races Of the Indian
Archipelago, and by nearly nil the ma
tions of Asia. The Circassian women
prefer being sent 10 Constantine ple 10 b
sold. In Siam and Cochin-China men
Invariably purchase their wives but the
women have one privilege--the parents
cannot sell them without their will In
China, however, women are sold with
out being consulted on the subject. and
have to obey every one In the family of
her purchaser. without exception-thc
husbands control over her being entire
ly unlimited. In Japan presents are
made 10 the bride. who transfers them to
her relatives, to defray the expense
and trouble they incurred in bringing
her up from her infancy. - Oriental
IA Csyg.BIuI
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
" Editorial Rdiflerx"
A lawyer keeps his own counsel.
Not hard to take-Garden sauce.

A lawyer keeps his own counsel.
Not hard To take-Garden sauce.
A pretty cornseat-A number one
slipper.
whoop skirts are much worn on the
frontier.
Fair one, II you don't want some fel1 !
low to steal your heart. you must steel
1t yourself
A perpetual-motion watching maci ind
"A mother with several marriageab-s|
daughters.
IL rea..y amusing examine thel
maps of the different railway lines and
find on each one their own road coIveni
icntly represented rs direct th4
bird flies" and nj. competing ne
crooked rs n rams horn or the streets o /
Boston.
The editor who wrote what he in1
tended 10 be = complimentary paragraph
concerning lattle-scarred soldier. VIII
hal honored his sanctum with a call
was exasperated beyond measure a
taking UP his paper the following morn
ing, and seeing his fine effort uttcrlj
ruined by the intelligent compositu
making Il read, battle-scarcd So
dicr. " Chicago Commercial advertiser.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
Parole.

The victories Of Pierre LOrilar,l's
American horse. Parole. in England.
warrant glance at the animals career
Porole Is by imported bennington out
of Maiden. she by Lexington out Of
Kitty Clark, by Glencoe He was fOaled
in 1873 mt Chestnut Hill. near Philadel-
phil Mr. Pierre Lorillard bought him.
a yearling. for $1,000. As two-year-
old he ran six times, winning the July
and August stakes Mt Long Branch and
the Saratoga and Kentucky stakes Mt
Saratoga. As thrce-ycar-old he was
beaten early in the season by Vagrant. In
the Kentucky Derby. lie was amiss and
il was said that he should not be allowed
TO run. He did not run again until the
Saratoga meeting. when he beat Tom
Ochiltree for the all-agcd stakes. Tom
then beat him for the cup, but Parole
again turned the tables by taking the
Sequel stakes. lie next won the all
aged stakes at jerome Park. After that
he was beaten mt Baltimore by Vigil.
both for the Dixie and Breckinridge
stakes. AS a four-yeaT-old he won the
Woodburn stakes, the Saratoga cup. and
the summer handicap. lie also beat
Virginius and Glasgow in n dash of n
mile and n half, even weights. At the
Jerome Park meeting he captured the
Maturity stakes. the Grand National
handicap. and the all-aged stakes.
Paroles next and Trsost famous victory
was the race of two miles and half with
Ten Broeck and Tom Ocliltree. in Balti-
more, October oath, loT. Ten Brock
was the favorite at large odds. Parole
came in CALAMITY two lengths in front of
Ten Brock and six lengths ahead of Tom
Ochiltr,e.
Last season Parole ran ten races, win
ming eight, including the Baltimore
Monmouth and Saratoga cups.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22

Placing the insane population nj forty
five thousand. 1t is safe 10 estimate that
eighty per cent. are supported at the
public charge. and ninety five per cent.
in buildings maintained by public charge
or endowment. These buildings cost in
round numbers s3j. .0Oo. 900. = sum equal
to 1000 for each inmate. or this ex-
penditurc, $4,000, 600 has been made in
the last ten years. In the Eastern States.
nine asylums may be named that cost. in
the aggregate. Sli.OOO, 600. equal To- the
sum OF $1,000 for each insane inmate.
Those who regard the luxurics and ap-
poinimcnts Of frsi-class hotel as fur
nishing all that can be desired in the
way Of bodily comfort. may he able TO
form an idea of the luxury Of surround
ings this places. or ought to place. at the
command Of each inmate. when they are
told that ten of the most expensive and
luxurious hotels are built and equipped
ai n cost of = 500 for each guest. Com
mon sense tells US that this vast expen-
diture is not necessary. Luxury cannot
replace human skill. Now in England.
with hard orking governmental SUI
pervision, which controls the erection OF
buildings a. well as the personal care OF
the inmates, we find modern asylums
constructed Mt one-tenth the maximum
and one-half the minimum cost Of recent
American hospitals. York 90
scTrcF.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22

In every walk Of lifs the present mani
and its attendant us have taking dee
"a dangerously dcep--root. Some ladia]
ON the south side have undertaken Il
make two thousand calls in two tl,ousanl
quarter hours. A hoy on the west sid
was rescued from the pantry where |
was irving To eat three thousand quartz
pics tn three thousand quarter hours
lis mother showed him no quarter. N
he got no sympathy from his sistes a.
his cousins and his aunts,
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Women IN the Fast:

The Mohammedans nearly all believe
that woman has no soul. Tlisis not
taught in the Koran, but Is eountenanced
by the fact that, in the great prophets
paradise, hours ARE given TO the faithful
instead Of their earthly wives. The
this world, and deny them any hope OF
compensation hereafter. In western
Australia female children are always be-
trothed y few days after their birth; and
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22

"You folks seem to he Of the righ;
stamp as the lecturer said when the
audience greeted him with n round o,
applause. .--Eeic Fork Nctcs.