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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Concerning Lizards.

The common lizards Of the West In
dies are extremely fond OF music. In n
listening attitude they will approach the
open window of room in which music
is played, coming nearer and nearer.
with heads elevated. intcntly listening
In n somewhat rare book. entitled Bar
bados and Other POEMS" by VI. j.
Chapman Oondun. lN35). this habit OF
the lizard Is thus referred to:
"Gay sounds arc heard within tho lighted
halls;
Tho listening leaves the melody euthulls
The charmed zephyr rauscs ~ he fiic-
And minglcs with his 81 minis tho soitc-t -ighs; /;
Tho wakcucd liMri leaves his hGshy boil
Climbs TO the lattice and erccis HE head"
a lizard, SO engaged, had It's tail acci-
dentally cut of hy the sudden closing OF
the window on the sill of which 1t was
stationed. This curtailed lizard, how
ever. continued to visit the spot.
charmed by the music. After n short
time it was noticed that the lost ap-
pendage was gradually replaced by two.
This occurred at the house Of friend in
Barbados. Mr.. II. $. Moscley. in his
charming work, Notes by Naturalist
on the Challenger Uyondon. 1870. re-
marks: " 1t is curious how little ami
mails seem tn be frightened by long
wand. like a fishing-rod. have seen Mr..
Thwaites in Ceylon put n moose OF palm
fibre. fastened at the top Of rod OF this
kind. over the heads Of numbers of
lizards. and carry them OF thus singled
10 put them into spirit for DR.. Gunther.
The lizards sat quietly TO receive the
moose, though If we had moved n foot
nearer to them they would have ran off
ut once. "-S-iencc NeUs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Indiana In RuII Dress.

A White Earth Agency letter 70 the ST.
Paul (Minn. )lfioneer- Press says The In
dians at White Earth have, as n rule,
thrown aside their blankets and adopted
the garb of civilized life, n necessary
step in their moral and material pro-
gress. though, in looking mt the wonder
fully picturesque costumes of the Indi-
ans from the distant reservation of Red
Lake, one could not help feeling sorry
that these dresses of strange barbara
splendor must soon be things of the
past. Some OF the younger bucks must
nave been engaged from early dawn In
completing the elaborate toilets in which
they appeared; One young chief. Hurri-
cane, oi Rcd Lake, was positively kill
ing in splendid otter skin war bonnet.
ornamcntcd with six eagles feathers.
symbols IF n brave, at their tips tiny
ribbon'pcnnants to which were attached
small erminc tips, symbols Of q SCALP.
lie had several of them on his bonnet.
and whole bunch hung on his pipe.
stem; bright strcamer ofccrise ribbon
known, | think, by young ladies as a
: kiss-m-quick," completed his head
dress. He was highly rouced, and over
each eye had painted square Of deli
cate white and red stripes. A checked
red shirt, black blanket, and richly
beaded gaitcrs and moccasins, completed
ms very effective costume. This fine.
handsome fellow has a remarkable his
tory. lie is said Ia have taken no less
lhan hity Sioux scalps. At the time Of
The massacre Of 1862 he followed the
Sioux who hai killed most Of the whites
IN his ncighbOrhood 600 miles up the
country as far rs Manitoba. killed and
scalped him and his whole family, from
the double motive Of gratifying the
whites with whom the Chippewas have
Always been friendly, and taking ven.
geance on his hereditary foe. the Sioux.
Houging and painting the face seems 10
be reduced 10 a fine art among the Chip
pcwas. But the effect il, rs q rule. hid
eous and grotc8quc. Here is gentle
man with one eye painted a brilliant
blue; another with one dark blue square
on each check, with white spots on the
dark blue ground. ! thought at first he
had commenced with the intention
Of ornamcnting himself with the
Stars and stripes. and had been COM
pclIcd 10 leave out the stripes for want
OF room. One had his face painted
bright. .brick-dust color. over one check
"A stripe Of red. over the other one Of dark
blue with white spots Another had
painted bright red spots all over the face.
giving the effect OF come skin disease.
A third had produced an extraordinary
effect by green coloring under his eyes.
One old gentleman had painted in "A com.
pleic blue beard. On the whole, the
Red Lake Indians were a decided at
traction, and afforded great amusement
both by their costumes and their na-
tional cOlors.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Girls Don't sling slang

Girls should be careful never 10 sully
their lips by the use of slang phrases,
for though they may bc innocently ut
tered they ale apt to have n double
meaning, ana originate with a class Of
people who do not hesitate to make use
of the lowest and vilcst language. Some
girls use slang because they think it
makes their words more expressive and
interesting, but this is very much
mistaken idea. for there is nothing more
displcasing than to hear words of slang
fall from the lips ofgirls wlo should be
pure and free from any expressions not
calculated To impress their hearers with
n sense of their refinement and culture.
The use of slang is becoming so COM
mon that ladies use il wien conycrsing
with gentlemen. With what degree OF
respect docs a gentleman regard lady
who in his presence makes use OF Ian
guage such as is used in the very lowest
class of society? He certainly cannot nc
cord her the same respect which would
be hers if her ideas were expressed in
chlstc. iadylikc terms. II is true she
may not mean TO use words that will
make her seem unlady,ikc. but she can
not use slang in any way without saying
something never intended for the lips of
Il true pure woman. 4 gentleman owes
NOR respect TO lady than TO use slang
in her presence, and If she refrains from
its use he will be more careful of his
own language. II is bad enough for him
to use it any time. but how much more
it is for him to do so when with ladies (!
He is 10 some extent cNcusable. though.
when its use is encouraged by hearing
it from his lady companions Rcmcm-
ber, girls. You owe it to yourselves and
to your own self-rcspcct never to use
language which will have a tendency to
lessen q mans respect for you.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
A Woman's Terrible Death,

As Mrs. Josiah Walter, aged forty
nine years, living in Easton, Pa was
preparing to retire. she was seized with
an epileptic ft, to which she was sub
ject, just as she began 10 ascend the
stairs. She carried "a coal oil lamp in
her hand, and rs she fell to the floor. her
clothing caught fire. She gave n scream
as she fell, and her little six-year-old
son, Lewis, who was up stairs, ran down
TO assist her, lie endeavored TO smother
the flames with his pants. but finding it
useless he ran 10 the door and gave the
alarm. By the time assistance arrived.
Mrs. Walter had managed TO crawl to
the door. and the light of the flames as
they consumed her clothing could bs.
seen n great way Off. The wood work
Of the house caught from tie flames, but
the fire was soon cxtinguisned. Mrs
Walter was burned frightfully. and
after intense suffering died before mid
night. She had been subject to spasms
since the birth of her first child. She
was the mother Of nine children. three
OF whom are living.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
News and Note. for vvome.

Chicago wants n big asylum for fe-
. male inehriates.
Twenty more Indian girls are to be
sent to Hampton College.
The Queen of England has twenty
five grandchildren living.
A Louisville woman wearing 1000
worth of diamonds, was arrested for
drunkenness.
Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain, has
grown SO large in person rs to find loco
motion extremely difficult. She lives
q in grand style at Paris.
A Miss Louisa Lock. who has been
preaching in Wales, has been arrested
for blocking the roads. and sent to Car
diff gaol to pick oakum.
DIR. Franklin's advice To young man
was: "If you admire young lady, and
wish to know her ~ she really is, call
upon her in the morning"
So great have been the changes since
the establishment of the republic in
France that many ladies OF high family
are studying in converts To qualify
themselves for governesses.
The Emperor William still cherishcs
the memory of his mother. Queen Lou
lisa. and the rooms which she occupied
at konigsberg are retained in the same
order in which she left them.
A Miss Whittcn. now at Damaris-
Gotta, Me, has probably the longest
hair OF any woman in the world. 1t is
eight feet long, and when dressed in n
French twist it passes six times around
her head, The growth is perfectly nat
ural
The crown princess of Germany has
been visiting Agram, where she eX-
pressed a wish to sketch peasant girl
in Sunday dress. One was sent for, but
ran away as soon rs the princess had
commenced. A second did the same,
but third was induced to give sit
ting.
There is colored women here who was
raised rs n boy; does not recollect when
she began male clothing; still dresses
and acts like man; does n mans
work and bears Il mans name. She
has an aversion To being with women.
or doing their kind of work. aud she
says she would 90 TO the penitentiary
before she would wear bonnet. Tar
boro On c. SoHtherner.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

When Rockland man went home the
other evening, he saw his dog lying Just
inside the gate, and thinking TO play
Joke on the animal, he stole softly near.
and with loud whoop jumped in front
Of the dogs head. The dog didn't
slury away, yelping with alright.
Somehow he wasn't that kind Of n dog.
lie had been raised another way. He
merely stood up on his hind end and
simply put his teeth into the nearest part
Of the man that he could reach and shut
his eyes, and sighed gently and hung on.
The startled man. with n vivid impress
sion that he had inadvertently sat down
on n red-hot paper of very large govern
ment tax. emitted yell like fog horn
and dashed down the street. with the
heroic dog clinging like curse. when
the procession passed the corner there
seemed TO be something waving fiom Il
behind, and rs il got under the gaslight.
policeman observed that there was n
black-and-tan train attached 10 Il reach
ing nearly a block. When the crowd
finally caught up. 2 fer hard running.
they discovered very much exhausted
and profane man, leaning up against n
tree ard holding on 10 himself with his
hands, while near by was n dog with n
quiet smile on his countenance, husily
engaged in pulling shreds Of broadcloth
out Of his teeth with his claws.-Rock-
land Cogrter
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
of matrinony that are encircled by tn

of matrinony that are encirclcd by tn
| wires of affection.
Husbands have peculiarities to be
sure little faults, though these little
faults are not always visible unless
viewed through the microscope of sus-
picion, requiring the angels of forbear-
ance in the guise of wives to minister to
them. They possess sufficient vanity TO
preserve their full state of imitation. are
wise diplomats in their families, usually
striving 10 maintain peace therein, while
sly they will he Gf they cam and stories
they do tell (when they cam Yet de-
spite all. these creatures are, many of
them, kind, devoted and tender. sought
after and desired by damscls Ohough
none So wonderful that feminines need
pine for the lack of thcm)s beloved part
ners through earth's pilgrimage, serving
rs broad wings under which NAV ncs-
tie life's brood of troubles. Yes, surely
husbands are invaluable. il indeed there
be no mortgages of old loves attached to
them, and wise nrc they who, being in
complete possession of these dear NOR
tails, seek to retain them by loving them,
cherishing them and forever twinkling
in their hearts rs do the stars in the
armament above. CARRIE RANtREz.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
A Curious Astronomical Fact.

Two persons were born Mt the same
place, Mt the same moment ftime. After
an age Of fifty years they both died. also
Mt the same place and at the same instant
yet one had lived one hundred days
moro than the other. How was this pos
siblc? Not to keep our friends In sus-
pense, the solution turns on n curious
but, with little reflection, n very obvious
point in circumnavigation A person
going around the world toward the west
loses q day, and toward the east he
gains one. Supposing. then. two per-
sons are born together at the Cape of
Good Hope, whence n voyage around
the world may he performed in year
II one performs this constantly toward
the west, in fifty years he will he fftv
days behind the stationary inhabitants :
and If the other sails equally toward the
east, he will bo iifty days in advance OF
them. One therefore will have seen one
hundred days more than the other,
though they were born. and died, in the
same place and at the same moment.
and even lived continually i'm the same
latitude, and reckoned time by the same
calendar.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
The Highest House in the World.

a octor writes to the New York !Sasi
the following letter: "1n your issue of
the sam. ON the 18th. there is a para
graph which states that the highest
inhabited house in the world Is believed
TO he the one erected for the miners en-
ploycd on Mount Lincoln. in the main
range of the Rocky mountains, Park
county. Col. IL Is II. i57 feet above sea
level" I would respectfully call your
attention TO the fact that there Is on the
Callao. Lima and Oroya railroad. Peru.
ninety four miles from Lima. on the sum
nit Of the Andes, small town called
Galera. or as the Peruvians style it,
"tunel de In Gina" This place Is situ-
ated on the western slope of the divid-
ing range Of the great Andean chain,
I5.6a5 feet above the line Of perpetual
snow. II was founded in 1872 by an
engineering corps of the Oruya rail-
road. represented by Martin Van Brock
lin, now superintendent of the Metro
politan eevated railroad. New York /;
his brother. Herman Van Brocklin. and
III. j. Tobias Of Illinois. II derives its
name from tunnel or gallery which Is
being bored through the summit from
tho Ornya railroad. and Is LIS metres.
or 3.si7 feet in length. make this state
mcnt from personal knowledge. having
been in the employ OF Henry Meiegs,
and compelled 10 live at that place for n
period Of ten months. These facts are
given from actual measurement. taken
from the records Of the chief engineer at
that time.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

A clergyman. n few solemn words, :,
prayer. blessing. and behold husbands
those crowning Joys or fatal curses Of
women, those potentates of the fair ones.
claiming some absolute sway. others
wishing to gently guide; those superior
beings, charming addition 10 houses,
beautiful adoruments Of homes (when
not cnticcd away by Miss Polly Tics y
hardy plInts that, If we'll cared for, win
thrive in any cline, provided the. soil be
owe. and though oftimes reputed to be
wild are susceptible of Kindness and
seldom atteIpt to escape from the cages
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

A woman in the almshousc 1T Dublin.
Ga, who Is sixty-iive years old. pre-
sents remarkable condition. Her skull
bones for years have been gradually
gaping open both at the longitudinal and
the transverse suturcs, leaving the brain
unprotected save by the skin of the head
By placing the finger in the tissure the
throbblng Of the brain may be plainly
ieit. She keeps a handkerchief bound
tightly around her head, complaining
open when the band Il removed for a
short time. In spite Of all this she Is
very cheerful and active.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

1t is said that short waists are to be
fashionable.
Fringcs OF cashmere beads cost as
much rs fine lace.
Children's stockings should exactly
match their dresses.
Dotted muslin is imported to accom-
pany the dotted lace.
White embroidery will be more used
than ever this winter.
India shawls are cut up into mantlcs
rs well as into Jackets.
Satin grows more and moro fashion
able as dress material.
New round hats are of fur beaver Of
the softest and finest kind.
Lace elbow sleeves in black and white
can be bought ready-made.
Small caps of foulard edged with
gathered Lace are worn By young and
old women.
Some new sleeves have puhs at the
top OF the ann and elbow sleeves of
muslin or lace.
Sealskin fringe, which has smooth
strands looking like fur, is one OF the
novelties Of the season.
Handkerchiefs with borders of fou-
lard in cashmere and Pompadour co ors
are pretty and effective.
Nearly all the new bonncts are made
50 that they can be worn with the hair
dressed either high or low.
The designs in new satin brocadcs are
very large. The larger the flower, the
more expensive the material.
Fur-lined garments will be less fash
ionable this winter than those which
are lined with quilted satin.
The dresses trimmed across the front
with narrow flounces have appeared in
the patterns and are very ugly.
The new materials for combination
costumes have exactly the coioring and
designs seen O Japanese bronzes
Shirring is seen on nearly all the new
dresses, on the waist and on the skirt.
and even on the sleeves sometimes.
Flounces are not so deep as formerly.
the fashion being TO show part of the
plain underskirt below the overskirt.
The wide white belts have almost
vanished from street costumes. They
were ugly enough To be long remembered
Many ofthe New York miiliners have
already given up the wide bonnet ties,
and have replaced them by narrow
strings.
A novel absurdity is the hand painted
lace that is seen in late impOrtations. It
Is in both black and white web, and Is
deicately tinted by hand painting.
Old-flshioned sateen Is seen i'm many
Of the lately imported &C stumes; but Il
will not find much favor here rs it
is neither very handsome nor durable.
Russia leather belts ornamented with
brocaded silk, having solid silver clasps,
are the latest importation. They are
certainly much prettier than the horse
articles worn this last summer.
The newest freak in the manufacture
of NJ tificial flowers is the introduction
of few velvet leaves into large silk
roses. Sometimes these leaves are Of
the same color as the other petals. and
sometimes they are Of contrasting
tint.
Several novel ways of plating the
skirts of walking costumes appear this
winter. Some have alternate kilt
plaitings and plain spaces; others have
kilt plating at the bottom of the skirt,
J then shirring and then q series of cross
wise plaits.
Black cashmere costumes for common
wear will be trimmed with colored
cashmere this winter, or else with black
embroidery in openwork designs. The
underskirt will be composed ofcashmere
only and the trimming will appear on
the polonaise.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
Miss Minnie F. Austin. for many years

Miss Minnie r. Austin. for many years
teacherfn Chicago and San Francisco
high schools, also principal of Clarke
Institute in San Francisco. from failing
health turned her attention to an out
door life. She now owns n fruit farm Of
eighty acres in Fresno. Cal. and last
spring set in the ground, by the aid OF
one man, over GOO fruit trees. Miss A.
conducts her farm with as much system
as she did her school. She has twenty
eight acres Of the hest raisin-grapes,
from which the yield will be between
thirty and fifty tons of fruit; about 300
has this year nearly two tons Of peaches
alone. which she has dried for the
market.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

iiS tNtlAlisaAf Allf WllffAl- pro
ducing countries of the world and indi-
Gates an absolute deficiency Of supply
under average consumption Of ut least
O., ,00O. 900 of bushels
These figures would he alarming were
itnot that to a considerable extent wheat
can be supplemented by corn and prob
ably will to a great extent, should the
value of wheat Increase in proportion TO
the apparent shortage and the general
market runs its usual course-when the
facts of supply and demand are con-
sidered
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

This shocking specimen Of discour-
icsy occurred recently in North Adams,
one of the leading manufacturing towns
in Massachusetts. A colportcur entered
one Of the manufactures. and asked the
gentleman who seemed 10 be the head
man Of the concern, " May leave some
trarts?"
Certainly" replied the old gentle
man; but please 10 leave them with
the heels toward the door
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

In Alabama $4,000 white and 81, ,00e
colored children have been enrolled In
the public schools.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

The following pleasant thing in the
way of definition occurred a few days
since in one Of the public schools of a
city in Massachusetts,. A member Of
the committee. Captain ---. was visit
ing the school. and the class having
read from Webster's address at Ply
mouth, the captain asked the class.
"Who was Webster9"
One hoy said "a statesman" another
" an orator"
But what is a statesman" asked the
captain.
speeches. answered boy.
That is not quite right" replied the
captain; i" 60 around sometimes max
ing speeches. but am not statesman. y
A bright little fellow spoke up: u
know. II is man who goes around
making good speeches"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13


According To the deficiencies reported,
these estimates are rather under than
ahos sc tie probable actual figures. Ac-
cepting an estimate Of about 270.OO0. 600
rs the food and seed requirements Of the
United States, this country will have for
export l65. OO0. 600 to l7O. 900. 600 bushels.
leaving ll3.000. 900 to be supplied from
the surplus of other countries than the
United States. which result il Is simply
impossible to obtain. Russia. from her
most favorable crop Of wheat, exports
something over %. 600. 600 bushels. and,
should the shortage on this wears crop
he only twenty per cent. instead Of twcn-
ty-cight per cent, as estimated. her sur
plus for export will BE- simply nil hut,
allowing the damage 10 he over-esti-
mated. and that Russia can furnish. say.
90 600. 600 bushels. the following figures
result alter making the largest approx
innate estimate for supplies from the re-
maindcr of che wheat producing coun-
tries ofthe globe than the United States
My estimate Is as follows.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
CROPS.

stion.--Europsan Wants, and AmsrI-
cas- SURPLUS.
In the Cram and ProUtsion ReuteW, Mr..
j. o. Mellen, of Chicago, writes MS fol-
lows: give below n remodeled estimate
OF the wheat production Of 1870, partly
oihcial and partly approximate, Of the
United Ststes, which ! am confident
VIII be found very near correct. as they
are in the main official. shall how
ever. use even figures, giving production
the odd change" in order 10 be sure
that the figures ar" enough:
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13

The Drawer has the honor to present
10 the lovers Of excessive humor the fol-
lowing. which is the tweniy-first anecdote
in Taylor's Hn and Mrth. edited by
Mr.. W. Carcw lIazlitt:
a country fellow. who had not
walked much in streets that were paved.
came to London. whore dog came sud
denly out Of n house. and furiously ran
out at him. The fellow stopped to take
up a stone to cast NJ tho dog and find
ing them all fast rammcd or paved in the
ground. quoih ne What a strange
country am | in. where the people tie
up the stones and let the dog loosc,n
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-11-13
This comes 10 Us rs fresh need

This comes 10 us rs fresh need Q
Father Taylor. the famous sal =
rcachcr of Boston. At one Of :
rayer-mceiings an opulcnt mercha .
came in TO honor the me citing. Hespol
a few words cXtolinR the Kindness &,
the Boston people in aiding Mr.. Tay +
to build his chapel. and their considura-
ton of poor sailors. As soon as the
great man had finished. Mr.. Taylor
quietly asked: :" Is there any other old
sinner lSpp town who would like "a
say <gr'before we 20 op with the
meetiHg?' No other old sinner re-
spondcd.