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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
Interesting Scientific Facts.

AE is about $40 times lighter than
common water.
The pressure of the atmosphere upon
every square foot of the earth amounts
10 4, ,l6O pounds.
An ordinary sized man, supposing his
surface 10 be fourteen square feet, sus-
tains the enormous pressure Of 30,3i0
pounds.
Heat rarifies air TO such an extent that
il can be made 10 occupy 5000 times the
space it did before.
The violence Of the expansion OF water
when freezing is sufficient to Cleayc IA
globe Of copper of such thickness as to re-
quire "A force of $4,000 pounds TO produce
ike effect.
During the conversion OF ice into
water, no degrees Of heat are absorbed.
Water. when converted into steam.
increases in bulk II, 900 times.
One hundred pounds Of Dead sea water
contains forty-six pounds Of salt.
The mean annual depth of rain that
falls at the equator is ninety-six inches
The explosive force Of close confined
gunpowder Is six and half tons to the
square inch.
The greatest artificial cold ever pro-
duced is ninety-one degrees Fahrenheit.
Sound travels at the rate Of I,l42 feet
per second in the air. 4. .g6O in the water
II 900 in cast iron, 1900 in steel. s.OOO
in glass and from 1896 TO l. 900 in wood.
Water obsttuCts half Of the perpcn-
diCular rays Of the sun i'm seventeen feet
ana tilree fourths in thirty four feet, and
less than one-thousandth part. reaches
the depth of 200 feet; hence the bottom
Of deep water is in total darkness.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
New. nnd Vote. for Women.

France has 100000 marriageabe
daughters
Nearly all the pawnbrokers of France
are women.
At Wellesley College the cooks are
men-the professors are women
The London skating rinks are to be
turned into lawn tennis grounds.
Chicago Is manufacturing straw goods
in great quantities for the milliners.
Eight. nine and even ten bridesmaids
are seen Mt fashionable English we'd
dings.
Thread lace OF many different colors
has been imported for the use of the mill
liners.
The Modern Argo believes that one
girl in the kitchen Is worth two Mt the
front gate.
The richest unmarried woman In
Pennsylvania IL daughter Of the late
Asa Packer.
Steel birds heads with JET beaks and
eyes are among the ornaments imported
for fall hats.
Peter Siple. Of North Ferrisburg, W +,
has six daughters who average elf
pounds each,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
mcParIan. the DnfecfIxe.

a correspondent of the Louisville
ConTfer-JouT7l1t writes concerning this
man: He was formerly PiDkert0n's
coachman. The latter believed him the
man 10 consummate the pcrilous task Of
unearthing the Pennsylvania Molly Ma
guires. lie was engaged at a salary Of
only twelve dollars week and alj ex-
penses' alter n long struggle with his
own convictions B 70 the right and
wrong OF the mighty task ho was about
Undertaking. How he inRratiated him
sell among these people. FOR yeas lived
with them as a boon cornnanion
vrcnched from them their direst secrcfg
prevented many a murder, and nj last
when PiHkertOn had his no0ses all ready.
emerged from bis identity as McKcnna'
The brawling Molly, bccc ming the terri
bic instrument Of justice that has trans
formed the coal region 70 n compare
lively peaceful section. although "A score
pr 80 OF necks have been stretched in the
cousummatiOn, are already familiar TO
the public. | know " Jimmy" as his
irirnds call him. well, and he has bern
- me remarkable study. He was for
mrriy simply brythOf boy" kind
ly. hearted, impulsiye. not ignorant, but
what Is termed quick-witted, and that Il
All. Had he not become, by mere
have remained to this day what he was
before tand what / believe he often
wishes he still wa4), IA sort Of porter OF
man Ol ri work about stores and whole
sale houses But now he IL man Of
brains and intellect.
The intenic strain upon McParian's
mind through these year. has made him
unrecognizable by his former self In
"lIectua!iy, in experience. in thought.
motive and purpose, he has virtually
been rccrcated, and in the minds Of those
watching this change in the man he has
become fixed AS, in many respects, "A re-
markablc person. Not all the wealth on
earth would induce McParlan 20 again
90 through what be has. | believe be
regrets It. From the vast body Of Ifish
people he Is virtually Ostracized. He
j. m informcr." That settles il with his
race. | respect him because know him.
Never more honest, upright and sin
ccre man lived. But this is load that
he carries. No man can contemplate
scores OF scaGolds and "A score Of souls
plunged into eternity through his instru-
mentality free from "A regret, which must
be- eternal
Physically McParlan is broken up
badly. The excitement, great labor,
poisonous mine gases and more poison
Gus whisky or mountain dew he was
compelled 10 freely use and distribute TO
assist in accomplishing his purpose
nearly wrecked him. At ole time his
cye-sight was dcspaired Of Mr. Pinker-
ton has a boundless affection for him,
and will never sec him in want He has
saved persistently and has fully s.. 900 in
government bonds and in lots here.
which, by the WAY, was al he could Sc
cure in payment for services rendered a
firm here before his employment by
Pinkerton, and which. though then
nearly worthless. have considerably ad-
vAnccd in value.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
4 Glass Mountain.

Another marvel recently brought TO
light in the Yellowstone Park of North
America Is nothing less than n mountain
of obsidian or volcanic glass. Near the
foot of Beaver Lake, band Of explorers
came upon this remarkable mountain,
which rises at that place In columnar
cliffs and rounded bosses to many hun
dreds of feet in altitude, from kissing hot
springs at the margin Of the lake. As IL
was desirable TO pass that way, the
party had to cut out n road through the
steep CLASSY barricade. This they
effected by making huge fires on the
glass 10 thoroughly heat and expand IL.
and then dashing the cold water of the
lake against the heated surface, so as TO
suddenly cool and break IL up by shrink
age. Large fragments were In this way
detached from the solid side Of the
mountain. then broken up small by
sledge hammers and picks, not, how.
ever, without severe iacerations Of the
hands md faces Of the men from flying
splIntcrs. In the Grand Cemon Of the
Gibbon river the explorers also found
precipices Of yellow, black and banded
obsidian hundreds of feet high. The
natural glass Of these localities has from
time immemorial been used by the In
dians 20 tip their spears and ARROWS.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
Increase In LnnacI.

DIR. Lush, thC resident Of tho British
hedico Psychological Association. in
the course Of an address delivered To the
members, drew attention to n marked
increase of late years in lunacy. In the
first report Of the commissioners on
lunacy they state that in June, 1916.
there were In England and Wales %. 900
persons of unsound mind. The popula-
tion was then about II. 900. 600, now IL Is
25, ,OO0. 600, and IL Is estimated that on the
first of January, 1879. there we're "a. .S23
persons in England and Wal who need
ed the protection of the lunacy laws. 1t
appears, therefore, that while the popu-
lation has increased at the rate Of forty
five per cent. the number Of lunatics in
detention has risen at the rate Of $50 per
cent. Assuming that another thirty
three years will yield similar results.
accommodation will have to be provided
in 1919 for nearly a quarter of n million
of insane or imbe,ile persons In England
and Wales. The true solution of the
difficulty. he thought. Is TO be sought
lst. In Increased family responsibility.
Cd. In educating the popular belief In
the gravity of the disease itself 3D.. In
further State interference If possible.
4th. In increased efforts TO make the lot
of insane persons under detention IA lit
tie irksome "A Is consistent with safety
and the conditions of their malady. Be-
yond these he feared not much can be
done or hoped for; less ought not TO he
required and II, instead. callous in
difference continues TO prevail rs to the
extent of insanity, grave and calamitous
results, 10 be discovered only when too
late to be repaired. must follow n neglect
of the accepted teachings of medical
science and experience.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
Boat Life In Canton.

Writing from Canton. China, = CORE
spondent of the New York Herald says
The boat life has pleasant feature to
visitors, as it is pleasant when you come
and go TO your ship, rs j do every day
to the Ashuelot, TO see n floating world
around you. to see the flower boats, to
hear the sound Of music and singing
far into the night. These boats swarm
along the river banks. They are called
sampans. and are large. clumsy boat.
varying in size from ten to twenty fcet. .
The center Of the boat Is arched over,
and this forms kitchen. dining-room
and slceping-room. The boats ply up
and down tue river, doing what odds
and ends of work may fall to them
They cluster around our boat like bees
around flower garden. If you go to
the gangway and make n signal. dozen
will come hurrying and sCuflling. and
you can 90 ashore for ten cents. Once
that you select n boat the proprietor at
tends you while you are in port, awaits
for you at the landing. and Mt the YES
sells side. Some Of the boats, called
flower boats, are fitted up for their en-.
tertainment. and Cinnamon in search Of
recreation 60 on board and hear the
music and take supper and float UP and
down the river. The boats are in all
cases--all that have obsor ved--man-
aged by wonen and children. To men
go on shore and work rs laborcrs, and
return to their homes at night. Their
life is on their boats. and thousands
taking the whole Chinese coast I might
easily say hundreds of thousands-of
families spend their lives on these frail
shells, and know no world beyond the
movements of the tides and the dipping
of the oars.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
Singular and Alarming Accidents.

A great calamity has befallen the
Commune of Brusio (Switzerlandl in
the Grisons. At the close of day of
intense heat, n waterspout burst over
the district; immense volumes of water
rushed down the precipitous sides Of the
Pig di st. Remigio, bringing with them
great pieces Of rock and masses Of earth.
the Silcone overflowed its banks. and ali
the houses in BTusio. the church and
the presbytery were flooded. No lives
were lost, but many buildings were much
damaeod, and the crops are entirely
ruined.
from UTi. describes an extraordinary Al
pine accident which happened recently.
and nearly had n fatal termination. DR..
Gampert, of Ottenbach, with the guide
Vincenz Bissig and Herr Gisler, of the
Klausea Inn. had made the ascent of the
Scherrhorns. As they were returning.
Gisler. who was acting a. porter. and
had ON his back n load weighing seventy
pounds. made a false step and slipped.
lie theruupon, against the desire of his
companions. united the rope by which
they were attached. saying he might
slip again. and he was determined to en-
danger no other life than his own. They
were then on n steep ice slope. Shortly
afterward Gisler did slip again. and,
losing his footing. shot with friEhtful
velocity In the direction of a crevasse
forty feet deep ard sax feet wide. As he
neared the brink. however. Gisler. who
IL a man of powerful frame and greaa
preseuce ef mind. contrived to spring to
his feet. and. clearing the crevasse at
bound. alighted unhurt on the other
side. where, the slope being iess steep. he
was able 70 keep his footing. lie joined
the others lower down tlIe mountain,
and al arrived safely In the evening i
the Klauson Inn.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02

a part Of the consumptive hospital,
at Brompton. London. is SCALED the Night
ingalc Wing, having been built from
the proceeds OF concert by Jenny Lind
A new wing has just been added on th
site of Tom Moore's old home.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
Uk as n Subs&

opinion ut the Assem- blel gIYF.Ttans was
that death was inevitable. Life was
prolonged six days 10y means Of five in
icCtions. varying In quantity from eight
to fifteen ounces. From this and other
cases, Dr. Thomas concludes that the in
lection of milk into the circulation in
place Of blood is q perfectly safe and feasi-
bic operation, easier 10 perform than
TRANSMISSION Of blood, and Of equal ciii-
cheney in cases OF exhaustion from pro-
fuse and repeated hcmorrhagcs. These
experiments are in curious agreement
with those Of DR.. WulfsbcTg. performed
on rabbits and dogs in the laboratory Of
Prof. Marine. at Gottingen. After bleed
ing the animals until all movements of
respiration and circulation had ceased,
DIR. Wulfsberg injected milk into their
veins. The operation was instanta-
neously followed by rythmical contrac-
ton of the heart, and finally by re-es-
tablishmcnt of respiratory movements,
and, what is more singular still. upon
their cessation, after the stimulant had
spent its force. life movements were ex-
cited again by repeating the injection
Some OF the dying dogs even barked
under the influence of the milk. The
microscopic relations of this subject
would be of no interest to the general
reader. but the fact that life movements.
whether by cxcitation of the nervous
centers or by direct irritation of the
heart, can be restored after they have
ceased, in manner Mt one so simple and
so readily applied, Is one Of the utm os
practical imDortanee
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
The B0Wery Boy.

The New York correspondent Of the
Detroit Free Press says; The 7iugcS has
been lancniing over the disappearance
OF the Bowery boy. once ono Of the most
picturesque adiuncts Of Goth.m, and il
i of an interview that Thackcray had
him one night on "A Bowery corner.
cimen was one of the best, and
~, Just to try him and see
- creature he was, went up
= the specimen lac
= than one accosied ia
Another stranger. My
said. want 20 70 10 the
Use" We'll. said Nose. with
gaking the Long Nine" cigar from
6etwccn his lips, why the deuce don't
you go?n That was = good deal more
like the real Bowcry boy of old times
than the answer to Thackeray. But the
Bowery Boy really has disappeared. A
fcw relics Of him may still be seen in out
OF tho ay places, but the man himself
y gon, lie began 10 die when the old
fire dcl rtment was disbanded. and he
Is now little more than tradition. The
Bowery boy was usually TO be seen be-
tween Grand street and Chatham square.
] Iat neighborhood is now almost entire
ly given over to lager beer saloons and
disrcputahlc music halls. Twenty years
ago it was one of the headquarters Of the
gamblers. but you find none Of these
svs.. s.s a.. -. 4.
quarter in New fork has changed more
than the Bowery. 1t used TO be very
good place for business, ard . number OF
large dry goods stores were there. The
Bowery boy himself las left no successor
We have roughs and rowdies in album
dance yet. but they are all Of bruia
type. and no more like the Bowery boy
OF twenty years ago than the Fifth
avenue swell, with round piece of
glass stuck in one eye, is like a gentle
man.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12
Miscellaneous

New YoRx, July IL. A vigorous
movement Ia begun among liquor sellers
to resist the methods by which the liquor
law is being enforced. They have or.
eanized . society and propose to compel
. strict enforcement Of the law against
every other industry, similar TO the
methods employed by the Newark deal
ers recently.
A Herald Pittsburg special says Of the
arrest OF Cummings and Mrs. Lane, that
abe and her husband have made up all
their difficulties. He says she will tes-
tiiy against Cummings In the larceny
case. The case has caused q profound
sensation and the police are denounced
by the entire bar Of the country and BY
the people. and the expulsion Of the de-
tsctivss connected with the affair is do.
mauded.
CHICAGO. July Ill. r. Martin.
trainer OF the California horses belong
ing TO Mr.. Baldwin, left yesterday with
his stable for Saratoga.
WARRxNsBuRo, No., July 1l.-Frank
Davidson. who killed William Haegsrty
September q, 1878. was executed yes.
terday. -.
CosooaD. N. H., July l1.-Buzzsll,
the murderer Of Miss Hanson, was
hanged yesterday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12
0koIonalsms

0koio"a t.ai''.) Southern S'nf''' June 10.
Wait until we set our bsttering ram ct
work on your free schools. We will
send the last brick and board OF them
sailing into the blue smpyrsan, beyond
the eyesight Of mortal man.
There shall be no compromise, Messrs.
Yankees, and there shall b no concilia.
ton. Shaking hands across the bloody
chasm IL "plsyed out In this part OF
America. Scattering Yankee flowers on
Confederate tombs will hereafter DO 70.
ssnted as . rank insult to our immortal
braves.
The benny blue banner was uniurlsd
At Winchester. Virginia, n day lately,
at the dedication Of o Copfsdsrste mon.
umept. The fact was wired from ssa.
board 10 sssboard, and the whole Yankee
nation laid back on Ito hams and howltd
for all that was out. They haven't for.
gotten how that dear old banner carried
dismay into their country In the years Of
wore i; they haven't forgotten how they
ded before Il every time the Confederate
aud Federal forcss we're equal ; they
haven't forgotten that they were unable
to lower It's proud folds until they had
drummsd and trumpsted for recruits
throughout christsndom. They know
y,,y vsll that the red, white and red
would be floating over an independent
Southern Confedsraoy to-day Il they
had fought rs single handed. Unturl
the bopny blue 3 little more frequently.
boys. Uniurl II, W say. It IL our old
Gag still. Our holiest memories cluster
In its folds; our highest patriotism 10
symboliEsd by it, queuchlsss starr.
General Schuyler Hamilton said. In .
speech on Decoration Day; Last year.
at the foot OF Abraham Ldnooln's statue.
I defended the practice Of decorating
with flowers the graves Of the rebel
dead impartially With those OF our lead
comrades. Ny heart was not In those
words. They were spoken 10 9 ut OF
sentimental generosity aroused oy mis-.
representations Of prominent rebels. !
beg to apologize for those remarks. !
would now urge that no member Of
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12

FUNERAL OF the Prince lmperihls
LONDON. July 12.-Ths body OF the
Prince Imperial vas landed from the
steam yncht Euohantrsss at 4 o'clock
yesterday. and taken at once to the
armory at woolwioh. The Princes
Lucisn md Charles Bonspsrts, Joachim
and Louis Murat. Baron Hsussman, the
Duke Of Padsu and Monterey and other
distinguished Frenchmsn were present
at the landing Of the body. n. Rouhsr
and General Flsursy carried the pail.
The body was smbalmsd in the armory,
whore It remained two hours. The
Prince of Wales, the Duke Of Con.
usupht. Prince Zsck and the Prince Of
Sweden assisted at the Identification Of
the remains Of the Prince. The escort
with the body started for Chisslhurst at
9 o'clock, the balls tolling and many
thousands lining the route. The coffin
was placed on Q gun carriage drawn BY
eight horses. and escorted BY the Royal
Horse Artillery.
On arriving at the Camden House the
oofan was carried BY officers Of artillery
into ths ssms hall where the Emperor
at his death was laid In state. Thou.
sands Of people arrived yssterdsy and
this morning from London, Paris and
elsewhere, to witness the funeral. Queen
Victoria 10 at the Camden House. and
will there witness the passage OF the
funeral procession. The corpse will TO-
main ct the hall until II O'Clock. during
which time Q mass OF requiem will 30
celebrated In the presence OF . select
party by Father Gordard. Chaplain TO
the Empress. Officers will thsn replace
the body on the gun carriage and the
procession will b formed. consisting OF
the first class Of cadets Of the Military
Academy, with reversed arms, mounted
band Of artillery and then the coffin.
The mournsrs are expected to include
the Prince Of Wales. Duke Of Connaught
and Duke Of Cambridge, besides French
notables. The Church Of st. Mary 10
distant only hall . mile from the House.
but the procession will follow o devious
route to avoid deolivitss. II 10 expected
there will be Ut least one hundred thou
sand spectators present. The Fifth
Lapcsrs will keep the routs-thrse bat.
tsriss OF ARTILLERY on tho common will
fire minute guns during the progress Of
tho procession. The cadets will
Are three volleys - the body
enters the church. Ofacsrs will
carry the coffin from the gun carriage
and Ale ont Of the side door, leaving the
remaining duties to the friends Of dc.
ceased. The ceremonies will consist OF
q short mass and will probably be con-.
cluded by noon. Neither the Queen or
sx. empress Eugene will participate In
the procession or bs present ct the
church during the service, which will be
conducted by the Bishop Of Southwark.
The Prince Of Wales, Duke OF Edin.
burg. Duke OF Connausht and Duke OF
Cambridge will. during the service, sit
on the right OF the oatafalque. The COT.
I'm will remain In the church until night
when Il will be removed to the sseristy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12
Tura vereiu Picnic.

More presents have been received for
the Turn vsrein Picnic, to be held al
Trsadway's ranch. Carson. tomorrow
]. s. Kanssn. $40 gold; Charles Msul.
Ter, suit OF tights; Rauhut, fruit stand
Flick, leather medal for the worst gym.
mast; Tangerman. ohild's table set; Bob
Lowery, silver mug. There are some
forty prizes in all. OF which five will 60
TO the Rymnasts, Ave to pupils in gym.
n~astics, two to the fat mans race. three
to the foot race, three to the boys race.
three to the gsntlsmen's foot.raoe-frse
for all, one to the foot.ballers, three TO
the ladies' foot.race, two to the girls
foot.race, two the ladies' pot game. two
to the military. n (silver tea set to
the lady on the train winning Il and
each one has Q chance, two to the ladies'
parlor shooting. three to the ladies'
archery shooting. three TO the ladies'
water and apple game. The train will
leave Virginia precisely ct 8 o'clock In
the morning. Tickets for the round trip
land admission to the park) but two
dollars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
(sr,crAI TO TIE, GOLD HILL DAILY s.'
Murder and Suicide.


CHICAGO. July 1O.-An. Inter Ocean
Rock Island special says: Yesterday
the town Of Ellington. Illinois. was
thrown into q state Of the widest excite.
ment by the news that Miss Robbins,
aged 40 and highly respected, had been
shot BY Lee Robbins, her brother. and
instantly killed, and that the brother
had shot himself in the head and was
dead. Az far as could DO ascertainsd
the facts are a. follows: Miss Matilda
Robbins, the murdered girl. has for
some time been receiving attention from
q young man named Tom Richards
against the express protests Of her pa.
rents, and especially Of her brother. She
persisted In allowing Richards to call on
her, and an engagement was announced.
The brother warned her that Richards
should never marry her. and tried TO
persuade his sister to break the engage.
msnt, but to no purpose. and on yestsr.
day she was to have been married. That
morning about half.past five o'clock,
while In her room getting ready TO take
the Mercer county train for Rock Island,
her brother went to her and made an
other appeal not to marry the man
Richards. She refused to break her
word, and then he drew . pistol and shot
her, killing her instantly. he then
placed the revolver to his own head and
frsd. inficting . wound from which he
died hall an hour aitsrward. The placs
where the murder and suicide hap.
psnsd IL the Nottingham farm, about
thrse-quartsrs OF Q mile from Coginton.
The only objection 10 Richards. as far ss
could bs learned. was that he was Q
drinking man and a rough sort Of fellow.
Lee Robbins, who did the deed, wal Q
very pleasant. reputable man. about %
years old, and Of very modest misn, and
had hosts Of friends.