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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
4 Rich Widow and Her Adopted Son.

II j. better 10 br born lucky than rich.
the proycrh says. and believe it. You
may bc born rich and die poor. but II
you arc lurky You will never want. \
cas-" IN point j. that 81 Mrs. Mark Hop
En-. the widow of tie California mil
IonaIro. She was q school tcarhcr In
this city. and no longer young girl
when Mark Hopkins happened al thci
same buarding-hou~c. woocd and won
her. They had no children. 80 she
adopted n boy Of seven year, Of age by
the name of Tim. lie ishinoicen now.
and "a Very amiahic unspoilod fellow. not
particularly bright. and not AT MI dull.
His adopted mother j. perfectly devoted
to him. and indulgcs him in an his de-
sircs. She j. anxious Ia have him love
literature. and j. building a magnificent
library for him During her la.i visit
20 New York She bought 5000 worth
of rare books from one importer. She
buys knowingly. too. The house She
has lust completed in san Francisco cost
S2,oo0,oo0. and IIcrter fitted up two
floors at q cost of S2n0, 600. NV room
Is magnificent" said Tim. Il lust gave
HortcT unlimited authority. and suits Of
armor ere hung on the walls. and lac has
mace ii look like a castle" Mrs. Hop
kins travels in her own drawing-room
car like n princess. with French cook
and silver table service. Her bedroom
has n large double bed in II. and there
Is a handsomely furnished parlor and
kitchen besides WHOM she stops any
where. the car is switched OF. and waits
her pleasure on a side track. The last
time she was in New York il was
brought up 60 within block Of the
Windsor Hotel. ! would not pretend TO
say how many millions that the Widow
Hopkins is worth. hu; YOU may imagine
from her manner of living that il !, a
guodly sum. And Tim. has he not been
fortunate? 4 poor boy. picked NJ to b.
the heir 10 such a fortune So say
again that II j. better to bc born lucky
than rich. Tor neither Mrs. Hopkins nor
Tim were born rich, but see what lugs
has done for them '-Nc'r Iork Lcncr.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
.Je Suis kmerlcain.'

th When il shall he heard Us the proudcst
s:lan,ation ol man, " am IN American citi.
n. Daniel Hcbdrrl
lie got TO Paris late at night
SO tired he couldn't stand.
He'd three v,,lise, by his side,
A guide. bool, in his hand,
lie singled ont haCkmnn from
Tho crowd. Said he, "My man,
Just drive me to the hest hotel,
Jc suis .fmcricdtH.
The Jchu drove him TO the Grand
by course circuitous,
And charged price which was-wcll, by
No means grntutous.
The stranger rnid; then registered,
And to the clerk began
81 want the best room in the house
Jc suis .fmCricdin."
They showed him up to twcnty-blank
Upon Inc parlor floor;
Two candles ON the mantlepiccc,
a gilt plate on the floor;
But, ere he slept, he unused, and thus
His lucuhmtions ran:
Tomorrow I'll make Paris howl
Js mis .fmoricdin."
And make a." howl " he did, indeed
From Concor,lc To B,,-tillc,
From Madeleine to Luxembourg,
He ncod, and nt Mnbille
Wound up the day. But, when lair
Smiled from behind her fan
seductively, e" No, no, ," said he;
L suis -fmericain"
Next day he to the summit oi
The Arc ol Triomphe hied
Veil, vat you zink of zis 20 inquired
A Frcnchmau at his side.
This? This is nothing, answered he
Deny it il you can;
You ought to see our Brooklyn bridge
Je sns -7m,ricdin.'
Into gildcd restaurant
He Glanced to drop, one day,
The walters jargon fairly drove
lils appetite away.
'Coniound your dishes cooked, said he
On the Partisan plan
want plate of pork an beans
Jc suis .fmCricGiH."
Whcre'cr he went, whatc'cr Inc did
Twas always Just the same;
He couldn't. it appeared, forget
The country whence he came;
And when. once more at home, his eye,
Familiar scenes did scan,
lie doifcd hi- hat, and cried. " Thank God
Js sui' .fmcricdinF'
81 am an American.
-Georos l.. Caiiin.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

tcrial Of the dress, II looks odd and out
ofplncc.
There ARE very pretty sun umbrellas
Of polka dot satin that are light and
most +lsinbl" for every style of dress, 10
be used upon All occasions, and these
have the hyOrite polka dot borders :"
The borders show alternate stripes Of
dots md plain liue., which are very
effective. iprmiuv charming finish.
They are mounted on tho fashionable
bamboo sticks, pearl, ivory. and q vi
riety Of pretty handle.
Fancy mitts in black, white and col
orpd six are brought forward In 70 many
different styles rs to preclude nm attempt
at enumeration. 4 coarse mitt H. how
ever. Il very unsightly covering for the
hand, and there j. in fine quality AN
elegance which il most desirable, while
at the same time the better style. are
more lasting. Fine lace gloves are much
sought, and are regarded ~ "A very pretty
finish to the summer toilet. .--NcW Y0rk
Hcraid.
Stockings are not made any more
lovely and delicate than were those half
n century ago, which could be- passed
through a ring and were - minutcly
open worked n 10 be equal in beauty 10
the richest silk lace. But such hose are
owned now by the dozens instead Of by
the single pair, and women wear silk and
thread Of expensive qualities who for
mcrly wore cotton.
The most shapcly stocking that las
. ever made it, appearance j. the silk or
/ thread, ribbed in solid colurs and open
{ worked in small patterns. The ribs run
I up the in-t"p to the ankle and aboy
/ the ankle across or horizontally instead
/ Of upright.
/ Li-lc thread and silk gloves arc intro
/ duc"d in great variety, in consequence
/ Of the demand for them during the warm
summer months. Some pretty stvlc- are
in opcn-work almost up 10 the elbow,
resembling the oprn-work stockings Of
the day. The new six glove. with long
open worked wrists. arc the novelty In
this cla-, Of goods and will be- much
sought after during tho reign uf the
short sieve now 50 fashionable These
.ilk gloves are shown in variety Of
pretty color., and those in black are
Very elegant for ladies in mourning.
They are : choice article and can only
BE- had from the leading glove houses q,
vet.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03
An Elephant Burned 10 Death

When Mr.. French discovered his
manageric. near Detroit. Mich. on fire
his first thought was how TO save the
elephant Sultan. On opening the barn
door he was greeted by dense volume
of smoke. lie CROPPED his way to Sui
tan's stall. The huge animal was per-
fectly noisolcss. not having been heard
To utter the slightest groan; but when
Mr.. French reached his side. and. cali
ing him hy name. placed his hand on
him. the poor beast was found 10 H.
rocking 10 and fro rapidly, while his
hard hide was crawling and rolling in
every direction. Sultan. while in his
stall. always had one foot chained Ia IL
framework. Mr.. French stopped 10
loosen IT, At this the crazed bcast
brought his trunk around with terrible
force. end Mr.. French was thrown about
twenty fret. II was several seconds he
fore Mr.. French could realize his posi-
tiot. and then he saw that, Ia save his
own life. he must get out. He felt his
way around the side Of the barn until
lac saw daylight through the smoke, and
with n rush soon gained the open air.
With the exception of one or two
shrirks by thc hyena. and a few brief.
moaning cries by tllc lions. not n sound
was uttered by the animals during iAe
conflagraiion The theory of pa
Schroff. the keeper Of the animals. j
that they were suilocaied.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-03

The annual crop Of tobacco. raw lrai.
in the United States. il estimated Mt
100000 COO pounds. About two-thirds
II exported.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
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Silk Raising in the United States.

Parties in North Carolina have found it
sufficiently proftably even with present
drawbacks, to raise silk worms and ship tho
cocoons to France. One gentleman in Ra-
leigh, Mr.. Il. Fasnach, has shipped two
bales to Marseilles, each containing over 100
lbs. of choked cocoons They have been
sold at Marseilles for as high as SO francs
(or over $G) per kilogramme (not quite 2
1-2 lbs, and the freight from Raleigh to
Marseilles did not exceed So per cwt. The
cocoOhs were raised by the children of the
family; and aside from the silk product,
Mr.. Fasnach also produced a number Of
eggs for which there is now a ready mar
kct abroad a. $3. 80 to ~ per ounce of 90
grammes. Several other persons in diffe-
rent parts of the country have also reared
sufficient cocoons to warrant New York
brokers in offering from 81. 90 to 50 per lb.
for the same. When parties find 1t prof.
table to raise silk under these adverse cir
cumstances, there can be no question as to
the growth of the industry whenever q
home market is furnished for the raw ma
tcrial, and that when once 1t shall have
been demonstrated that there can be offered
and paid for cocoons some stated sum that
will yet allow fair profit on tile reeling,
tile industry Yill be fairly established, and
private capital will not be wanting to seek
profitable Investment therin.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
Taking tho Edge OF.

Recently sort OF slouchy- looking hun
gry-eycd, cadaverous fellow stepped into IL
restaurant and said he wanted cup of
coffee and piece of bread and butter. The
waiter told him that the place sold nothing
short of complete dinner, and the price
was fifty cents. Said the stranger "Wcll,
you see, l amt real hungry, and I only
want a little coffee and bit of bread"
Waitcr-'It makes no difference; we
sell wholedinncr for fifty cents, and moth
ing elsc."
stranger-"You give hull dinner for
fifty ccnts3"
Waitcr-'Yes, whole dinner; roast
meat, potatoes, succotash, bread, butter,
pie. pudding, coffee and tea"
Stranger-"Well, 1 s'posc you give a
man all he wants to eat2"
Waiter "Oh, yes; we FIJI you up for so
cents, and give you solid, good, plain
meal"
Stranger-"Well, I've half mind to
cat with yc. The fact is the OLE womin
give me a half loaf Of bread and piece
of corn beef for a bite, and cat it up at
Carpenters just now with glass of beer.
| thought I'd like cup of coffee and lit
tie bread and butter to kind o'er wash the
thing down but We say yc can't gim'e
that2"
Waiter--"No sir. Well give you, as
I've said, solid, square meal for fifty
cents. You can cat as little or much as
you please.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
Red Spider on Fruit-Trees.

Among the insect enemies of the fruit
grower 1t is singular that no one has re-
fcrrcd much to the spider. 1t Is small
enemy to be sure, but one by no means to
be sure, but one by no means to bc dcspiscd.
1t makes up by its immense number for it's
diminutive appearance. They appear lar
ger than those we find In greenhouses on
roses, fuchsias, and other tender plants |;
but whether or not they are different spe-
cies from these, are natives to the soil, or arc
introductions from some other parts, arc
questions which may perhaps interest the
entomologist, but will hardly aid in tho de-
struction Of the foe. We suppose on large
trees the labor would be too great to attempt
any means for their eradication, but for
young trees which are easily reached, 1t
might be well worth while to keep them
down. The popular receipt In garden books
'is to mix flour of sulphur in greasy water
and then syringe with H., of course keeping
the mouth of the syringe near the surface
of the water while drawing up tile liquid,
as the oily and sulphufy water floats only
on top, and Is drawn into the syringe only
in that way. This greasy liquid causes the
sulphur to adhere to tho leaves, and 1t Is
said the red spider abandons these leaves In
disgust. The hot dry atmosphere" Of our
country Is peculiarly favorable to the exis-
tence of the red spider; and whenwe know
how great q pest 1t is 10 the fruit-growers
under glass, 1t seems to us well worth look
Ing after him, when heundertakes to fast
en- on our fruit trees iu the open air. So
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
Washington at Valley Forge.
In the latter part of the summer of Il

In the latter part of the summer of 1906,
when his second term as President of the
United States had nearly expired, and he
was about to retire to private life, Washing,
ton concluded to see Valley Forge once
more, the scene of SO many tolls and slrug.
| giles The particulars respecting this visi,
an old farmer living near there at tho time
| related to his son, who made record of
them. 1t was in the afternoon, he said as
he was engaged ploughing on his farm il,
the vicinity Of the encampmcnt grounds
that he observed an elderly man of digni-
fled appearance Oh horseback, dressed in a
plain suit of black, accompanied by Il
colorcd servant, ride to place in the road
nearly opposite, when he alightcd from his
horse and came into the field and cordially
took his hand. lie told him he had called
to make some inquiries concerning the own
crs and occupants Of the diifcrcn. places
about there, and also in regard to the coun-
try; the system of farming practiccd in
that part Of the country the kinds of grain
and vegetables raised the time of sowing
and planting; the best method of tlling the
ground, and numerous other questions re-
lating to agriculture. lie also made in
quiries after certain families in the neigh
bOrhood AS answers were given lie noted
VIGIL NoNll Ill q DOOh, llC
him that he could not give as correct answers
as he wished, for he had not been brought
up to farming, and besides had only moved
into the vicinity since the war, thought he
had been in the army when it was cncamp-
cd there. This gave new turn to the con-
vcrsation. The stranger informed him that
he had been in the army and at the camp,
and as he expected to leave the city in a
few months, with the prospect of never re-
turning, he had taken this journey to visit
the place which had been the scene of 50
much suffering and Distress and see how
far tho inhabitants had recovered from its
effects. On being informed that his name
was George Washington he told him that
his appearance was so changed that he did
not recognize him, or else he would have
paid more respect to his late commander
and now the chief magistrate of the nation.
iIc replied that to see the people happy,
and the dcsolatc fields recovering from the
disasters they had eXpcricn, d, and TO meet
with any of his old companions now peace
ably engaged in the most useful of all cm-
ploymcnts afforded him more satisfaction
than all the homage that could he paid to
his person or station. He then said that
pressing engagements rendered it necessary
for him to be in the city that night, and
taking him by the hand badc him an affcc-
tionate farewell and this was Washington's
last visit to Valley Forge.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
,FOOd at Saratoga,

At Meyers and Moons on the lake, they
arc famous for game dinners. Il regular
game dinner for one, without wine, costs
IS, and with wine It often runs up to $l2
and $l6, and even 500. The IS game din
ner consists Of five courses. Soup, black
bass and stewcd potatoes, chicken, partridge
and fried potatoes, woodcock and salad,
and ending with coffee. A plain game
dinner of black bass and slowed potatoes
and woodchuck and fried potatoes, costs,
without wine, 81. The 500 dinners that
Pierre Lorillard, Belmont and Traverse
take arc produced by an indiscriminate
slaughter Of Johannisbcrgcr, champagne,
old Burgundy and dollar cigars. The Sara
toga black bass are caught early in the
morning in deep water. They weigh from
a pound to pound and half. They are
very juicy and delicious. No one ever
touches brook trout in Saratoga after hav-
ing been once spoiled by eating black bass.
Mr.. Belmont says the Saratoga black bass
are the best fish III tho world. We have,
also, what Is called the Saratoga white bait,
which really tastes better than the white
bait caught at Manhattan Beach. Saratoga
white bait arc produced thus: Sunfish an
inch and half and two inches long are
caught in shallow water. They are placed
In salt water which causes them to disgorge
their entralls. Then they arc fried whole
in butter. Saratoga white bait are an inn
pr0vement on tho genuine article.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
A High-PrIced Mistake.

TWO miners sat down in a wilderness of
southern Utah, few months since, to
munich their bread and then pursue their
wanderings and their search for wealth.
| They were "prospcctors who, having left
the beaten track of pleasure seekers, wan
dcrcd off, to the amusement of their fcl-
lows, into the comparatively level country,
where months of searching had revealed
| nothing.
"Wc had better get back into the noun
tain country, Jim," said his "pard."
AS he spoke his tool struck something a
few inches under the sand, and the pros
pcctor found fracture on the rocks and
picked up small yellow piece Of stone.
"What's that2" said Tom, as he saw
with what fcverish carncstncss his "rard"
examined tho piece.
"Egad think it's born silver "
They were out of provisions and clothes;
they had not means with which to pay the
fee for securing their "tind." After open
ivg up their prize sufficiently to show that
vein of orc existed. they offered it to Mr.
Ben Morgan, of Pittsburg, who is operating
smelling works a few miles below Salt
Lake City, for $1S, 600. Mr. Morgan sought
the advice of the Superintendent of the
Ontario Mine. Together they carefully cx-
amincd the new "find," and, unfortunately
for tho genial Ben, they decided it was not
worth risking the money on. The miners
continued to open their vein, but soon again
were stranded, when one of them wrote to
two Irish friends, who had already lost
money Oh supposed "finds," and bcsought
them to try their luck once more. After
much importantly they invested enough
money to give the miners good start, when
the development of the mine proceeded
rapidly. -Four shafts were sunk and u
number of intermediate galleries run which
connected the shafts. The work was pushed
solely with Il view to show the magnitude
of the deposit. 1t was the marvel of the
whole country Conservative old engineers
measured tho orc beds actually in sight,
taking nothing for granted, and made nu-
mcrous analyses in all parts of the minc to
determine its richness, and The most eau
tious calculated the silver in sight as worth
$27, 100000. Jay Cooke, hearing of this
prize, secured an option Of one-half inter
est for -, 600, 600 for u short time, and
Fastening eastward he induced number of
Engishmen in New York to invest and they
took 1t at this price, the four original own
crs declining to sell the remaining half ut
any price. This is now tho famous "Hom
Silver Mine or "New Bonanza, around
which town has in few months clustered
called Frisco" and to which one mine
the Utah Southern railroad will this sum-
mer be extended nearly three hundred
milps .......
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
"Denti Dresy,"

The Irish pcnsantry are very careful to
make due preparations for death, parlic-
ularly to provide theil last garments or
"dcath dress" This care weighs very
much upon the invalid, who frequently Or
dcS those III attendance to take the shroud
out of the box where il has lain in readiness
and air it properly. The writer has more
than once heard this command given while
visiting the sick in County Donegal. That
the ''dcad dress" is the cause of solicitudc
to the people of Queens county even in an
other state of being, the following anccdotc
will show: Two old women lived at Castle
Pook, rambling old place, once magnifi-
cent, and the scene of wild rcvelry SO long
as its owners had anything to suuantler.
But the spcndthrift landlords were dead
Ind gone, and of the Dennis family only
two members, an aunt and an niece, re-
manned, they were called the "ladics" by
their poor ncighbors, and were greatly
looked up to on account of their ancient
name; but they had not had any better cd
ucation than that which village school
master could give fifty years ago. The el-
der Miss Dennis hpd IL small annuity, and
it was no wonder that Miss Honor was al
most crushed by grief and anxiety when she
became very i'll, and was gwen up by the
doctor.
"Comc here, Honor" whispered the dy-
ing woman, from her pillow '"rhcrc's g
ten pounds in the box; you'll have that,
an my clothes an the furniture, an you'll
be sure to wake me decent, and put my
fine linen nightgown wild the frills on me-
Bring 1t out to let me sec If it's all right"
Miss Honor promised to obey, but miscr-
illness ovcrcamc her, and she grudgcd the
corpse so fine dress. She happened to
have some black calico covered with white
spots, which she had bought at great bar
gain from a country pcddler, and she made
the shroud of it, intending to turn the
frilled nightgown into money at some fu-
ture time. The villagers from Clopook
who came to the wake wondered at Miss
Dennis dead dress" but nothing was said
against it.
The funeral took place; and now began
a dreadful visitation for Miss Honor. AS
regularly as darkness fell, Miss Dennis ap-
pcared in her black md white shroud at
her ncicc's tircside. She pointed to her
dress, and never spoke word. Miss IIo-
nor could not bear it. On the third night
the coffin was taken up and opened, and
the frillcd nightgown puts upon it's tenant
instead of the black and white shroud. The
ghost was now appcascd; she did not again
aDDrar
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-28
Imagination OH the Weather.

A citizen doing business on Griswold
street, Detroit, hus given this weather
| question great deal of thought, and re-
| Gently he began series of cXpermen y to
ascertain whether imagination hasn't ~
much to do with a hot day as a thcrmo-
meter. At 9 o'clock in the morning lie en-
tered his office, built a brisk fire in tho
stove, closed the door, and sat down to his
newspaper, having his chair close to the
stove. In n few minutes one of his Gus
toners opened the door, aud before he
could express his surprise the official called
out:
"Comc inl What change in the weather
since last night hated to build fire,
but it was positively like November in here.
Come over by the stove"
''1as-has the weather changed2" hcsi-
tatingly inquired tho caller.
Changed! Why there's difference Of
81 degrees since 10 o'clock last night. Hear
what the weather report says: Northcrly
winds, great change in temperature, with
indications of severe frost at night! 1
wish had brought down my spring over
coat :"
"Well, l felt the change, but l didn't
realise the full power of it, said the otncr
rs he edged over to the stove and rubbed
his hands.
"You should watch these things and
dress accordingly. I wouldn't dare come
out In that thin coat. First you know
you'll have chill"
Ell know Pm rather careless, but
must look out for myself in the future.
This fire feels rather good"
eyes, 1t docs; you'd better get thor
oughly warmed up before you 60 out in the
raw air."
The caller remained there at least 10 min
utes, all the time standing beside the hot
stove and yet when the thermometer
marked 100 degrees he made no complaints
and went out saying that he would go home
and ret on q thicker coat