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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
A CeremonIOus Nabob.

have told you, writes an English
traveller, very little about the nabob
(of the Carnatic), although no day
passes without messengers from him
in the morning TO inquire how / slept,
and in the middle of the day to present
gilt of fruit and flowers He insists
on my seeing these messengers with
great silver sticks and returning my
salaams by them, which is great and
grievous bore twice a day. After my
first visit he sent me dinner of at least
fifty dishes. each OF which was brought
on the head of black damsel. This
feast was displayed on the floor Of the
colonnade, and was brought forth 10
see the embroidered covers taken off, and
to admire the cook-shop.
made my salaam. and the repast was
devoured by LordWilliam's body guard.
The present of n dinner is AN established
custom in the East. The nabob is
very fat. thick bearded person. about
thirty. AT my first visit he received
me Mt the door of my coach, having bar
gained that i should do the like when
he returned my visit. He embraced me
as soon rs / was out of the coach with
most affectionate hugs, saying each
time: "How dye do, governor
generalen This I thought very suit
able salutation at our meeting, but il
seemed less neat and appropriate at my
departure. when, at the coach door, he
repeated the four embraces, with How
dye do, governor generalP" four times
again.
During the reception he sat on sofa
in great hall. in which was also the
musnud or throne, on his right side,
Lord William on his left. Then our in
tcrpreter made us mutually happy by
assurances of each others perfect health,
and the nabob returned thanks to God
for the health OF the king, the queen,
the Prince of Wales and the princes
and princesscss. the court of directors,
the house of peers, and all the members
of the house OF commons. every one
of whom assured him had left in the
most blooming health.
We were then still moro deeply
affected by ouy extreme attachment for
each other, and by the singular felicity
of beholding each Others faces. Many
other similar affairs OF state W ere trans
acted between us, and when tie pain
full moment for parting arrived, his
hiRhness dropped Few drops of altar
OF roses on my handkerchief. then
sprinkled me profusely all over my best
Vienna embroidered coat with rose.
water, saying affectionately that he
knew he was spelling my coat (but
what Is coat to the illusions of friend
shipO. Then he put on my neck gar
land of white flowers, gave me two
packets of betelnut and then two roses.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
A Great Catch Of wild Pigeons.

A correspondent of the Forest and
Stream, describing a pigeon roost in
Michigan, says: 1 Ge morning and
evening hours are be for catching, as
then the flights are on. / saw two hum
dred and eiRhty-seven taken at one
spring OF II single net, over bed of
muck TO which the birds had been baited
for some days by sprinkling salt over
the mud. On these beds no decoys are
used. the batting being sufficient. The
pigeons would eat greCdily of the salted
muck. On the occasion | speak of we
arrived at the bower just before day
break. The birds were well baited, and
/ expected to see fine catch, as no net
had AS yet been sprung over that bed.
With the first streaks of light we could
hear the flutter as they lit in the trees
about the bed. AS the light increased
they came faster and thicker, until soon
the trees were alive with them. and the
woods were filled with their calls. Soon
a single pigeon dropped on the bed, and
had hardly folded its wings before
others began to pour from the trees in a
stream. When they seemed to be stand
ing on each others backs and J ou could
see nothing but pointed tails sticking
up, and while they were still fly
ing down on to the bed, we both
jerked the line with all our
might. There was loud swish
as the net sprang over, the lead
line knocking feathers from those still
in the air and in the way'of the net. We
rushed from our cover, and while /
stood in astonisbment mt the boiling
mass under the meshes, the netter pro.
ceeded to fasten down the corners of the
net and remove the birds to the coops.
1t requires the most skill to trap pig
cons as they are flying over q net, flyer
,(apigeon with its eyes sewed shut and n
light weight fastened to its legs) being
first thrown in the air TO attract the at
tention OF a passing flock, and stool
"a pigeon trained to act as If alighting)
being industriously worked TO induce
the flight to strike upon the bed when
the net is sprung.
The catch per day per man ranges
from nothing to fifty or sixty dozen.
No shooting is allowed within five
miles of the roost proper. Good shoot
ing Qor those who wish to shoot nest
ing birds) can be had outside these
limits, as the birds fly several miles for
food, passing some points continuously,
at some hours of the day.
This roost was thirty miles long,
varying in width from one to five miles.
There were three hundred men engaged
in the business at one time that season,
and rs n result of their work saw one
hundred barrels of dead pigeons alone
shipped in one day from the little viii
lage of Shelby.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

almonds. Her hair is dyed of a Goa
black by indigo, or OF n reddish brown
by indigo and henna mixed with IL,
according to her ownfancy, or that OF
the broker. Her eyebrows are plastered
and painted so thickly that they look
like large piece of court plaster cut
into arches, and stuck upon her face.
l say large piece, because they are
joined artificially by thick line across
the nose. Her cheeks are painted in
excessively bright colors, and two shiny
locks of hair, gummed together, and
stuck fiat OH each side of them, in the
shape of number skies placed the wrong
way. Her hands and feet, finger nails,
and toe nails, are dyed n light mahog.
amo color with henna. She has no
anre shape or figure than n bolster
Poor little thing! she plays such tricks
with herself generally that at twenty
she is an old woman, with her skin all
shriveled and burnt up by caustics and
poisoned pricks OF needles. This old
undersized-creature waddles about the
apartment of her new lord in the finest
and largest trousers possible.
She wears asmurt embroidered Jacket
with short sleeves, and a pretty chemi-
sette of some light white material, em-
broidered with gold threads; but her
arms and neck are bare. She hangs
upon her little person lis many jewels,
gold coins and trinkets AS she can posi-
bly, get at. She is especially fond of
pearls and diamonds, but is not particu-
far as TO their beauty OF value. A dia-
lmond is diamond for her, whatever its
shape or color may be. She is very fine,
but never elegant. Her mind is entirely
uncultivated. She has neither educa-
tion nor accomplishments; but she has
a good deal Of flowery talk about roses
and nightingales, with an undercurrent
of strange roundabout wit and drollery.
There is an utter want of delicacy and
modesty in her conversation. She knows
great many things which she ought
rot to know; and, child as she is in
years, she would outwit the wisest man
who ever wore gray beard.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
Sea.Messengen.

The disappearance ofthe Atalanta has
given rise TO a suggestion in the Pau Mall
Gdsene that every sea-going vessel
should be compelled to carry ut least
one OF the so-called "sea-messenrers. -
The sea-messenger is n cask made in
various sizes OF copper, in compart-
ments; and, according to its size, letters.
dispatches, ships logs, jeweiry and
other valuables can be inserted in il.
The cask can be quickly Theoretically
sealed 10 that no water can get in. and
may then be thrown overheard with
the assurance that 1t will remain afioat
for very long time. The advisability,
however, OF adopting n second sugges-
ton, made by n correspondent of the
Standard, that "if IL Is made law that
every ship must carry n sea-messenger.
there must also be an enactment that
ships sighting one must, under penalty
for omission. pick IL up, is open TO CUES
tion. A handy steamer or well-found
yacht might be able without much
trouble TO pick up n small cask; but ID
would often be very difficult, IL not inn
possible, for an ordinary merchant YES
sci tO do 80. A captain, unwilling to
delay his voyage 10 pick up a messen-
ger. could always frame n plausible ex-
cuse for not doing so. At the same time.
Curiosity, ifno better motive, could gen.
eIally be depended upon to insure that
II would be done If possible. - Rttsburg
hTOnicle.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
England's Agricultural Depression

Mr.. James Card, the eminent agricul-
tural authority, in n letter to the London
Times on British agricultural prospects
and American competition, says: It may
be useful TO show the pressing need for
the early removal of every impediment
which unnecessarily hampers us in the
competition to which we are now ex-
posed. Nothing like the present depres-
sion In agricultural interest has been
seen since the repeal of the corn laws.
In nine years there have been seven de.
ective wheat harvests. the last culmin-
ating in intensity and including in It's
grasp a part of .he animal In addition 10
the other produce of the land. In Eng
land where the bulk of the wheat crop
is grown, there has been lost In these
years fourth more than n whole years
wheat crop-a loss to the wheat grow
ers of more than thirty millions sterling,
with no compensation In higher prices.
The introduction Of foreign meat and
cereals Is of immense benefit To the con-
suming classes of Europe. American
statesmen believe they are rapidly gain
ing control OF this trade and can MAIN
tain It even at lower prices. II must be
net by the production here OF articles
which will not bear long storage or car.
riage, such as milk, fresh butter, early
meat, vegetables, hay, straw, potatoes
and the sugar beet. Grass farms, dairy
ing and market Rardening-all the in
terests In land, whether of the owner,
occupier or laborer-must be Olsen
thralled. The control of the dead Ian
must be removed. The sale and trans
fer of land must be simplified and cheap-
ened. Encumbered and unwieldly estates
will tiIen be broken up and subdivided
20 form numerous small properties.
The drain of agriculture labor and capi.
tai TO the United States and Canada.
which has already commenced and
which nothing can prevent from contin-
uing and increasing, will alter the exist
ing conditions of agricultural property
In England. Our agriculture must
adapt Itself to the change, freely accept
ing the good it brings, cand skiIiully
using the advantages which greater
proximity 70 che best market must al
ways command.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

In Zurich, Switzerland, the use of a
portable water power, 30 TO speak, is
being extensively used for household
purposes. Firewood. for example, IL 10
be sawn into convenient lengths for
burning. A small saving machine on
wheels ~ drawn by two men to the
front of n house. they connect by
flexible tube with the nearest hvdraut:
the water flows TO the machine; the
saw dances, and cuts up the wood with
surprising rapidity. A portable turbine
has also been invented. and employed
In many places in the same city, in
driving Gramme machine for the pro-
duction OF electric light. Water Is very
abundant in Zurich; but there are
other towns in which this domestic
water power could be advantageously
introduced. Where IL is any object TO
keep record Of the water used an in
dicator showing the quantity might be
affixed TO the machine.
During recent performance in the
Teatr0 del Girco, at Madrid, a mailman
forced his way into the house, armed
with hatchet, and contrived to climb
from the auditorium upon the stage.
where, brandishing his weapon furi-
ously. he announced himself TO the terri
fied audience as the "Avenger of Man
kind" All attempts to remove him
having proved in vain, and his fury
momentarily increasing, a detachment
OF soldiers received the order TO load
with ball and fire upon him. A minute
later the wretched man lay a corpse
upon the stage, three bullets having
passed through his head; and, this
highly sensational dramatic episode
having been thus brought TO q close, the
audience returned to their places, from
which they had fed in terror when the
mailman made his first and last appear
ance upon the stage, and the evenings
performances were resumed at the point
at which they had been interrupted by
Mankind's Avenger."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
IIabituaI Headache.

DR.. Treichler, q German physician,
has lately made some much-noted COM
ments on habitual headache among
young people, q trouble which he AYERS
is largely on the increase. He Is in
clined to attribute 1t to excessive
intellectual exertion, often caused by
the fancy of parents for having great
variety of subjects taught, and more
especially to night work, which, he
says, produces in the brain the same
condition as would be produced In the
muscles, II, after long days march, n
mountain-climber were TO continue
walking far on into the night, and were
to repeat thisday after day. DIR. Treich-
ler's letter has elected from London
physician n statement that he has some
times found the brain to be growing
faster than the skull which contained
IL. What seemed like great stupidity
was for q time the result, but In time
the sEull effected iis enlargement. and
the brain was relieved. One OF the
hangers most likely 10 occur in schools
arises from the fact that the same les
sons are necessarily allotted to all in
class, and while they entail no effort of
intellect on the part of one, may be
frightful labor 10 another. IL Is the
dull, laborious pupil, we suspect, who
oftentimes IL the most injured by school
pressure, and Il should be the study of
the teacher to recognize him or her,
and afford aid and encouragement.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
Medical Properties OF Eggs.

For burns or scalds nothing is more
soothing than the white OF an egg,
which may be poured over the wound.
IL is softer, as a varnish for a burn, than
collodion. and, being always at hand
can be applied Immediately. 1t is also
more cooling than the sweet oil and
cottor (which was formerly supposed
TO be the surest application to allay the
.smarting pain. 1t Is the contact with
the air which gives the extreme dis
comfort experienced from ordinary ac-
cidents of this kind ; and anything which
excludes air and prevents Inflammation
is the thing TO be at once applied.
The egg is also considered one of the
best remedies for dysentery. Beaten I'D
slightly with or without sugar and
swallowed at a gulp, it tends by its
emollient qualities to lessen the infiam-
nation OF the stomach and intess Zines,
and by forming a transient coating on
these organs, to enable nature to resume
her heaIthful sway over the diseased
body. Two, or at most, three eggs per
day, would be ali that is required in or
dinary cases, and since the egg is not
merely medicine, but food as well, the
lighter the diet otherwise, and the
quieter the patient is kept, the more
certain and rapid is the recovery.
IL is stated within a few years that a
certain oil, TO be obtained from the yolks
of boiled eggs, is of great use in curing
cuts and bruises. This oil is obtained
by cooking the yolks over a fresh fire.
They are stirred constantly till SEEM
ingly on the point of bursting into a
blaze. when 1t is found that quite a
quantity of oil is eliminated from each
yolk. and this strained and secured is
said 10 have wonderful healing proper
ties.-Amertcdn Poultry YnrI.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
How Rice is Cooked In Japan.

A recent traveller in Japan says: They
do know how to cook rice here, though.
and for the benefit of grocers and con-
sumers in the United States I investi-
gated the matter. Only just enough
cold water il poured on 20 prevent the
rice from burning to the pot, which
has q close-ftting cover. and IL set on >
moderate fire. The rice L steamed.
rather than boiled, until It il nearly
done; then the cover of the pot Ia taken
of. the surplus steam and moisture are
allowed to escape, and the rice turns
out = mass Of snow-w bite kernels. each
separate from the other, and IS much
superior to the soggy mass we usually
get in the United States as : fine
mealy potato is to the water-soaked
article. have seen something an
preaching this in our Southern States.
but / do not think even there they 40
IL ne skillfully a. it is done here. and in
the Northern States but very few per-
sons understand how 10 cook rice
properly. l am sure that If cooked "a
it Is here the consumption cf this
wholesome and delicious cereal would
largely increase In America.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10
The Digging Up Of Ancient Troy.

The St. Petersburg Goios has received
letter from the celebrated archaologist,
Schliemann, dated at Athens, which
contains this interesting piece of infor-
nation: / have just returned from Asia
Minor, where have at last finished
that digging out of Troy which | began
in 1870. During the last ten years I
have struggled with great difficulties,
among which perhaps the most trouble
some has been the amount of debris
under which the ancient city was
buried. 1t has been necessary to dig
down and up the ground Tor more than
sixteen yards below the surface. But /
am fully recompensed for all my trouble.
I found the remains Of seven different
cities; the last of them was lion of
Homer. That city was built by
Eolians, banished from Greece by the
Dorians in the eleventh century before
our era. In one of the buried cities
1 found many statues of Minerva
with the owls head, whence her
name of Glaucopis. In another city
were found many images of the
divinities. But the most interest
ing and important of all discov-
cries Is, of course, the city of King
Priam. Every article found in the
ruins Of that city bear unmistakable
signs of having been destroyed by fire
in a time Of war. There were dfscov-
cred many remains of human bodies in
full armor. dug out and cleared away
the debris from the entire wall thst sur
rounded the city, and also from all The
principal buildings. Now am finish
ing large volume in English describ-
ing with full details all my discoveries
and containing 200 illustrations Of The
most important Of the discoveries. Ny
Tr Jian collection is now In London, but
at the end of this year shall take to my
villa In Athens, which II freprooi,
built only of marble and iron. / have
received large offers for my collection
from the United States, England.
France and Germany, but cannot part
with 1t for any mopfv he world.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

A young pastor who has recently had
a son born TO him notifies brother paa-
tor as follows: unto us a .child IL
born; unto us son IL given. lis. *. e.r
1t was written on postal card. The
receiver showed the message 70 = sister
IN bis church. "Ah, yes," said the
woman. after reading Il, aft weighed
nine pounds, six ounces"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

A Persian bride. when first brought,
is queer little body, fattenei up with
rice and sweetmeats for the occasion.
and sadly besmeared with cosmetics.
Collyrium has been put upon her eyes,
to make them soft and laneuishing, and
they. are also elongated by some means,
so that they may have the shape Of
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

A mining company at st. Clair, H..
dispensed with the services Of \ hum
dred men at 81 day BY the use OF
l.bor-savinR machinery; bat they en-
ployed htty mea It ga day 70 guard
the apparatus.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-10

The great map of the moon, completed
by DR.. Julius Schmidt, of Athens, after
twelve years of labor, shows 80, ,658 crat-
surface, and sls riiIs Island and ciefts. ifs , DR..
Schmidt estimates that the number
wonld be increased to 100, 900 craters in
n complete chart, showing the moon as
seen with magnifying power of 600.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-20
Proclamation by the 3EayO,.,

WHEREAS, On Friday the 9th inst, the Board 0
Mayor and Aldermen Of The city OF Knoxville, Ten
nessee at their regular meeting pass an ordl-
nance appropr ing 100000 for the erection Of
Water-works for said CITY, and providing for the
Issuance Of boads Of the cit7 in said am unit and
for said purpose, o. condition the same should be
authorized b. twothrds voc of the qualified
voters Of said city, expressed at an election held
for that purpose .E--
AND, WHEREAS, Said ordinance fixes tho Path Of
April, instant, for said election, and eni'i upon
the Undersigned the giving Of notice thereof. Now
therefore, In pursuanca Of said ordinance,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
To all whom It may concern, that, on SATURDAY
APRIL oath, 1880, W Il cause to be held, at the
voting places in the dIfferen. wards in the city Of
Knoxville, an election, for the purpose Of asceT
tanning the will of the qualified voters Of said city
upon the proposition to issue bonds TO the amount
and for the purpose aforesaid. The voter fay ring
the Issuance Of said bonds viii place upon his ticket
the word "WATER-woRKs" The voter opposing
Will place on his ticket, mo WATER-woRKs."
Done at the City Hall, this Apri 18Th 1880.
Alphabetically H. B. BRANNER, MayT.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-20
The BaIIasters at Work.

Yesterdays noon train brought
down, from along The road between
this and Bristol, large.squad, about
fifty colored hands, who were engaged
last summer by the e. t., V. & G.
railroad company in ballssting the
road. They were shipped aboard the
construction train, which, with the
two rock crushers, belonging to the
company, all under the supervision of
Capt. Alex. Booth, were taken down
the road to commence the spring work
Of ballasting the track and putting
down the new rails. They expected
to commence work about Philadel.
phla.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-20
PENCILETTES.


Always buy your goods at Strope's
Warm and showery.
Printing done cheap at Ramage's.
Now or never lao bags Plaster
left and will be sold cheap.
w. w. WOODRUFF q 20.
The Harry Helm arrived yesterday
evening, and will leave again Tor
Rock God tomorrow.
Farmers, look to your Interest l4o
bags Plaster left, at W. w. Woodruff
& Co.'s, and will be sold cheap.
Duplicates from all negatives can be
had at McCrary 81 Branson's. dating
back to 1865. They have all mega
tives made by Schleier and Krutch.
The latest improvements in Sewing
Machines can be found In the new
Light-running Howe. The Lew b
Machine is selling rapidly and gives
satisfaction. A full variety at w. w.
Woodruff & Co.'s.
Mr.. g. Fraser has commenced the
erection OF new small frame house
on the site of the one which was
burned few months since. on his lot
on the eide OF Summit Hill, near the
freight depot.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-20
Wiz. Leary's Drowned Boy.

policeman Jas. Leary took trip
to Loudon yesterday morning, to max
a search for the body of his little hoy
who was drowned four weeks ago last
Saturday. He had heard from steam.
boat man that something like body
had been seen on the island just be-
low the Loudon bridge. Arriving
there he had the assistance Of Sheriff
I'D. Foute aud others, and made thor
ough search, but it was ia vain, no
trace could be found, and Mr.. Leary
returned on yesterday evenings train.
1t is highly probable now that he will
never be able to recover the body,
although it would be source OF much
satisfaction to find it and give it an
appropriate burial. Mr.. Leary desires
US to state that Sheriff Foute placed
him under many obligations for the
fsvors shown.