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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
Words or Wisdom.

Beauty is as summer fruits, which ar
easy to corrupt and cannot last.
No pleasure is comparable to the
standing upon the vantage ground Of
truth.
Time well employed Is Satan's dead
liest foe; it leaves no opening for lurk
ing fiend.
They that write books on the worth
lessness of glory take care to put their
names on the titlepage.
The slander of some people is as great
recommendation as the praise of
others.
No man ever offended his conscience,
but first or last 1t was revenged on him
or il.
That laughter costs too much which
is purchased by the sacrifice OF decency
and propriety.
The divinity of charity consists in re-
lieving mans needs before they are
forced upon us.
Contempt is like the hot iron that
brands criminals; its imprint is almost
always indelible.
In matters of conscience first thoughts
are best; in matters of prudence last
thoughts are best.
There is no strength in exaggeration /;
even the truth is weakened by being ex-
pressed too strongly.
A strong man is one whose passion
stimulates his reason and whose reason
controls his passions.
A man is great bust in proportion TO
his superiority to the condition of life
in which he is placed.
Minutes lengthen themselves out inn
measurably when passed through the
rolling mill of anguish.
Look well to thyself; there is source
which will always spring up if thou
wilt always search there.
Opportunities are very sensitive
things; If you slight them on their first
isit, you seldom see them again.
Mrs. Partington said that a gentleman
laughed so heartily that she feared he
would have burst his jocular vein.
The greatest events of an age are its
best thoughts. 1t is the nature OF
thought TO find its way into action.
Thought means life, since those who
do not think do not live in any high OF
real sense. Thinking makes the man
They who disbelieve in virtue because
man has never been found perfect, might
rs reasonably deny the sun because it il
not always noon.
There are no fragments so precious as
those of time, and none are so heedlessly
lost by people who cannot make a me.
ment, and yet can waste years.
If the Touring mills Of Minneapolis
are ali in operation, and rur their aver.
age capacity during the present croT
year, they will grind IS, coo. 900 bushel.
! Of wheat.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

Guilty about an outside garment now. II
that be becoming the rest of the cloak
may be even more than moderately ugly
and yet pass muster.
The Duchess de Berri is the new man
tie. 1t is large and flowing, but is gath
cred nearly to the waist both in front
and at the back. The skirt is turned up
about one-third of its depth in the
back.
The Havelock is long garment In the
shape of a close fitting sack, with mar
row fiat killings on the side of the skirts,
and deep, round cape with velvet
collar. The only trimming is braid OF
cord.
Heavy fringes of silk and chenille
sparkle with jet and are very deep
Spikes and cords and tassels will be en-
ployed in every conceivable manner-for
facing dresses, as girdles, to tie around
the neck and TO iasten in large knot on
the left side of the skirt. Horseshoe or
naments of jet, beaded rings and cres-
cents will also be features in this sea.
sons dress ornaments.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
Trees as a Check to Fire.

A Sacramento (Cal.) paper bears testi-
mony that in that city disastrous and
widespread confagrations have fire.
quently been averted almost solely
through the agency of shade trees. The
trees serve to prevent the passage Of
burning debris through the air-the
embers of which would otherwise be
blown from house to house and from
block to block, being caught in the
upper branches, and falling thence
harmlessly to the ground. In the sum-
mer trees act as screens between houses
and blocks, moderating the heat of fires
and interposing a barrier which is sell
dom passed By the flames. When we
add to these very practical consider
ations the value of trees in breaking the
force of the wind, enhancing the beauty
of n city and affording grateful shade
to pedestrians, it will be seen that trees.
planted along city streets. pay for them
selves many times over and in many
different ways. A community which
acts on the suggestions thus enforced
not only ministers to its aesthetic tastes
and promotes culture and the love of
the beautiful, but erects a barrier
against fires and checks the spread Of
confagrations in one of the simplest
and most common-sense ways conceiv-
able.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
The White Deg Wen.

Nebraska theater audiences are un-
conventional in their conduct. At Lin
olcn, while John t. Raymond was pre-
senting the trial scene in " Col. Sellers
two dogs began to fight in the center
aisle. All attention was instantly d.
verved from the stage TO the fight. "T
move we suspend proceedings in this
court" said Raymond, land I'll bet =
dollar on the white dog" "rll take
you," cried man in the audience. The
white dog won, the dollar was passed
across the fcotligh.s to the star, and the
acting If the play was resumed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

1t is in beautiful, delicate needlework,
and in the making OF lace OF different
kinds, says a writer in the Aroosy, that
the Irish sisters excel. There are sew
eral houses in the south OF Ireland, each
OF which is famous for some special
kind of manufacture. Persons who are
learned in such matters can te. instantly.
on looking at piece of work, at what
convent it WIS done. The crochet made
under the superintendenee of Youghal
nuns Is exquisite and so fine that it has.
in many cases, been mistaken for other
kinds Of lace. have heard ofa lady who
purchased n quantity of what she be
lieved to be old Roman point, in Italy
at a great expense. On b ringing it home
she took it to her dressmaker in Dublin
and gave it 10 her tor n trimming for a
dress, with many cautions against waste,
and with repeated orders not to cut it
unnecessarily. The woman smiled
when she heard the discolored work
called antique point. She got n magni-
tying glass and showed her customer
that she had in reality bought Irish
crochet lace, which had been dipped in
some yellow fluid, In order to give it an
appearance ofgreat age. The clever ex.
pert was, moreover, able to tell from
what part of the country it had origin
ally been procured. Some ladies are
very fond of purchasing sleeves and col
lars of this beautiful work, to wear at
the table d'hote when travelling on the
continent, rs 1t does not require what is
technically termed doing up; when
soiled, simple washing and drying will
restore 1t TO its pristine daintiness. Be
sides this, it is quite uniniured by any
amount of pressing or crumbling.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
Laper Divers and Sharks,

The pearl divers of the Corom6ndel
coast are not inirequently attacked by
ground-sharks. AS a rule. shark will
leave a man with dark skin alone, but,
when hungry, it rarely makes a differ
ence between a European and Hindoo.
Knowing this, the divers of whom l
speak frequently arm themselves with a
tout bamboo, in the shape of a cross,
Nth the extremities made sharp. With
This four-pointed dagger they will dare
any shark to seize them, for, as the mon
eter turns on bis back and opens his
mouth for the bite, they dexterously
thrust the bamboo across between its
laws. Great care is taken of the strength
Of the bamboo; the consequence is that
The shark, on closing its Houth to obtain
The first taste of his anticipated meal,
drives the spike well home between its
laws. Fisherm en- say that when shark
has sturdy, well-pointed and placed
bamboo cross-fxed in It's distended
mouth, no efforts OF the creature can rid
Il of the wood. It's efforts are described
IS being often furious and comic. The
d yer, as soon as he has impaled his
eEcmy, has TO get out of the way as fast
as possible, as a blow from the tail Of
m infuriated shark is no joke. As for
the comic side of the picture, it must be
i ludicrous sight for little fishes to wit.
ness, to see their dreaded, but now inn
potent, arch-foe wildly tearing about
hither and thither in the deep, with a
cross-bar between his distended jaws.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
American Girls I'm Enrnne.

American Girls in Europe.
The London correspondent of the New
York Herald writes: Nothing is more
striking to an observer of Americans in
Europe, than the steadily-growing pres
tige which they have acquired in the
fashionable world. To be an American
seems to be a passport everywhere TO
civilty, kindness and respect .Particu-
larry is this so among our English
cousins. The women most admired and
feted in London are Americans, like
Lady Vaudeville, Mrs. Sands, Mrs.
Pagot Mrs. Simonds, and others. The
Maj lis of Tweeddale, one OF the most
cultured and polished nobemen of the
day, gave me the other day very inter-
esting opinion as TO the reason why so
many of his fellow noblemen married
American girls. He said they were
mainly attracted by the greater case and
hveliness of the American girls, which
were as charming to Engltshmen accus-
toned to the sly and timid reserve, and
occasionally even stiffness, of English
girls as the latter were repellant TO them.
1t is amusing, by the way, to observe
how indignant the ladies of the fashion
able world are at their lucky American
sisterssnatching from them the best,par-
lies and choicest prizes in the matrimon-
ial' market. Only the other day heard the
young and handsome wife of we'll
known Irish peer disclaim in the most
offended strain at the scandalous in
novation- which, she declared was a.
work C.. the last five years, though,
forsooth! American girls have been
marrying into the nobility ever since
the three Misses Cation, of Ba.ti-
more, set them the present exam.
pie by becoming the wives Of .lree great
noblemen, one of them no less a person
than the Duke of Leeds-of young noble
men espousing American girls.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
The Teeth OF the Ancient Greeks.

One of the most remarkable features
Of the discovery of the band of Thebans
who fell at Cheronea is that, according
10 the report, all the teeth of each mem
ber Of the sacred band are sound and
complete. Either these gallant patriots
were exceptionally lucky, or the con-
dition ofteeth in old Greece was envi-
ably different from that .oi later and
more degenerate days. The Romans
were well acquainted with the evils that
attend on the possession of teeth, and
had some considerable knowledge of the
use of gold in counteracting these evils.
II we remember rightly, an exception to
the rule OF not .burying precious objects
with departed Romans was made in
favor of the gold that had been used for
stopping teeth. We moderns may COM
pare favorably with the Romans in the
skill Of our dentists. but we cannot pre-
tend to rival the defenders of Thebes in
their superiority to the necessity for
these gentlemen. Rare indeed are the
happy mortals of to-day who can truly
boast that their teeth are in the perfect
condition that nature intended, and that
the craft of the dentist has never been
en- ployed upon them. II would be q
difficult task to select from our army, or
any modern army, 300 men with teeth as
scnnd as those of the Thebsn warriors
- ,orted to be.--Londoa NesCs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
Children,s Suits

The fashion in children's suits varies
but little. White dresses richly en-
broidered are almost ALWAYS used for
babies, with the addition of colored
cloakp. Many garments with sleeves
are of blue or pink Sicilienne or ofiaille.
They are short enough to show the rich
embroideries on the skirts. Pelerines VI
are Of white armure, with long capes and
hoods. Little girls are to wear the 'com-
Portable" of English cloth, in small
checks. This Is belted around the waist
like an ulster. Over the back of the deep
collar is pointed hood, lined with silk.
Heliotrope shade, which has been but
little used for children. is replaced by
dahlia, which is fine violet, something
like pansy. This color will be employed
for little girls and boys dresses. espe-
cially when these are of velvet. Chill
dren's hats are of fine plush with long,
shaggy KNAPP. They have very broad
brims, much taken back.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

"Slept on their arms ali nizhtfn ex-
claimed good hrs. Hickcnlooper, look
ing up from the paper in whicn she had
been reading of the English troops in
Afehanistan, and beaming on her hus-
band over Its top; "why. only last
night ! slept on one of my arms only :
few minutes. and It made It 90 numb ]
couldn't use Il TO get breakfast with.
Slept on their arms all night. indeed r"
And the good soul was 80 aroused thar
she quite forgot her coffee. until the cat
called her attention o the matter hy
whisking across the table and upsettlnz
the cup in her lap.-R ! "a O6urser.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11
The Story or the Apple.

The origin of this very widely growing
fruit is unknown, though II has been
cultivated time out OF mind. As the
apple is mentioned in the Bible, 1t is pre-
sumed to be a native of Palestine,
although at present in Canaan and the
surrounding region IL is of no value. 1t
is now imported into Egypt and Pales-
tine from the neiehborhood OF Damascus.
1t was extensively raised by the Romans,
albeit the Roman apple is thought by
some to have been very different from
the apple described in the Scriptures.
Pliny says that his countrymen were
acquainted with twenty-five varieties
America produces more than 200 varie-
ties. The apple is very hardy. 1t grows
on all soils free from excessive moisture,
except those of peaty or very sandy
character. The tree is noted for lon
gevity, often bearing fruit for 900 and
$50 yeal s-the finest kinds of appies.com-
ing from trees from fifty to eighty years
old. The orchards Of the erepublic occupy
about 100000 acres, and their product
8 worth some $1,000, 600, most OF the
product being apples. American apples
are the best In the world. and have =
great reputation abroad, commanding
large prices in Europe.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

In copy of the U nitod States Gasette,
published in ITO, we have an account OF
a flag pres ntation, which may edify
that large proportion of our population
who have latterly participated in little
affairs of that sort. On the day after
the battle of Fort Moultrie, in I779, Mrs.
Elliott presented 10 Colonel Moultrie's
Second South Carolina regimenta ban
ner. Surrounded by the beauty and
fashion of the day, the colonel stepped
forth, and, receiving the flag from Mrs.
F., acknow lodged 1t in a very appropri-
ate aud eloquent speech. In closing, he
turned suddenly to his men, and said /:
MY gallant companions, you see the
reward of courage and fortitudei You
have fought. and you have conquered |;
and the brave fellows who fell In the
carnage of yesterday are now in heaven,
riding in their chariots like the very
-
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

Maiden aunt 10 tall young nephew:
"As I stood by you in church, Percy, I
could not help being struck by your
size" Percy: VERY sorry, aunt. but
there was such IN awfully pretty girl
the other side the aisle, couldn't help
siRhinGln-h lin.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

We notice in the Cleveland Herald
some verses by Miss Annie Beaufort.
entitled, why DO SingP" We are
not dead certain on this point. Annie,
but it Is probably because your Pc has
paid about $500 TO n music teacher for
polling goc d stocking daEner.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

A clerk was discharged, and asked the
reason. You are so awful slow about
Everything" said hissemployer. "You
90 me an injustice" responded the
clerk. There is one thing am not
low about" "I should like to hear
sou name it." sneered his employer.
4. Well" said the clerk, slowly, "no-
body can get tired a. quick as ! can"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

Mr.. Parnell, the Irish home-ruler,
has abandoned his intention of visiting
America this winter. He has also de-
clined many invitations received to de-
liver addresses before various home
rule associations in England. giving as a
reason his determination to remain in
Ireland, and follow up the land agita-
ton.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

President Grevy receives $780, ,0OO
early in salary and allowances, as head
of the French republic, so that his seven
years term will give him 81 900, COO.
He is not penurious and manages to ex-
pend his receipts in receptions and SUBJ
scriptions. He gave $1,000 to the
American yellow fever fund.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

81 have three children who are the
very image of myself" 81 pity the
youngest" replied his interlocutor.
"Whyp" Because he is the one who
will haveto resemble you the longest. !"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

Spots on the son are sometimes
freckles and sometimes photographs Of
. mothers loving but weiehty hand.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-11-11

The glory of Leadville is passing
away, says an exchange. Emigration
TO that once marvellous city is dwind-
ling down, and the daily departures are
said TO far outnumber the arrivals.
Building lots that were lately held at
fabulous prices may soon be purchased
for a mule, or any other four footed ami
mai that the owner can get astride of
and ride ou .ci the country.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04
. IT'S TIE TRUTH 4HAT TUFTS.
Weston, West Virginia, September 4, 1880.
Il lttsto,i..,t Ia Cts,.t,cla.

Il Wtstoatan Ia Ctsnatla.
ARoosrooE, y. B.,
DOMINION OF CANADA,
August 18th, 1SSO.1
Dear Children
We received a letter last night
and I thought I would write ant
give you q description Of this coun
try. 1t lis a nice laying land, ,ratheI
good soil for potatoes and oats, but
the seasons arc short,exccpt winter
(which is eight months long, an(
the snow is very deep, from five te
eight feet. They tell me there has
teen drifts twenty-five feet deep.
think that was a hole filled up
The timber is poor now. Once tho
woods were full ofpinc, but that
nas al Deen cuS oli' a'lG now tis
tlmocf CONSISTS . u se,,'.t' ptteii INV
spruce o!'' 3oU. q,a',is az sl''sS ~.
them, and they are full Of wild
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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04
xin Uprising IN California.

General W. S. Rosecrans has
written a letter to the Democratic
National Committee, dated at San
Francisco, July IS, 1880, in which
he says:
ave organized n Hancock Le-
gion some two weeks ago. Think
wc shall organize ut least five
thousand strong in tho city, and
probably ten thousand in tho State.
The nominations please tho worl;-
ingmen who are uniting with tho
Democrats, and in fuct il appears
more like a popular uprising than
anything known on this coast. We
are dcsirous Of porpetuating its eE-
rects by getting Tho best hrlin and
energies Of tho country so enlisted
that We shall create new Dcnoc.
Mcy."
General Rosecrans incloscs III
his letter u circular which has been
distributed throughout the State,
calling upon all soldiers, without
regard to party, creed, color or
race, to unite in the purpose Of pro.
curing the election Of Hancock and
English.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04
The Truth Precisely.
From a speech Of Thomas a. Hcalticks at
Marion, Indiana.

"aAASHi tHAtNAtst
Garfcld's nomination means the
endorsement and approval in the
most positive and offensive man
ncr possible Of The Presidential
fraud in 1867. fTe had more to
do with it than any other man, and
was the only man who occupied TO-
ward it n double relation. Altcr
the election Garfield went to5New
Orleans by request Of Gen. Grant,
without authority of law, us apar-
tisan. lie went there to assist his
party in making up II case, and af-
ter his return 10 Washington, Of
all his associates he was tho only
man who took his seat upon tho
Electoral Commission. BY every
sentiment Of fair play he should
have been excluded fromthe box.
By his own sworn statement Of
what he did in New Orleans, Gar
geld had charge Of the rcturns,from
West FclicianA Parish. In ono Of
the inner rooms of Parliarl's Gus
tom House he did his work, exam.
ined the atlidavits, and when they
were not sufficiently full, lie pre-.
pared or had prepared additional
intorrogatories to bring them with-
in the rules adopted blythe Re-
turning Board, and the result was
that West Fc!iciana withiits Dem
ocratic majority was thrownou
In Washington Garfeld's vote was
that Congress could not 50 behind
the returns thus made. AS agent
for his party he helped 70 make
returns by manipulating the cyl-
dcncc; and as juryman held such
evidence us conclusive and binding.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04

At tho meeting 4 few days since
Of the National Executive Commits
Tee members for Connecticut Of
the Hancock Veteran Association,
ut the New Haven House, in New
Haven, Il State ExecutiveG Commit
tec Of tic Association was org:ll-
ized. There were representatives
present from nineteen oftho twen-
ty.one Senatorial Districts Of tho
State. Reports from all sections
Of the State Indicate large 0cccs.
sions Of Republican vcteransto the
Hancock banner, many ofthedclg.
gaLcs bringing with them lists Of
names to verify their statements rs
to tho accessions to the Democratic
ranks.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04

= It IS a bad year for the Mad
Bulls" Their managers cannot
get up fun, frolic, or make money
With them. The "NTad Bulls" taken
from Texas 10 New York to amuse
the roOplc, (and mike money! by
the exhibition Of the 'red shirt"
las very Significantly failed, and
the "Nulls" have gone to the 6atch'
rrs. WaittiII the November "sllanl'
blcs" arrive, and IL tolombiy large
lot Of "mad bulls" will Z" 10 the
huichcrs I,l0rks.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04

-Tho most appalling fact thAl
contronts Republican Ndministra-
ton is the predominance Of white
men in The Democratic party. The
vnIu in 1876 showed thatl majority
OF at least one million white mems
votes was cast Tor the Democratic
candidate for President. This is Il
condition so pregnant with'comins
disaster 10 the Republican party
that blind men can almost lisCov-
or il.