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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-07
egWARE OF INVITATIONS.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

EDISON, it seems, has rival in
England of more or less formidable
proportions, who may deprive the
beaver of Menlo Park of some of his
laurels. Joseph w. Swan, of Gates
head publishes letter in the Nature,
the following being the essential por-
ton:
Fifteen years ago I used charred
paper and carbon in the construc-
ton of an electric lamp, on the in
candescent principle. used it, too,
in the shape of a horseshoe, pre-
cisely as you say Mr.. Edison is now
using it. did not then succeed in
obtaining the durability which was
in search of, but I have since made
many experiments on the subject,
and within the last six months I
have, I believe, conquered the diff
Guilty which led to previous failure,
and I am now able to produce per-
fectly durable lamp by means of the
incandescent carbon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

ITALY's Bio SHlp.-The monster
iron-clad Duiiio has just been pu'
in commission. She represents o.
600, 900 francs, and the Italian Navy
awaits the experiment OF her per-
formances for it's definite systema-
tization. She is now at Spezzia.
Her displacement is 1880 tons;
nominal horsepower, $500. All
heavy work aboard. as steering, reg
ulating ventilators, removal OF cin-
ders and weighing anchor, is done by
steam. There are 33 special engines.
She carries four 10O-ton guns, worked
by special, and, in part, newly-in-
vented machinery; also, II smaller
guns and four mitrallleuses. A
broadside of her four great guns
throws 5000 pound weight of metal,
consumes 1000 pounds of powder,
and, comprising projectiles, costs
1000 francs. At each broadside
q force is developed sufficient to
raise $4,000 tons to the height Of
one metre. She is expected to at
tain a speed of 124 knots, ana doing
so will consume $1,000 pounds of
coal an hour. She carries a Thorne-
croft torpedo.boat, ~ metres long.
which has attained a speed of II
knots. She starts on her trial trip
Immediately.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12
PeSSimiSm.

The current number of the Atlan-
tic Monthly contains an article on
"Pessimism," by Goodwin Smith,
written with great clearness and
power. The philosophy of pessim-
ism asserts simply and broadly that
this is the worst of all possible
worlds. Man, under this philoso-
ply, is held to be the sport of Q
blind but irresistible force which in
moment wrecks his happiness OK
crushes him out of existence. We
attempt no review of the atlantic arti-
Gle, since its statements as to the
growth and tendency of the philoso-
ply OF pessimism are too close to
admit Of abridgement. But the
mention of it may fitly come in by
way of reference to an important
phase of the thought of the time.
This idea or philosophy has been
developed perhaps to its greatest ex-
tent by a German thinker named
Schopenhaur, who has struck cold
chill to the hearts OF most who have
had courage to follow him by tho
black and pitiless deductions he
makes from the assumption that this
is the worst of all possible worlds,
or rather by the arguments he pre-
sents to support this assumption.
He employs terrible force of areu-
ment to prove that this world, from
the lowest living creature to man, is
scene of struggle, rapine, fraud.
force and cruelty, such as good and
merciful creator never could possibly
have created; that life is not worth
living, and that the best refuge from
its ills, which more than overbalanco
it's good things in the lives of tho
most fortunate human beings, even
in death. Taking q broad view he
holds that nature is as careless Of
the race as she is of the individual.
that even the boastsd progress that
the doctrine of development teaches
us to see will end in corresponding
decline, decay and extinction of tho
human race, and that when the last
man is ready to pronounce verdict
on the sum of the results of human
existence he will say that it would
have been better il it had never been.
This doctrine is spreading far and
wide in Europe. In Russian nihil-
ism it has developed into regular
system of belief, and is threatening
destruction to all existing institu-
tions on the ground that there is
neither God, nor religion, nor future
life, nor right nor wrong. II this
doctrine, pessimism as it is called.
be the logical outcome of the mega
ton of the doctrines of theology
and many scientists are now trem-
bling lest it may-then will there
surely come a powerful reaction
among men against the current
skepticism of the day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

She paid for the shoes, took them in
her haLd and went out with q sweet
smile ON her face, but she was the
woman who was saying to herself ON
the street car:
" Gone and made a Ounce of my
self gain by getting tight shoes! I
wish Id thrown my money into tho
fre!"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

OLD liz" Hammer, did you eber
notis dat wen l gives you half a dol
lar ter buy ha'r pins wild, you snatch
es it like dog snappin' at flies, and
wen you hans to the dry goods sto'
clerk you duz it wild yer thum an
fo'tinger, like you was gibbin' him
a toob rose to put in his wesket? 1
seed YOU do dat mon once in do
New York sto, and de fust ting dat
firm knows dey'll miss clerk, an
I'll get inter trubble bout it,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

They were sitting quietly by the
parlor fire, intently watching the
hands of the clock as they slowly
crawled around TO the biggest strik-
ing place. Suddenly she said: " Mr..
Lourdsnd, can you tell me why you
are like century plant" Mr.. l..
nervously adjusted his eye-Slass,
wiggled about in his chair, and STAN
me,ed: " Be Be-be-caw-caus L
sh-sh-shall I-I-live foi-for-
forever" NO, you Ounce; its be-
cause it takes you so long to leave!'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

When Marshall Narvaez, it is ie-
lated, was on his death-bed, his con-
fessor asked him if he freely forgave
all his enemies. II have no enc
miles," replied the dying Marshal
proudly. Every one must have
made enemies in the course of his
life" suggested the priest, mildly.
"Oh, of course, replied the Mar.
shall Il have had great number oi
enemies in my time, but l have none
now. | have had them all shot
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

AND now they say that Captain
kldd was not a pirate at ali, William
Tell was a myth, Queen Elizabeth
was an angel, Washington never had
a hatchet, and SO on. Oh. where are
the friends Of our youth!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

THE San Francisco correspondent
O. The Mendocino BedcDp, noting a
limor that Rev. Mr.. Ijams is about
to avow himself Universalist, says:
If Mr.. Iams has a comfortable
place in the Congregational Church.
he had better stay there, for the
oniversalist bedding is very thin. "
The tone of leyity with which the
scrbes of the present day write OF
sacred things and pious people is
most dscourag,nG to all of us who
have our eyes fixei on Heaven
How ever can they do it!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

A HANDSOME RECoRD.-The Albany
Argus says when Proctor Knot traced
SG4, 900 of Little Rock, Fort Smith
aud Union Pacific bribery money
into Blaiue's pockets, Blaine's con-
elusive reply was that Knott was
rebel. When Ben Hill showed that
Blaine in writing had demanded, and
in writing had receipted for tens of
thousands of dollars for marketing
his rulings and packing his commit
tees, Blaine's crushing rejoinder was
that Hill had been u Secessionist.
When Lamar proved that j. b.
Stewart brought Blaine $21 900
worth of Cumberland county coal
stock at midnight, Blaine's unan-
swerable counter statement was that
Lamar had once been Confederate
soldier. When tho Maine people
bring bribery home to Blaines
house, he crys out conspirators and
rascals. In calling names and re-
ceivins bribes, Blaine is an entire
success. As q reformer, or as the
exhibitor of an homes character,
however, he is u complete failure.
This is the record of the man the
Republicans expect to place before
the people for their suffrage for the
highest office in the Government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12

TWENTY-FIVE United States Sena-
iors pass in their checks in 1881, Of
whom fourteen are Democrats and
eleven are Republicans. The Dem
ocratic list is as follows: Eaton of
Connecticut. Bayurd OF Delaware,
Jones of Florida, Mcdonald of Ihdi-
ana, Whyte of Maryland, Cockrell of
Missouri, Randolph of New Jersey,
Herman of New York, Wallace of
Pennsylvania, Maxey of Texas, With
ers of Virginia, and Hereford of West
Virginia. The Republicans whose
terms expire are: Bruce of Missis-
sippi, Hamlin OF. Maine, Dawes of
Massachusetts, Baldwin of Michigan,
Mcmillan of Minnesota, Paddock OF
Nebraska, Booth of California. Shar-
on of Nevada, Burnside of Rhode
Island, Edmunds of Vermont and
Angus Cameron of Wisconsin.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14

STEAMED INDIAN CAKE.-Three CUBS
OF buttermilk, three cups of sweet milk,
three cups of meal, two cups of -four.
one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls
of soda; put in a creased pan and steam
three hours.
BUTTERED APPLIES dozen ap-
Piles, first taking out the cores with a tin
scoop. Butter the bottom of nappy or
Tin dish thickly, then put the apples into
1t. Fill up the cores with powdered
sugar. Silt powdered cinnamon or
grated lemon peels. Pour little melted
butter over them. and bake twenty min
utes. Serve with cream sauce.
MAcARoNT PrE.-Ingredients: Any
cold fish, macaroni. milk, butter, grated
cheese, bread crumbs and cayenne.
Mode: Boil some macaroni very tender
in milk, about twice as much as there IL
cold fish. which should be broken into
small pieces; mix with it the grated
cheese and cayenne; put It into "a fiat
dish with few bread crumbs and some
pieces of butter at the top. and bake n
light nice brown
CHOCOLATE PUDDNG.---Melt two
ounces of butter, mix In two ounces of
flour, simmer to soft paste in half A
pint of good milk. sweeten with two
ounces Of sugar, and flavor with two
ounces of chocolate. When cool, stir
In the yolks Of four eggs well beaten and
the whites beaten to q snow; put into n
buttered mold Immediately; put the
mold in pan hall fall of hot water, set
IN the oven and bake one hour. Serve
with sauce.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Dlscharglng q Conductor. .

Robert Criswell. the man whose wit
gave the Oil City Dsrricss its funny repu-
tation, played heartless joke on Gin
cinnati car conductor for rudeness.
Criswell was going home on the horse-car
in question, and 1t was crowded inside,
so ne loafed on the rear platform. The
conductor told him to 60 inside. Girls
well said he didn't care TO 20 inside,
but the conductor insisted, and loudly
threatened TO put him of. Everybody
began to look at the dispute, but Cris-
well saw nobody that knew him and
determined to have his little joke. The
conductor yelled: "Come, young fellow.
get inside, or Ill bounce you clear
across the streetn Criswell turned on
him and said, in severe manner: MY
man, you don't know who l am, but
I've had my eyes On you for eyeral
days. There are too many conductors
like you ON the road, and we are losing
friends every day because our patrons
are insulted by conductors who are boors
and rufiians. Now you can pull the
bell cord ard let me of. But You need
not take out the car tomorrow: there
will be man TO take your place. When
you take the car in tonight turn over
your bell.punch and ask for your time.
That viii settle It." Taking q menta |
note of the number Of the car. he waited
for II next day. and there was new
conductor. The newspaper man asked:
Where Is the conductor who was On
yesterday" "Oh.n The new man said,
:" the blamed old fool tried to bounce >
director last night. and he cot zred.n
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Got q Corner.
Journal.

On one OF the morning trains over the
Erie road, the other day, farmer-look-
ing man walked the length of a car
without finding an empty seat, and he
slowly returned 10 one occupied by a
lone man, who at once spread himself
out as much as possible, and suddenly
became deeply interested in his news
paper. The farmer halted beside the
seat, but the other made no movement.
Even after a full minute had passed.
there was no sign that he meant to share
his quarters with the other. Then the
farmer touched his arm and said:
IF you can hsng on long enough
you'll make fortune"
"What-what's that, sirF" demanded
the other, as he looked up.
Its big thing-hang on to itrn
whispered the farmer.
What is it? What do you mean.
sirP"
g tumble; but l won't give 1t awayln
chuckled the farmer.
What do you mean, sirP"
l mean that you have got the biggest
corner on the hog market ever known
in this country. and If you don't make a
million dollars out of il I'll eat Goldfish
for year"
Halfofthat seat was suddenly vacated,
but the farmer preferred to stand up and
brace against the stove.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Is Your Will ali RIRhtp

10 the uninitiated, nothing would
seem to be more simple or easy than for
man to express his wishes as TO the
disposition of his property in such a
way that there could be no question as
to his intentions; yet costly experience
has taught the world that few things
are more difficult, and that, in general,
where there's will there's a-lawsuit.
Even lawyer of such recognized pro-
fessional ability as the late Lord West
bury, left behind bini a will which gave
rise TO endless complications and dis
putes; and Lord st. Leonards, who was
proverbially minute in the precautions
he urged upon others, left a will which
became the subject of long and costly
litigation. In making will, much
mischief may be prevented by brevity,
provided it be combined with iucidity;
1t is mistake to suppose that many
words or many repetitions tend to per.
spicuity; on the contrary. with these
there is great danger of calculating
into obscurity." All antiquities should
be avoided" my black and white
horses" we have learned, do not bear
the same meaning as my black and
my white horses" Propositions must
be vigilantly watched; the smallest
monosyllable in the English language
used or misused in a will becomes a
gigantic power, and of has before
now been the cause Of protracted and
extensive lawsuits. Families have been
thrown into chancery for years, their
property shorn down to minute proper
tions, lawyers enriched, and succeeding
generations beggared by the addition or
omission OF a single word. Child"
for children" has been known TO
occasion the most harrassing litigation,
and to have kept families who were
brought up TO large expectations, and
who were entitled to colossal fortunes,
starving for years under the laws
delay. Above all, let the layman avoid
legal terms, lest the law insist on giving
them legal Interpretation of which the
poor man never dreamed. d.-Appleton'
Journal
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Robinson CrusOe-s Island.

Robinson Crusoe's Island is to-day a
little paradise. Lord planted there, on
one OF his voyages. apples, peaches,
grapes, plums, strawberries and several
kinds OF vegetables. The number of the
latter was increased by a Scotchman,
David Douglass, who landed on the
island in 1926. He was not little
astonished to find hermit there, who
had been onythe island five years. On
the second day he was not little sur
prised to see q man suddenly emerge
from q clump of bushes and approach
him. He looked upon him as Crusoe's
successor, although he did not occupy
the historical cave, having built himself
a hut of stones and sods, roofing 1t with
the straw of wild oats. As cooking
utensils, he possessed only a single iron
pot. the bottom OF which, one unfortu-
nate day, had fallen out. The damage
he had, however, had the ingenuity to
repair with a wooden bottom; but now
he was compelled to place his pot in
the grouui and build fire around it.
AnIS uldn uaiue WAS w IllihUl OlhTks
and he came from London. He had a
few books. and among them there was
a copy of he binson Crusoe's adventures
and of Cowper's poems. He called
Douglass attention especially to the
well-known poem beginning:
I'm monarch of ell survey,
My rights there's none to dispute" etc.
Nevertheless, he did not seem TO be
happy. There was one wish, his great
est. he could not gratify-he could get
no roast beefl At present this island Is
In possession of n colony Of Germans.
Sixty or seventy of our countrymen,
under the leadership of an engineer
named Robert Wehrhahn, settled there
in 1868. They describe tho island as
being in the highest degree salubrious
and fruitful. On their arrival they
found large fiocks of goats. about thirty
half.wild horses, and some sixty asses.
They brought with them cows, hogs
farming utensils, small boats. and flah-
II g-taekls. 'zanleicn's Jonrnal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
A Very Early Start In Life.

Morton NJ. Pritchett, aged fourteen,
and Sarah ID. Fausler, aged thirteen, Of
Marion. Iud., eloped recently and went
TO Michigan. where they were married.
Both children are small for their age.
indeed so childlike that they rode on
the 'derent railroads for halt fare.
During their wedding journey of two
weeks their total expenses amounted to
but sl0.65. The youthful pair footed
II TO Wabash-twenty miles-where
they took the train. Neither took =
change OF raiment nor any luggage
whatever. They were married at White
Pigeon.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Travelin z In the Old DAYS.

People who are accustomed to trave
by rail nowadays will read with interest
the following diary of a journey from
New York to New Orleans in the wear
1900: In lsOO--April 2. Left New York
in ferryboat for Jersey City. Took
two-horse coach and got to
Philadelphia the fourth day at
! p. NJ. Left Philadelphia next
morning in a one-horse chaise, with the
mailbag behind, for Lancaster, where we
arrived the third day. At Lancaster
bought horse, and after nine days'
journey through the forests. reached
Pittsburg. Here, with some others. /
bought for eighteen dollars fatboat.
in which we took our departure for New
Orleans. floating with the current.
After divers adventures and escapes
from great peril by land and water. we
reached Natchez. the ffty-seventh day
after leaving Pittsburg, and New Orleans
city in tLirteen:days thereafter, having
been from New York on the journey
eighty-four days. which our friends in
New Orleans say was an expeditions
voyage. My own personal cost on the
way was, in sum total, Es7. lis, 4id.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Not Yet.

The days glide by on winged feet,
a river flowing broad and iest;
Thy face from mine is turned away,
Il will not be so, dear, Away,
Thy heart would iain its love forget,
1t cannot yet, dear love, not yet.
stand outside fsst-closed door,
Against me closed torevermore;
Yet parts of us neither bolt nor bar,
Who are so near and yet 30 far,
oh heart that would it's love forget
And cannot yet, dear love, not yeti
Ihear thy voice, so soft and low,
And silent tears unbidden flow;
While yet its music fills the air,
pass and breathe silent prayer.
My heart would fain its love forget
And cannot, dear love, not yet.
One step-and by thee could stand,
And touch thy dear familiar hand;
One look-and upon thy breast
Would lean, and weary, find my rest.
Poor heart that iain would love forget
And cannot yet, dear love, not yet.
The word-and Knight raise. again
My face to thine, and meet thy gaze;
And with no word thy heart should read,
That love is all woman's need.
Dear heart, wouldst thou thy love forget
Thou canst not yet, dear love, not yet.
neer thy soul hath need OF mine,
Meier the truth thou canst divine,
Seas will not part, nor bolt nor bar,
We shall be near, who now are far.
True hearts that tain would love forget
And cannot yet, dear love, not yet.
Boston Transcript.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Household II inta.

Tepid water is produced by combin-
ing two-thirds cold and one-third boil.
ing water.
Old potatoes may be freshened UP by
plunging them into cold water before
cooking them.
Large holes in loaf of bread are
proof of careless cook. The kneading
has been slighted.
The yolk of an egg binds the crust
much better than the whites. Apply il
to the edges with a brush.
Glass should be washed in cold water,
which gives 1t a brighter and clearer
look than when. cleansed with warm
water.
Dip new broom in hot water to
make it durable. To keep broom from
getting stiff and hard hang 1t in the
cellar-way.
Never wash aisins thatsare to be used
in sweet dishes. 1t will make the pud-
ding heavy. To clean them wipe in a
dry towel.
In boiling dumplings of any kind,
put them la the water one at n time. II
they are put In together they will mix
with each other.
Drive two large nails through two
spools, as far apart as your broom
handle Is thick, and hang your broom
on, brush up, to keep 1t straight.
There Is grC enness in onions and pota-
toes that renders them hard TO digest
For health's 81 Ike put them in warm
water for an hour before cooking.
Outlets and steaks may be fried "a well
as broiled, but they must be put in hot
butter or lard. !, The greesc IL tho
enough when It throws of a blueish
smoke.
Mosquitoes, says mebody, love beef
blood better than they do any that flows
in the veins of human kind. Just put
couple of generous pieces on plates
near your bed at night, and you will
sleep untroubled By these pests. In the
morning you will find them full aud
stupid with the beef blood, and the
meat sucked as dry ~ cork.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14
Spreading Manure.

From the time the manure is dropped
until it is spread upon the land there is
a continual loss, by gradual decomposi-
tion and washing by rains. When upon
the soil this loss is not sustained, as the
rains carry the valuable solutions down
into the soil, where they are absorbed
and retained. 1t is, therefore, the best
practice to spread the manure upon the
meadows and plowed land. in fact any
where that plant food is required, both
now and through the winter. There is
a saving In labor to draw the manure in
winter. when the snow is on the ground,
as It is easier to load it upon sled than
wagon, and the load can be drawn
with greater ease.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-14

The Mediterranean fruit trade is as
suming enormous proportions. The in-
crease at New York this year Is fifty per
cent. At al points on the Mediterran-
can there was m immense crop last
year, and tho prospects are that the crop
now maturing will be the largest ever
Known.