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passing 0UIlsIllIg viva
by his reckless daring courage in battle and every
in the regiment would gladly have sked ms life to save
But ifhe was with them where was he Outside
the battery the whole ground was scourged with flying
was still raging on the eft IN such crossre 1t seem
edas if nothing living could escape, andif be had fallen
there, there was bnt little hope for him, 4 faa
'sI see Hn y cried tail grenadier He's lying out
yoncer and alive too for saw him wave his hand just
now. III have him here in fye minutes boys oroe
y5But you mustn't disobey orders pDobois,' said q
young captain (now the Oldest SURVIVING oser 50 ,e M
reckless from rushing upon certain death "ken'em-
ber what the Colonel told youhat even he were LETT
among the wounded no one % muss - g gu 70 ps f
upH9f1ti 9lf Iol Nnt8p9 sh,'1hS I.
can't help that ansYsre dths soldier M II laying boWn
Captan report private dubois for nsubordination and
breach o discipline I'm going Out tQa oFpg N Fhe So-
And DE stepped forth unfinchngly into the deadly
they saw him approach the spot where the Colonel lay
they saw him bend over the fallen man, shielding him
from the shot with his own body Then ne Was seen "
stagger suddenly, if from blow but sne neXS mo mo
nent he had the Colone in his arms and was Smuggling
back oyerthe shotor ground, through the dying and
the ded Twice he stopped short AZ il unable . SO
ther but on he again and had just laid his officer
gently down in side the battery with comrades shout
Eslcome St EiRgag goa i biz ears hs fe fPnflps 2 'pS
s,e Inoaring Colonel Iasalle had recovered
sufficiently to amaze the whole putting under
arrest the who saved his life but the moment was
quarters at full galop. In about hour he was seen
Coming back side by side with sqnare-bult man IN
gray coat cooked hat at sight of whom the soldiers
burst into deaenng cheers for he was 20 other han the
Emperor Napoleon.
: n'fIetna this fellow, said Napoleon sterny ana
!, two grenaers led forwarPerre DUBOIS 50 weak onl
= - his wounds That he could hardly stand. ~, ..
y bss So fellow. thou hast daredto disobey ORDERS ma
= cried the Emperor in his hardest tones.t 3 n8
have, sir And If it We're TO pc done again. 9 . ~
T. And what if we were to shoot thee for nsubordina
4 ton /? t bavx, ss,, ..g1nI !
p 6snNy life is your maiests now always answered
the grenader, boldly. hfAnd il Imost choose between
diving myself and leaving my Colonel 70 diethe old reg
nienfcan betterIspaea common fellow like me than
brave officer like him. gaib49I 9df hsh =
si sudden spasm shook the Colones iron face as ht
ed hstehed and apoeons stern gray eyes softened
tx as fewimenhaA them soften betoi Y
r. ssThourt wrong there, said he, sforl would not glyt
in common fellow thy Sort for twenty Colonels were
M every one of them good my old Lasae here ia
M tbis Sergeant Dubois and he fastened his own cross
ne the Legion of Honor to Pierres breast y warrant m
in thou 1t be a. Colonel tlyseh one OF these dayssf
TO- And sure enough iye years qteF Pierre Dnoos was
Us not only Colonel but General s., m II sl6T
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.e General Hancock


Hapqpcks in personal appe9rapes, saall wsa formed
and very handsome His height cannot be less than SIX
feet two inches and he weighs fully e40 pounds Fe
would make the finest poking resident who eyer sat III
the White House, except possibly George Washington
His form towers above other NEIL and he attracts ate
ton bv his mere wherever he goes His eyes are
blue and have bengnantand mild expression when IN
epose but inspiring when in danger Has manner is dig
nied and knighty, and is courtesy itself lie is always
magnetic and draws men to him by his kndliness and
gentle interest in Eheir affairs His synpates are easily
aroused and becomes Intensely concerned for the sorr
rows and misortuhes of Others striving in every way to
relieve them, though their troubles We're hls own
Hrncocks kindness his subordnates won not only their
love but also their condace and caused them 70 rely
on him as a riendas well as commander. He gave
man good opinion of himself and made each one feel hs
was of importance than be ever before suspecet
1t was this which caused him have such power over h'
officers and in battle and made them prefer rather
to die than forfeit the good opinion of their leader
General Hancock had two children, Russell llancoci
and Ada Elizabeth Hancock The latter died in eN
York of typhoid fever, when eighteen years o age Sh
was young lady Of great promise Russell Hancock tn
Generals only is living ands planter IN AisYlssppl
A volume wouldnot contain an account OF al .th
heroic deeds of like Hancock. Ills is noble charac
ter and pleasure to write of such man. a gor
4 ions soldier a steadfast friend, a useful citizen.
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W. T|T-TTN y = !"
How Jim Missed the 'Possum.

1.-The Flat Greek neglborhood together with the Whole
surrounding country in Eastern Mssissipp is amply sup
pied with opossrs and boasts of two three possum
dogs that tcanst be beat" Consequently the favorte
decaev OF the southern darkey is abundanty enioyedon
The creek at the proper season In this connection there
"a often td In the community practical joke which
Peter Brown played ON Mason Peter and lim weie
fast friends and generally ran together during the
one oouasinn after dark Jim killed SMALL fat
opossum, which he thought would Just about make q
stuare meal for one hungry man. The little amman
Taslproperly and puto the fire to cook while
jim VINO was at that time the sole occupant of the
cabin stetched himself before the tire while the opos
SIM was cooking In few minutes he was buried IN
slmber,i Jim sleep was deep and 5pnbroken lime
passed on the opossum was fnaly " done tnroueh apu
through, and still jim contined to- sleep and snore
At this stage of the proceedings Peter Brown entered
the ca bin and took sntfe hungry him
sefvaad an GO get nch 80 he queeiy
removed the skillet top, took out the opossum and pro-
oeeed to fdisouss it with the keenest relish In little
while it was all deyouredt Peter thea took piece OF the
remaining fat and carefully creased Jims hands and
Observation-Disclosures latter continued TO shore Peter then
left the cabin leaving the bones scattered ON the hearth
At last Jim awoke with qoYsy stare ana ruhpea lps
eges.dtHe looked around awhile, and then he broke INTO
the following solioquy: .Hgll4a
aWeu Mr. 'Possom, / reckon you done by dis time
yars.you piS Why TIL eat you now; my mouf done
sotreg lar possun ashionlgd gudg ne eaelos sIs3u
With these words Jim looked into the skillet Yhere
only a. few scraps marked what was left OF the savory
feast l.i44rad4ih 4osgfB iiiw ess4paoJ 61l b9gpn
Bless my stars, he exclaimed sef somebody am
done steal de possum HI here de bones scattered al
bout Gealo, some dogged yyan been here an eat da
'possum while ! was sleep; gait lemme see; Why's IA,
Hands chock full o. grease. Wait hoT on why, bless
stars ef my imouf amt right greasy too! Well well
well wonder Ell did git up and eat dat possum WiAi
was sleep! must "a done it! Well all got to say
dis Eff did dat possum he sets lighter ON my ston
aeh an he gs less consolation dan any possnnit
eber eat since was born, s-.,,.a ii eoze aF.es
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Brother Gardner on Happiness.

eFfIappiness, as an old black man like me dennes
continued Brother Gardner, am NOT sto coze, TAT
wallet, an ice cream ebery night before YOU go to bed
When I looked about arter wife dldn 1908 Iur
anvthing gady II new MUS marry black woman or
none at all knew she'd be away off, on her treek ana
Latin an when Igee-gny eid woman war not pit
ask When Wer free 60 start out reasoned dat
mus lob around dis an dat kase had no trade
nebar counted on haynl dan cord OF wood an ive
bushels of taters ahead, an neber have had knew
pa have to live in small house, own cheap dog, i've
am dress plain a keep dts black skin 70 de grave an
has ali happened Just as speced "A am happy kase
haven't 'sIected too much am happy kase doan gger
ON what haven tgot.d am happy kase reason DAT de
rood health cant as last an yer hest trends CAM aus
be counted on If drian any secret OF happiness be-
lieye it am dis. }naf vgneaH Bsigphnu3 a $50
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press Coalapliments.

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An Alarm Clock Premium.

We have concluded aus there much califor themiron
all parts of the country 10 add another premium " d
same styeas that havn furnished by The HUNDREDS ~
subscribers save tlat it w have reliable aafa WIFI &
can he set to the quarter or half hour, and its price W.
be but so cents that Of the clock we have been M
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The Surrender of Richmond. i

gt ~
LAS we drove near the city, deputation headed by Mr.
Mayo the mayor Of Rchmond came toleetis and for
tnai1y surrender the CITY, hey expressed great surprise
at heiine. well groom and hoIsesof the officers
and the style and completeness OF all the eauipments
which undoubtedly contTasted strangey with the liia
starved hacks and dapdaed equipments and uniforms
they had been to the ranks OF the con-
feea army during the last year 9 the s'ege Of Ren
anti ahd kindly at he reported, his returnso his
ious con@ttio who inquired what kind Of people the
Yankee se hat l tn he had met company Of perfect
oks We entered the city ITSELF thewhole colored popuar
t6h received us with shouts Of Welcome The white pop
uiaon remaining tined ofthe siege and thankufor
proteibn after what had suffered from the rsbel
troops who. had passed through in ADVANCE OF aus. had
plundeed the city of they could SEIZE and bad
set it on fire. determined nothing for the Yankees
but a heap of ashes in the place where Rchmond3 had
been The houses OF the more wealthy residents We're
closed and their inmates screening themselves from OBJ
sefyation only glanced at us from behind their atees
and blinds But the Joy Of the poorer CLASSES OF whites,
and the exltaton OF the colored people at ther deliver
ance from rebel tyranny was something very wondeiu
TO see. s'a W ~teot ffjtW hssnilp
The greater part of Richmond was on fire AS we rode
through the principal Streets the buildings on both sides
burning area larger than that embraced in
the burned district at The great fire in Portland Tile air
was filed th sparks, mingled in places with exploding
shells from the .ebel pgan stores Hhe streets were
hrppgedwth people carrying tobacco, hour and all kinds
of tiles from the burning houses shops and wael
houses The delighted negroes crowded about the horses
OF the guard, and welcomed their riders with every
demonstrate of joy pressing upon them the tobacco
which they were saving from the factories aud stotehouses,
that when arrived the statehonse every soldier
OF the provost guard had from fye 30 fstypatas of the
best smoking tobacco A8pg glng from his saddless i7
Ia the park surrounding tile statehouse was scene OF
the widest eQnfusion Ietebel cabinet had hastily ne
moved the valuable archives from the respective
departments the night before entry sandthe only
for making their hlrlied preparations hat been since sun
day afternoon when jeff Davis called out ct ehaicf
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by the to him unexpected Intelligence that the deenses of
Richmond were be abandoned and the city evacuated
by the troops during the night The cabinet officers TOOK
away what papers they could and the rest scattered
about the several departments until our horses sank fet
lock deepn unsigned confederate bonds and notes. letters
co, arrac
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
Death I'm the Coal sIines.

The report 0f inspectors of anthracite
coal mines In the Schuylkill region re-
lating TO casualties in the mines Is a
ghastly list. In 1878 the killed num-
bered eiahty-seven and the injured 247.
In 1879 there were Il3 killed and 337
injured. Of the fatal accidents, twelve
deaths were caused by explosions of
fire-damp, seven by blasts and other
explosions of powder. fifty-five by fall
ing coal. slate and rock: TWENTY-FIVE
by cars and mine wagons, and seventeen
IN miscellaneous ways. The ways in
which some men meet death are strange
indeed. Patrick Casey was caught By
a rush of coal in a shute and carried
with IL TO point where plank caught
him by the neck and choked him 10
death. Griffith Watkins, "A boy, left his
place In the breaker and went 10 get a
drink of water. AS he was passing the
boiler-house n runaway car crushed
through the side, struck him and killed
him. Charles Dreshman, n miner, aged
twenty-five. who was engaged shovel
Ing at the mouth of shute, was found
lying dead, with one leg down the shute
and q small quantity OF loose earth living
on him. No indications Of what killed
him could be found, but it was sun
posed that his foot slipped into the hole,
and he imagining that he was about 10
fall to the bottom, was literally fright
ened to death.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
A Floating Island.

Says the townsville (0rcgon) !seSstis.e:
Among the many natural curiositis
of this county il is not generally known
that there Is a '' floating island" up
in the :. Siskiyous." lying like pesrlin
the great mountain chain, is SQuaw AXE.
a beautiful sheet of water, now utilized
by n mining company as n reservoir.
For many years the lake had been a Ia
vorite and delightful resort for fishibs
parties, and contained. nearly in ib
center, an island comprising about one
acre of ground covered with luxuriani
grass and n growth ofwillow and alder.
It was never dreamed that Che pretty
little island was not terra firma, bul
when the bulkhead across the outlet o.
the lake damned up its waters the island
rose slowly until IL had been elevsiea
fully sixteen feet above its original level.
II would be question for the naturalist
rather than the eeologist 90 determine
the age of this floating island, as 1t J.
evidently made up entirely OF decayed
vegetation. Perha,ls at some remote
period the roots ofa tree. sptorn by the
mountain storm. drifting out into the
lake formed the nucleus from which the
island has grown. but it seems singular
that IL should have remained anchoes
and Interchangeable in it. position.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
The Study Of Natural History.

Beasts, birds. reptiles and fishes. cor.
sidered as forming one group. con.
stitute but n comparatively small ser.
ton of the world OF animals. Creature,
allied to the snail and oyster, but I'm n
different kinds, exist in multitude
which are known to us, but doubtless
also in multitudes as yet unknown
Worms form a division 80 varied In ms.
ture, and so prodigious in number tha,
the correct appreciation OF one 10 ar.
other and TO other animals-their class.
ication-forms one Of the most difiicue
Of geological problems. Coral-forminr
animals and cognate forms. toRethg
with star-fishes and their allies, cors
before us as two other hosts, and va
there are other hosts of other kinds 70
which it is needless here 10 refer. Ye
the whole mass of animals to which
reference has yet been made is exceeded
(as &c the number of distinct kinds) bT
the single group OF insects. Ever
land-plant has more than one species 3!
insects which lives upon il, and tb,
same may be probably said OF a. ieas
every higher animal-and this in add.
ton TO other parasites which are not il.
Fects. The lowest animals have not yg
been referred TO. but the number Of thef
undiscovered kinds which may exist il
the ocean, and in the tropical lakes ant
rivers, may be suspected from the var.
ETY. we may obtain here, in a single dror
OF stagnant water. Recent researches
moreover. have shown Us that th,
depths of the ocean, instead of being (a
We supposed) liieless as well rs still ant
dark abysses. really TEEN with animA
life. From those profound Tecesses aiss
creatures have been dragged 10 light
forms which were supposed to hsT'
long passed away and become extinE-
And this leads tO yet another considsT.
alton. 1t Is impossible 10 have a con.
plete knowledge of existing animAt
without being acquainted with so mugt
of the nature of their now extinct pre-.
decessors Ms can be gathered from TIE
relics they have left behind. Surt
relics may be bones or shells imbeddz
in muddy deposits OF ages bygone, Aaa
which deposits have now turned to rock
or may consist of but the impress d
their bodies, or only = few footprints
Rich as is the animal population Of TIE
world day, 1t represents only rem.
patt of the life that has been; and smsA
as our knowledge may ever be Of ths
ancient life (from imperfectiens in th'
rocky record). yet every year tbsi
knowledge is increased. What incres%
may we not also expect hereafter, wha
all remote and tropical regions hare
been explored with the care and pah'
ence already bestowed on the deposit.
which lie In the vicinity Of civili1
populations.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
Living IN Ouiet.

A rule for living happily with others
II to avoid having stock subjects OF dis
putation. IL mostly happens when peo-
pie live much together, that they come to
have certain set topics, around which,
rom frequent dispute, there is such \
growth OF angry words. mortified vanity
and the like that the original subject Of
difference become a standing subject for
quarrel. and there is a tendency in all
minor disputes TO drift down 10 it.
Again, II people wish to live well to-
gether. they must not hold too much 10
logic. and suppose that everything is to
be settled BY sufficient reason. DR..
Johnson saw this clearly with regard TO
married people when he said I;
Wretched wonld be the pair above ali
means OF wretohedness who should be
doomed 70 adjust by reason. every morn
Ing. al tic minute details of the domes-
tic day."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

Imagine two harps In n room, with
the same number of strings, and each
string perfectly attuned 20 n correspond
ing one in the other. Touch string in
one, and the corresponding string in the
other will give out the same sound.
Try another string and it's correspond
ing tone will be sounded. So with all
the strings. So with any combination
of strings. II would not matter how
you played the one harp the other
would respond, IS regards pitch and
quality. would be almost perfect. Now
substitute for one harp the human ear,
and the conditions would, according to
theory, be the same. except that the re
sponsive mechanism OF The ear is much
smaller than that of the responsive
harp. IN the car there are minute cords,
rods, or something In such q state OF
tension as TO be tuned TO tones Of vari-
otB pitch, sound = tone. its correspond
ing rod OF cord In the ear will respond,
perhaps feebly. but still with energy
enough TO excite the encrve-filament con-
nected with it; tho result IL nervous
current Of the brain. and sensation of
= tone OF = particular pitch. - 6esd
Words.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

Many horse has been sednced iron,
n pasture into q stable b. n hatful ol
oats held Just beyond his nose; recently
noble redman was beguiled by siI1li-
lar operation. Indian John. the VIM
nebago chicftain from Shawano. ap-
peared in the Wisconsin Legislature
with n petition. and. nj the suggestion
of some gIacelcss wag. waddled up 70
Assemblyman Naber, who had the door
and was apostrophizing narrow-guage
railrpads, and grasped his outstretched
hand. OF course there was roar OF
laughter and applause. In the midst OF
which the sergeant -at-aFzns held up
nickel before the Winnebago chieftains s
face. and slowly backed toward the
door Of the lobby. John followed 70
the very exit where the nickel was be-
slowed upon him and the door was
slammed In his face.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08
",'Iis Morning, and the DAYS are
Long"

Long"
Ilii dreaM OF other days;
In golden luxury shone the wheat,
In tangled greenness shook the maize;
The squirrels ran with nimble feet.
And In and out among the trees
The hang bird daited like fame,
The eatbird piped her melodies,
Purloining every warbler's fame;
And then heard the triumphal song,
"'Tis morning, and the days are long"
They scattered roses, strewed the palms,
And shouted down the pleasant wales;
heard thousand happy psalms,
And, laughing, wove thousand tales
OF mimic revelry and Joy;
They mocking well the worldly great
Each tanfased girl and barefoot boy,
Dear shapers OF my early late
And then again the nolian song,
otis morning, and the days are long"
Far winding past the storied town,
The river ran through bosky groves;
Its foods we sailed our vessels down
Fuh-treighted with myriad loves;
Our souls went floating to the gales,
With scarlet leaves and shreds OF bark;
We named them cutters, schooners, sails,
And watched them fade in shadowy dark
Then down the water flowed the song,
Ills morning, and the days are long
Oh, morning, when the days are long,
And youth and innocence are we'd
And every grove is full OF song,
And every pathway void of dread
Who rightly sings ITS rightiul praise,
Or rightly dreams it DER again,
When cold and narrow are the days,
And shrunken all the hopes Of men,
He shall reawaken with his song,
"Tis morning, and the days are long"
There palritations. wild and sweet,
The thrills OF many an old delight,
And dimpled hands that lightly meet,
And hearts that tremble to unite,
Arisehpon the early morn,
Pass down the lovely wales and stand,
A picture oi q memory born,
The mirage of lotus land
A land where once we trolled the song,
ITS morning, and the days are long"
B. S. Parker.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-08

was 50 much splitting OF tobacco iuiee =,
his lecture in Hamilton, Ohio, that Pro
fessor Proctor took notice of it and mad.
a mathematical calculation in regard tn
1t. Let us suppose" continued Pro-
fessor Proctor. "that the moisture eT.
truded In this unpleasing way In Ohis
In the course OF q year would, II uni.
formly distributed, correspond 10 the
addition ofa 6lm of moisture no thicker
than postal card over the entire State
Then If there are but 200 postal cards {.
the inch there would in l, 600. 600 veara
be formed a sea about ITO wards dec,
over the entire State. And "a in tbe
course OF my lecture / had occasion 10
speak OF the earth's future during 9, 500.
000. 900 years, IL would seem TO follow
(dreadful thoughtD that the sea would
rise over Ohio and neighboring State.
of equal salivary potentislity TO a heighi
of nearly 200 miles! Noah's flood va,
nothing TO this"
Some OF the recent executions In Rus.
sia recall very striking incident of III.
reign OF Peter the Great. The nihilisu
OF that period was represented by II.
revolt Of the Strelitz (Archer) guard
which Peter quelled and punished witt
merciless severity, beheading man for
every turret on the Kromlin wall, whict
overlooked the place Of execution. III,
headsman being fatigued with tbs
butchery, Petel himself took his place
and struck off twelve heads with biz
own hand. The thirteenth was hand.
some young soldier nicknamed Ore
(eagle), who, pushing aside his prede.
cessor's h. adless corpse, cried, with
laugh. "Come, brother. it's my tur
for an audience with the czar now
Peter, struck with this reckless gal,ar.
try, pardoned and promoted hin
Some French writers have endcayorl
TO throw a coloring OF romance owe
the incident by making its hero tbs
czar's unacknowledged son, but the r..
spective ages of the two men render Ii,
ali but impossible.