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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
The American RothsehIid.

When the last quarters checks for
interest on four per cent. bonds were
sent out the first of this mouth, VIM.
Vanderbilt had registered in his name
four per cent. bonds 10 the amount of
s31 100000. Since that time there
have been received from Vanderbilt
for registration in his name four per
cent. bonds to the amount of S20,000,-
900, which makes him at this time
owner Of s5l ,000,0 900 of that class of
bonds. 1t is reported here that it is
Mr.. Nanderbilt's purpose to invest in
four per cent. bonds the money which
he will receive in few DAYS in final
settlement for the New York Central
Railroad stock sold to the Syndicate.
The increasing popularity of this
class of bonds is shown by the fact
that a large number Of them are being
received daily by the Register of the
Treasury from small holders for trans
fer. 1t is said that if Vanderbilt should
sell all his Central stock he could
become the holder of 100000, 600 of
Government bonds, or about one four
teenth of all that are in existence. As
il is he holds more than one man ever
held against the government, and it
amounts TO as much as the entire an-
nual expenses of the government some
years before the war. The checks for
interest which he will receive for i'm
terest every ninety days will amount
to over $4,000 or $4,000 day.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

POVERTY is bad enough even 10
those who have never known anything
else. But nothing is harder than to
suddenly come down from comfort and
luxury to want and suffering. and leave
the past as a rudely broken dream. Pow
erty Is thus most terrible when it falls
like bolt of fate upon those who have
been accustomed to luxury and sun
shine. In thousands of sad cases one
death has brought such acalamity up
on families previous happy. and who
have thought themselves secure against
the day of need.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
If You Want Dashlng Man, Send
Pope.

Cairo Correspondence to Chicago Tribune.
On another occasion General McCIer.
nand and Commodore Kountz original.
ed Mississippi river campaign. As
Stanton, who had been Kountz's lawyer
Mt PittsburP, was TO pass on the utility
of the proposed campaign. the Commo.
dore went on 10 Washington and laid it
before the War Department. IL met
Mr.. Stanton's cordial Endorsement, and
together Stanton and Kountz waited
upon Mr.. Lincoln 10 give it vitality.
Stanton stated his appreciation OF the
proposed campaign and named McCler.
nand to lead the troops. But" said
Mr.. Lincoln. 81 hate to put McClernand
over Grant Grant is doing well enough"
Yes" retorted Stanton, "but to carry
out this programme we must have
dashing man." With his usual merry
eye-twinkle Lincoln replied: 40, if you
want dashing man, Iii send for Pope.
lie came dashing into Washington, yon
know, with not man behind him and
when no man in Washington had the
least curiosity to see him r.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

sufficient TO meet the present rate Of
consumption for twenty-five years.
However this may be, the subject is
one that invites and merits serious con
sideration.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

The kind Of poverty hardest to bear,
and which brings with il the keenest
suffering. is that which is best known
as ''genteel poverty" that which Is
silently borne BY families who are sud-
denly brought from q good position in
life 10 state of want aud hardship by
the untimely death of husband or faith
er.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

TEMPER is like a Jagged bit which
saws horses mouth the more you
irrltate him with It, the more ungov-
ernahle he becomes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
NeiD 1dcertiseDenf
TREASURER'S SALE
OF UNSEATED LANDS FOR


Notice Is hereby given that In pursuance Of An Act
of Assembly, passed the 18th day June, A. d. 1919.
entitled An Act TO ameud AN Act directed the mode Of
selling unseated lands ia Centre county" and the
several supplements thereto, there will be exposed
public sale oucry, III. following tracts OF unseated
lands In said county Tor the taxes due aud unpaid
thereon at the Court House In the Borough Of Belle
fnnte, ON the SECOND MONDAY Oh JUNE, A. u,
IL
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

against the Producers of our Food, than whom none
are more worthy, more entitled 30 attention.. The
sisush House having three times the eapastf of
other hotels, there Is oeoason disposition 30
place the guests In attic rooms This accounts for iz
growing Local Trade We do not trust your hoFses
the care and profit Of parties disconnected with the
hotel I5-tfl J. II. MYERS, Proprietor.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29
Centre County Farmers Home.
BUSH HOUSE.
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
NO DISCRIMINATION

Improved stabng and Careful Hossisfe. Low Special
Rates for IaTymen and Witnesses. Cleanlinesz, Com
fort and TahIa Ifnenrallcd
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-29

The Of hfty cents. eest Of advertising, will h
added to the taxes and costs In each case
A. YEARICK, Treasurer.
Treasuref's once Rallsfonte, Pa,
April 10, 1850
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

How DIAMONDS ARE BOUGuT-
Buying diamonds for retail is said to be
Il delicate and difficult task, The buyer
sits down at Il table with large Sheet
of white paper spread before him. On
the paper are poured the contents OF
certain packages received by the whole
sale dealer. The keen ewes of the buy
er, an expert, OF course, picks out at
once the shallow, flawed, and all defec-
tive stones, which are definitely reject
ed, and swept into bag. The accepted
stones must next be paired, and to this
end tin plate, mounted on four feet,
and pierced with holes OF different size.
is employed. On this the diamonds are
laid, and shifted 10 and fro till each
diamond has been fitted into a proper
tiOnate hole. Then the gems undergo
a second ard final examination, the
buyer examining them most vigorously.
and rejecting some which may have at
first escaped his attention. Any irreg-
ularity OF form, lack of bTilliancy. dull
nes OF water, or yellowness OF tint is
sufficient to condemn them. The
matched stones are then put up in pairs
III paper or small cases, and the others
are sold to inferior jewelers.. In Paris,
the latter are readily purchased and set
III the flowers, stars and crosses and 9TH
er ornaments which make such display
In the windows of the Palais royal.-
The French, as q rule. like SNOWY
thing, and are less fastidious in dia-
monCS than Americans are. They are
more for general effect than purity or
perfection, and often sell inferior gems
which will not bear reSetting
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

CARNIyORUS WASPS. Many years
ago | was examining an apple tree, when
a wasp alighted on leaf which formed
a caterpiliaI's nest neatly rolled up.
The wasp examined both ends and find
ing them closed, il soon clipped a hole
III the leaf At One of the nest about one
eighth OF an inch in diameter. 1t then
went to the other end and made a noise
which frightened the caterpillar. which
came rushing out at the hole. 1t was
Immediately seized by the wasp. who.
finding it too large to carry off at once.
cut il in two and went of with one-half
l waited a little while and saw the wasp
come back for the other half, with which
il also flew away. After witnessing
such evidence OF intelligence l have had
a great respect for waspS, and gave or
derS to my gardeners never to destroy
them. | gained some further evidence
of their caTnivOrOuS taste when | once
took my children to Switzerland for a
holiday and on a butterfly-hunting ex-
pedition. We had spread out the day :
find in the evening, and next morning |
placed the boards in the sun to dry On
looking at them some hours later ] found
nearly all the bodies gone, only the tho
raX and wings left and while examiu-
ing them Il wasp aliChted on the board.
and | soon proved that he was the cuI-
pTit. | have no doubt that WaSpS are
most scTviceable to gardeners 10y DESTROY
ing caterpillarS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

CURE FOR COLDs.-We published
some time ago in this magazine para.
graph upon bronchitis. the result of some
experiments made by gentleman upoa
himself, and which his medical attend
ant said, jOcularly, constituted fraud
upon the profession. This gentleman
who was subject to attacks of acute
bronchitis, Succe eded in waTding them
off by observing the ordinary pecautions
against catching cold, but especially
by chewing a small piece of ginger
whenever he was obliged to 60 out OF
door on a cold day. Since he had adopt
ed the plan of keeping piece of ginger
i'll his mouth while out of doors, he had
never had an attack of brOnhitiS either
winter or summer.
\ very similar result has been obtain
ed in coryZa by an Italian gentleman,
II. Rudolph. which makes us believe
more in the aforementioned ginger
than we felt at first inclined. The case
is related IN a recent number of the
Gdzzcttd Nedicd HuiiuHd, and the sub
stance used was not ginger, but eucalyp-
tus. Doctor Rudolf being seized with Il
severe attack of coryZa, or in other terms
Il very bad cold in the head, happened
to chew one or two tWigs of the eucalyp-
tus, at the same time swallowing the
saliva secroted, which had a bitter arO-
matte flavor. To his surprise he found
that, i'll the course Of half an hour. the
nasal catarrh had disappeared.
Some days later the same person was
seized with another attack, when the
same treatment was followed 10y an
equally fortunate result.
The author then prescribed this sim
pie remedy to several of his patients,
all OF whom were benefited III the same
way lie adds that, in his opinion, this
treatment is only suitable to acute cases
that appears probable enough, but if
such simple aromatic substances as gin
ger and eucalyptus viii cut shOtt OF pre-
vent an attack of bronchitis OF coryZa
we consider that very useful discovery
has been made, and that it cannot be
too widely Monthly HGguziue.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11
AGRICULTURAL WISDOM.

Corn alone is not good feed for any
breeding animals.
Feed the poorest fodder first and fol-
low with better quality.
Three pecks of boiled potatoes fed
warm each day, is remedy for diarrhGa
in cattle.
Agricultural crops are like children /;
they need nursing and careful looking
after every day.
sThe liberal soul shall be fat This
applies IL a remarkable degree the fer
tilizing of ones field.
Moving the grass off every year i'm
pOverishes the soil, while grazing Of the
sheep will enrich it.
September calves escape the trying
heat of summer, and can be pushed
through the winter with grain.
Plant cabbages. If they bring a good
price sell them: if not, feed them to
sheep, milch cows and pigs.
Keep calves growing well from the
first. but do not get them too fat if you
wish TO have the best cows.
1t is as wrong to contine stock with
out roots OF some kind as it would be to
deprive them of vegetables.
Stagnaut and impure water which
cows drink while at pasturage is one OF
the most prominent causes of bad odOT
in milk.
The small farmer is the mainstay of
the country's agriculture, since lie con-
tinually works upon the quality of his
products.
Many trees become hollow, or fall in
10 premature decay, from the water
penetrating through old saw rents made
in pruning.
Ashes saturated with kerosene and
applied TO cucumber and squash plants
in the hill will be u great help in keep.
ing off striped bugs.
The simple fac that man can clear
$50 from on acre of potatoes, does not
demonstrate that he can clear pro IA.
Ia profit on 10, 600 acres.
To insure profit, pigs should be
growing and thrifty from the time they
are weaned!till six to ten months of age
when they should be ready to slaughter
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11
VALUABLE INVENTION

y VALUABLE INVENTION FOR
USEKEEPERS.- new article of
glassware is being put upon the market
which will resist the extremes of heat
and cold in ordinary use without break
ing. The glass being fo Tmed into lamps
chimneys, tumblcrs, goblets, tubes for
telegraph wire, guage glasses for steam
boilers, etc, is subjected to a process
which metalizes it, knitting the mole
cules of the glass closer, making them
more homogeneous. The glass is call
ed the dragon Band, Lamp Chin
neys made under this process will with
stand a fierce flame while wet, and the
glassware may be subjected to tests of
of ice and boiling water alternately
without fear Of breaking. 1t is tou gh
and flexible, and is the only glass, as we
understand, ever made which will en-
dure these tests. The dragon Brand
glass will become a household a house
hold word. 1t is valuable invention.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11
CULTURAL USES OF LIME.

The advantages of the use of lime are
so many that it is almost impossible to
enumerate them. Their effects may be
described as being both chemical and
mechanical. and as being exercised both
upon the organic and inorganic constit-
uents of the soil. The following may be
taken as summary Of some of the prin-
cipal benefits to be derived from it
l. Upon deep alluvial and clay soil it
increases the crop of potatoes and rem
ders them less waXy. Sprinkled over
them in the store heap, it preserves them
and when riddied over the cut sets, Il
wonderfully increases their fertility.
2. Lime eradicates the finger and dis
ease in tnrnips and gives greater sound
ness to the bulbs.
3. 1t gives. when applied to soft
meadow land. a larger production of
mere nutritious grasses. 1t also eXter-
inmates coarse and sour grasses, des-
troys couch grass, and acts powerfully
upon rye grasses.
4. Upon arabic land is destroys weeds
of various kinds.
,. 1t rapidly decOmpOses vegetable
matter, producing large amount of
food for plants in the form OF carbonic
acid gas.
6. It destroys or neutralizes the acids
in the soil : heEce its adaptability to
our sour sOiIs.
Z. 1t acts powerfully upon some OF the
inorganic parts of the soils, especially
on the sulphate of iron found in peaty
soils, and the sulphate Of magnesia and
alumina.
s. 1t proves fatal to worms and larvie
Of injurious insects, though favorable to
the growth of shell-bearers.
9. Slaked lime added to vegetable
matter causer it to give of its nitrogen
in the form of ammonia. Upon soils in
which ammonia is combined with acids
it sets free the ammonia, which IS seized
upon by the plants.
TO- Solubility in water causes it to
sink into and ameliOrate the subsOil.
When the soil contains fragment of
granite or trap rocks, lime hastens their
decomposition and libeTates the Silicates.
H. It's combination with the acids in
the soil produces saline compounds
such as potash, soda, etc.
II. Strewn over young plants, it de-
stroys or drives away the tu~nip fly.
13. Worked in with grass seeds, the
beneficial effects of lime, chalk, mari,
and shell-sand have been visible for thir-
ty years.
H. Applied to the rot heap, lime ef-
fectually destroys the seeds of weed.
/ To sum its advantages When pro-
perly applied to the soil, it purifies and
stimulates its acton, thereby promoting
the growth of healthy vegetables of all
kinds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

WORDS OF WIsDOM.-To live long it
is necessary to live slowly.
Give neither counsel or salt until you
are asked for it.
Advancing or resting we still go on
by-and-bye to go off.
We hand folks over TO Gods mercy
but show none ourselves.
There are calumnies against which
even innocence loses courage.
lie that can compose himself, is wiser
than he that composes books.
There is in every human countenance
either history or a prophecy. which
must sadden, or at least soften, every
rejecting observer.
Affections are the medicine of the
mind. If they are not toOthsome, let it
suffice that they are wholesome. 1t is
not required in physic that it should
please, but heal.
To fill the sphere which Providence
appoints Is true wisdom to discharge
trusts faithfully and live exalted ideas.
hat is the mission of good men.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

GAS TAR FOR POTATO BUGS.-The
LewistOwn Sentinel publishes the follow
ing discovery for the destruction of pO-
tato bugs We endorse the recOmmen-
dation. although what effect the tar
may have upon the vines had better be
tested before it is universally adopted
The discovery is nothing less than
"dead shot, = impediment to the further
marauding of the predatory Colorado
beetle-One which, unlike Paris green,
is neither dangerous nor costly. The
universal lay out is simply the appli-
cation of gas tar, and while we may
seem to treat the subject with levity,
the remedy is none the less effective
The most convenient method OF appli-
cation is 10y means of small dipper
with sharp angled lip-such a one as
our fair friends employ in cementing
fruit cans and jars. With this imple
ment there Is no excuse for mispl aced
drops or SOiied clothing. The liquid
should be SO directed as to fall upon the
main branch of the tuber, If there are
any beetles on the plant you are treating
they Will suddenly decide to migrate
Now, just here we have to confess that
we laughed out, long and lOud-he
laughs who wiuS-at the extreme uTgen-
cy OF their exodus, on the occasion OF
our trial Of the LAY out. = The gas tar
anywhere e IN proximity, created a prompt
stampede OF the pests, and as row after
row WAS visited the crowd of eBigres
ahead of us, with the Nemesis OF gas
tar acceleratng their progress, iHcreas-
ed and multiplied. They did not wait
to pack their trunks, put on a clean
shirt or wake the babies. Did a drop
tall on the Us troHtis Oi one OF them,
there was an instant upturning OF the
whites of the eyes, a convulsiYe quiver
IN its active legs, and, apparently great
lrIDuiatlOn III lis diaghragm. y lew
minutes later there was Grape on the
door and Il call for the functIUns Of the
Coroner. Such OF the rascalS as caught
dIOp on their shells Instantly deserted
theII paSturage, and rs soon as they
landed on terra .frutG turned over Oh
their backs, and, like the mule, proceed
ed to indulge III dust bath.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

4 SINGTLAR INATGTEh--.l
electinga a President oi the l Jl.-.-
the rival candidates Eeutral-L e..
ed, through the newspapers y. -
eral parties. before II Is lua.--
which one viii he elected. i, Is -.-
liticiaus' last chance. and they ''.-
10 improve it. An exchange l-..
amusing example from Africa .'-.
a fair burlesque Of the rough A-.-.
custom We vaguely recall q 81.
said to prevail among a tribe y- -.-
in the interior of Africa. IT,
king dies the heir apparent l9 i-S.
by the people and clothed il "
wretched garment. Then he =
upon the ground. and The pe2l I
him in the vileSt language ana t-'.'. 81.
to perfect shower of abusive -,
After this they attack hlm sle gu!
him through The streets, pel,.-.-..--
with mud the while, and ll9-l--
vigorously with switches. Al y,
o. this interest ing perioThl'.-'--,..
WISHED. arrayed in the mosl E
apparel. crowned with infinite, t,t'
and forever after implicitly ooe,'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11
4 MILKY OCF,Y

The phenomenon of s,-.
been known 90 occur In 10y
but has NOT been very fF..-...
tiHiZed- some have rrr..E.
minous appearance iu ar....
trical efIeC. Iu iuuarr ~.
have attributed DO Go ocaIar.s
sition pi marine animal.
others TO abundant -rag..
moving aboGt iu DO. HH-
pears 80 be that Dc rr=rl-g 81
mense accumuiatIou Of ar.7..'
ble Of becoming ph0,HHrr......
ueously or by friction -.
ing Information ou tEa -r-.
exact character. La- bear1s--
ed by Lieut.. POruaiu 0f-H.r-
ciad l'ArWiGe. which IN r.t
met with q milky sen fr .r..
from Point de Gale 4. Ts
nights OF Feb %. I3. - --s
characterized hg tle uHrr.....
IFS spleHd0r. the shin Ggr-.
traversing $50 miles mo.
IN a mean latitude OF g. Ha.-
between the meriIlar- rr
east longitude There vs. D..
storm The sky was clear tra...
the barometer, therurna..- -...
meter were regular. auG -zrr.
east monsoon was b'aw-nr n.
peTature of the surface rrtra....
constant aJ -
Ihe sea was covered like s-
cred field IN = cl EAR night . r-r
ces of Undulatiuus was r--. En-
The milky look was ha-frrg...--
the motion OF the ship and
the screw (which shows .fa. --.
had considerable tMeErae.
all disappeared but the Ira.. =
was somewhat altered T..r..
teutlyely over the ships side B..
the water was seen ta contain
nous number OF lurs-r-. ...
pressed close togetler. and -.--.
close to the side where distant.
Some 400 OF these corafzera- d ....
tImetres long counted fr H..
holding ten lI-res Cf tHe water -
ON. these were seen LH D.. Hs -.r.-.-
substance which quickly dried ...
appeared leaving dark -'sl.a .-.
limetre IN diameteg. which fr --. F.
croscope- presented tral-a--. -
animalcUle. filled with ar-- MI 81
ing its fms and teL-arlas ra -.-
\ drop OF wafer added ta .l.a.-.
bule brought back ir- rm-
when the creature was I-r ~
hand it gave bright mark. r.. -
quickly eNtiuguisLr5 and wHs.. a.
smell
The milky water Kept rf. F.r
looked at In the dark. shows r. -
0sity. even though agftat-T r.-
the water procured lv dag aul r-
into darkness. ]. remains toll. ~
mined what causes the -umr.-.-
those auimalcUU. and information
also desirable as 90 the position. ..
various milky seas 8u TIE -.r.
times of their appearance. wlel=- .
persist in the same place ur r- e.
Several OF the officers ODD board T..
mide had witnessed the rlalru-r
fore. but never so brilliant .- s.. a-.
uOus. The L'Amile in going .r. .
passed thirty leagues further r.--.
February, 1875. without a1eu
anything of the kind LMT-
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

AN AFFECTIONATE Cow .
read IN your paper lately man. --e
ing anecdotes OF the affection n- l
and | am tempted to give Egl -a-.
lowing instance of the saga...
COW, which occurred at Beau.
some years ago to the nephew Hl 8
ceased relative, from whose aa-. .
the story:
\ fine boy of about ten years '-
the son of a Mr.. Iyers, Ga. i--
time been INDUCED I'm the la.- o. q
ing a fayOrite COW. lie was t-.
doing so in a field adjoining .L-
yard. when a miSchigyUus l-.-
was in the same field, ran @. -a-
and tossed him the COW seeing
nOcent attendant thus treated -e-
enraged, and. running 1uTl0Is-- o.
bull. Cored him so dreadful. .
as to render him wholly ineal
newing his attack upon the g-L..
it was about TO DO. Nj. Hura--i7
a neighbOTing farmer, was passing
the field at the time, and .l9A
child in a state of ilseusibitl-
had received 10 very serious -i
Land and lFUs--