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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12

A careless business man Is morally
unsound. Show me Q man who never
pays his notes when they are due, and
who shuns the payment Of his bills
when il is possible, and does both
things as q habit, and I shall see Q man
whose moral character Is, beyond al
question, bad. We have had ilustrious
examples of this lack of business exact
ness. We have had great men whose
business habits were simply scandalous
who never paid their bills unless
urged and worried, and who expended
for their personal qualification every
cent Of money they could lay their
hands upon. These delinquencies
have been apologized for as among the
cccentricities of genius, or ~ the un-
mindfulness of small affairs which natur-
ally attends ell greatness Of intellect
and intellectual effort; but the world
hes been too easy with them altogether.
No matter how many aniAble and
praiseworthy traits of character such
men possessed, they were dishonest and
untrustworthJ in their business rela-
tions, and that simple fact condemns
them. / am ready 20 believe any bad Of
man who habitually nealects 10 fulfi
his business obligations. Such : man
is certainly rotten ct heart, and does
not deserve respect.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12
Healthy women.

A writer, in urging the necessity for
more attention to the physical culture.
notes as favorable sign, TO the fact
that 1.-the pale and interesting" type of
female beauty is fast losing its popular
ity, and that men of position and infiu-
once are declaring for the healthy
standard of womanly beauty, such as
was ever recognized by Greece and
Rome. This is certainly an important
and happy change in public taste, and
already the effects Of IL are to be detected
In an improved condition of feminine
health, for It will hardly be denied that
on an average the women of to-day are
physically superior to what they were
n few years ago, when tight-lacing and
similar destroying customs prevailed.
Young women take more exercise than
they formerly did. They ride and walk
have not the insane dread of the suns
rays which they once had. But therdis
much room for Improvement yet. Many
homes are still presided over by invalid
wives and mothers, who furnish con-
slant spectacle of sadness and misery to
their family and friends, and are sub
Jectsof unlimited expense to their.hus.
bands. In such homes the greatest Of
ali blessings that could be hoped, for
would be the health of the mistress re-
stored but too often 1t Is the one bless
ing which never comes.
American homes, more than any
other, perhaps in the world, have been
saddened by sickly women. IL this
shall be so no longer, 1t will be great
blessing TO the nation. And the remedy
Is simple. American men are as strong
and healthy as those of other nations /;
there Is no good reason why American
women should not be. All that IL needed
IL proper attention to dress and exer-
else. Let women dress, rs men do, 80
that their bodies shall not be squeezed
and pressed together, but have free room
for motion. and let them 60 out into the
air and sunshine. rs men do, and exer-
else their bodies, and the race OF Ameri-
can women will not become extinct, "a
1t once threatened 10.
On the contrary. It will be improved,
built up and beautihed, and q time will
shortly come when healthy man will
not have to hunt whole country over
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12
Abe Lincoln,
Departed this
Lie, Aug. 18th, 1864,
By the effects of
Poison
Afghan Cruelty.

A Cabul correspondent of the London
Times writes: As specimen of the
rule which we come to deliver the
Afghans from I give the following,
which I heard from Major General
Hills, before whom the case against
Ibrahim Khan was tried. 1brahim
Khan, whois brother of Yakoob Khan,
when he left Cabul with other royal
sirdars to join our camp at Kushi, In
structed n confidential servant to bury
some Of his treasure. On lbrahim's re-
turn with US the confidential servant
and the hiding-place of the treasure
was not to be found. lbrahim. how
ever. laid hands on the father-in-law Of
the man who had been entrusted with
the business, and giving him credit for
knowing something about t--whether
Justly or unjustly does not appear-tor-
tured him to death BY fastening up his
head in n bag of snuff and tobacco,
which was eventually set on fire, as the
milder preliminaries had no effect in
throwing light upon the whereabouts OF
the treasure.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12

10 find healthy wife. We are on the
right track now all that is needed is to go
ahead. and The result will soon be mani
fest. Women will die to be in fashion :;
therefore let the fashion of female beauty
be vigor and strength, and all the ladies
in the land will be swinging dumb bells,
practicing archery, riding on horseback,
ana walking as for wager, but they
will be in style.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12
The Horseshoe Superstition.

The origin Of the horseshoe supersti.
ion has never been satisfactorily ex-
planned. Among the theories offered,
that contained in the following is among
the possibilities: The horseshoe of old
was held TO be of special service as n
security against the attacks of evil
spirits. The virtue may have been as
signed, perhaps. by the rule of contra
ries, from 1t being thing incompatible
with the cloven foot of the Evil One; OF
from the rude resemblance which the
horseshoe bears to the rays of glory
which in ancient pictures were made TO
surround the heads of saints ant angels
or, finally, from some notion Of its puri.
ty. acquired through passing through
the fire. This latter supposition receives
some countenance from the method re-
sorted 10 for the cure of horses that had
become vicious, or afflicted by any dis
temper which village farriery did not
understand; such disease was invariably
attributed to witchcraft, and the mode
of cure seems to imply the belief that
the imperfect publication by fire of the
shoe which the animal wore had afforded
an inlet to malevolent influences. Ac-
cordingly, the horse was led into the
smithy; the door was closed and bar
red the shoes were taken off and placed
in the fire, and the witch or warlock was
speedily under the necessity OF remov-
ing the spell under which the animal
suffered. Sailors are, for the most part,
careful to have a horseshoe nailed TO
the miZzenmast or somewhere on the
deck near midships. for the protection
OF the vessel. The Chinese have their
tombs built in the shape Of the horse
shoe, which custom is very curious. as
it..msy be.fairly..regarded as branch of
the superstition long prevalent among
ourselves.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12
A CuriOus Relic.

Miss Mary McHenry, of Philadelphia,
has sent to General Dunn, TO be placed
in his Lincoln collection, n curious relic
of Wilkes Booth, with the following
statement: In August. 1884. Mr.. j.
Wilkes Booth registered as guest at
the McHenry house, Meadville, Pa. He
was there on the thirteenth of that
month. After his departure it was
found that he had, with diamond, in
scribed upon pane of the window of
his bedroom, these words:
Abe Lincoln,
Departed this
lie, Aug. 18th, 1864,
By the effects of
Poison.
The glass remained in the window un-
disturbed until the country was shocked
by the murder of Mr.. Lincoln on April
II, 1865. A few days after that event
Mr.. r. NJ. N. Taylor, proprietor of the
McIIenry house, cut the pane from the
window, framed IL over backing Of
black velvet, placed with II the auto
graph of Mr.. Booth, which Mr.. Taylor
cut from the hotel register. and sent the
whole to me, just as II now Is.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-12

A man had tooth extracted by n
Chicago dentist, and expressed regret
for the loss. A girl whose jaws were
overcrowded with teeth entered the
Office to have two of them taken out,
The dentist suggested the experiment of
transferring one of these sound teeth TO
the vacancy in the mans mouth, and
the operation was performed with sue
cess. the tooth growing fast and Erm in
ten days.
, 1880-05-04

Tho custom Of making April fools Is kept up
by tho Italians With greater eneFgy than BY any
other people,, Tho newspapers arv hoaxuti freely,
and ttis year they solm to have proved thoM-
selvcs oven more thnn usually g,illibe. BUme
nuMau jo,lrnaiI announced that Lieut.. hove, Ut
dress y meeting " tho sdv!sabil!ty Of a! oxpo-
slsy, ndmiss4on FREQ. This wus only II " pesco -.
but tho p0ft1r had hard work to persuade tho
hundreds uf Ceupl4. who wAuttd u BAin admit
tunco that It was 10. MAi,dolin concert. suot
~ arc ufton Eiyrn In tho Forum In tho summer
months, was advertised for the oYonlug. and
their why to tho Coliseum. to ind only s,enca
and darkness. A Telegram from Uulox,la atatsd
that tho TtGffo doYli ABineIl. nne OF tho two fA-
mous brick tuWcfy. hali developed crack. anil q
portion falDn and crtlBhed tho lletxhbOring
houses, besides pnssera-b by, Another tAio was
Who was attacked ny fur rut'!ars whllo return:
Ing home, wrapped lu largo clonk. and hurried
oH to tho Founding Hospital, WheEp biz captors
force1 him Into tho wheel. mulo only uf COURSE
for Infants, rlrE tho bull, and sca1dnltzod tho
Histegs OF Charity very much by fhErtlluutny y
lnuu into tho. convent prcclHcts, The napor
putt the Mntter into tho hands OF the Public
Prosecutor. l,us tho beat OF I'LL WIS tlo trick
played oil the Aururu, tho pet organ Of tho vnt-
{aln. As tho paper was Eouk tn press A Oi!lolnl-
looking noto WIS delivered, desiring tho insor.
tlon Ut tho nalues VI BunorY protnoun'is among
Frolatrs q y change @ Vt Nuhrios, IND appo!nt.
asn q hlshSp anti Ie slna S w se sm1
rently by tho usual authority. When tho news.
paper vi rived ~ tho Vatican theru WAY yroAt
Ws4ih. Ills iltllnesa sent fuF the editor and
rated hln sounllyi and when he ps0ducea thA
, 1880-05-04
CURRENCY.
aDt.rl.
Jat- II. [ april ~
9ItIlMt, ,ED 1i0t.@lUl
A.AH,uH} ARl,uU
Aul1,ND A18.AU

An unknown but small part Of the lawful
money reserve ut philadelphia ts IN specie.
Otherwise, 1t will bt seen. the yis!ble stock
OF gold Inns diminished about 9S40, 00O, A1lu
ulo legul-tellders about IS, 700, ,000. Yet a full
quarter Inns passed, durlnK Which the yield
Of gold fronl the htnas hns bcEh from 81 ,00o,-
000 to $1,000, ,oU0, and tho imports0f E0ld FROM
abroad hay6 slightly exceeded the exports.
Agnl1, thcli, ut lclSt 81, 000, 600 of gold las
vanished. ulAking skncu Jun. nb0ut Sla,O0o,-
600 III gold which hns disappeared entirely,
In addition to the Str,, co., 000 which v4n!slln1
III 1870. 9 And, moreover, about S5,EO.oO0
more Of legul-tentcra llAye Eolio nllt during
the quarter since Jan. II, lowing the Treas
ury aud tia banks Ut tho 1o'I!ef cities littlo
lower H. leRal-tender reserve than they wer0
OH tho Goth Of December, at the cl0Ge OF all
unprecedented arain. This. moreover. isnenr
the end Of April, and another rapid nid Largo
rcturn Of money was expected aftnr tll!a
deserve more attention than they hayo yet
amount Of !egal-telders AMI OF gold coin and
bullion held by thu Treasury Jat.. l, 1870, tho
lay Ut resumption, and April /, 1850; tho
amount OF net imports 10 March l., as 0fil-
c!Ally reported.-the chAhEe hlrcg that dato
having been less than 800 900 either WY;
tho estimated change III Treasury reserve
s!Ice April |, ~ Inferred from tho report OF
the 4ub-Vreasury here; the estimated pro-
d0ctlon Of gold for sixteen months, adding
one.thtrI to Wells, Fargo & Co.'s ropurt for
tho year 1879; aud tic amount OF reserves II!
the banks Of tho t!lruo cities Jan. l, ld79, and
April ", 1880:
Gold coin and bullion Ia Treasury
jail. l. lsIV...s4 49,. .,.s.s+,,sss..y.1I 1ItQlSS.dS
, 1880-05-04

M nm nrchItect and vetltiintlnu engineer. The
nr!S passe ,th % asw " 's ",,i, r ,o9 p%r
was g,lto string wind sottlnr townrti tho path
n the arnnS serT s Tetr t gsfy ysyoI sS s m q t -
rnis wc1o mt 70 a;ta.iax 4s.vxx End f mkt Eh1t
tour or Il tlny throughput tho devastated region,
which. fortunately, wna m4snly r,1n.l, contasn-
Ing fow tnwns or villages. Mhnt ! wanted W1a
nbsoryd and notc what building. tnateriais md
style oi constr,iotlon beat rcsistcd the gatc TINT
might nvetl myself OF those observations In my
found si'at tho gallo l1od moved for tho most
part n nm almo.t stsn.sht inc & as,d that @ 1 i 6ad
a' tice l. thas s'i toso ha, fnc an a.
stilc!enty u nvoId tho hiyhoat elevation. IN ita
direct coiirac. had prpvltnflly studied tho op-
sssen u xi9l9nt I Ts9s gas ,Ssi n W 159s, ,;a
Change III direction ssvoral points in order 10
nvail itself Of n,,nnntatns summit, passes,
or 9tcnes aa lhas ern1 myaFnsy Pr9s
dosscnts % II tbats % On asccnts bus th;a Wisoon. ~
sin tornado. whIrltns up Tho nscents, had pros.
q striking instance y thls on y large open fcid,
which Ind apparently been 1, cleared t9r M several
t ~ wh!G tho q me tforest
sS%0 ye t % an sne aere g. I'D boa 4seso S rse
trees wcro ali prostrate. and thy cldyt iii tho Sta
Lra1,ch, and Tossed tfom in III dlrtctlons,
! found l!ttc difference In tho utility q atone,
brick, OF. frarnc to realst tdrnndn Of this vto,
in Of near. t,e central path q tho wind. The
only mnrkcd ui1erenco waa that walls VI
while frame structures Yore IN aomo in
stnnecs ruled oyer and oter, tho nlaterlais
never found nfterwarl. T1,oouiy buildings that
wentherel tho gale were the priia!tvc structures
chilled +" hovcls." built q stronK. los posts. sct
On thoir hoatls for roof-suuporlers. Tho roofa
hnti bcen carried Awny, but tho pOsts and heavy
intermediate tiMt,er1 Remained. by preparing
tho ends Of tho ti1nbcrs set In tho groi,h iy Snt
urntlng thpm with crcoaote, Or arsenic and salt,
thoy could bo rendered comparatively tndo-
strtlctible.
Farmers on the pralrio may well consider the
advantages of thts style Of building, for burns
everybody builds With special reference 10 tho
| earthquakes. Why do not tho Western tnrtners
simlnrly tuko tho possibility Of tornadocs int1
| uccouut7 ], WILKINSON.
, 1880-05-04
,Mw York World:


It is no. Quay 70 ela1slty 1xaSty and finally the
mUtnbora OF tho English Parliament which mot
yoat1rday, stueU A0EnO 0t the Irish II. +. " hasa
90 lur tnt0o no S!gp w t0 their Views. Noithor
"a tho House fully made uk Lord Haftn9tot1s
Mf. Gladstone. and Nr. Parnull rcpreseiit s1voE
constatuAnoi0a between th0M; and one mrhleor,
Mr. j.; .. Wright, elected for NutttuNhn.11, bus
1uht died. Probably, however, It IL not EuinE tar
tivts US, and tho Holno-laulura H. Tho LiLorAla
thorulpro win havo j majority Of nuaF!y t!tty
votes even li tho ease OF u Cnnsorvntteo'li lionao.
liute alliance. Mr.. Adam. the Labnrul !"whlp,
pFcdtetGA last year that his purity would como
back from II KeRcTul election with majority OF
forty ovUr tho other two uilitetl, nut On tho 0va
OF th0 elections tho must sAhXulho LlUesala
seemed tu Uht1rtAln llttlo h0pU or contributing
tho lIuusa without an lrsh ntlinnco. which u
alwayE costly and noyor curtain. The work.
iu9 or tho uAurIlA, systDIn. according 10 Dir.
Cubinet MIulstor in viEtuo of It, bus leoM emil
uuntly satisfactory. alike IN harulaniznx dill:
cultsGa and III brinKlil1 nut tho full stttNRth Ut
tho purity, especially III tho cltleA aud b0r0uVha.
Who tho rain Of -four Buuta th tho English
couuttes, thoao AtrofiXb0!ds OF Conservation,
xhows what tho LtOUr!ls may 0xpoat tu do !n
flturu Whct, household suffrage ii extended to
tho rurl regions. The Scottish Conservatives,
It hua bve1l sAE,l. could 90 to Parliament In one
eompAEtluont ot a tlrst-c!as carriage, and tho
Wplsh Tories iu q xi9. Every Bc0ttish burg
Senda Mbsznl. OF tho hftsea county scata held
, 1880-05-04

The conversion Of tho KInrress Ut Russia to
tho National Church OF lsuAata ~ u wclt-knnwn
fact OF tho pRst. Iler devotion To It's pomp md
splendid myatorlos. nrst % g believer. thoa " ~
cldsnts IN tho annala Of modern Royalty. Woak
and slckly from childhood, tho Etnpross WAS not
a woman to lnaptrO IN hur husband. who has ever
t,0tortolsly boon fond OF psensnrc, surtinaGnts
chill settled down upon thor married Mo, and
turned ats1ast into positive DISLIKE. Tho Elu-
proys lcarncd TO live Tor. two objects only--her
oldeat son and the Church. Frequently oontlncd
aqr ia sa e
Consolation IN tho lovo ct the czatowits
Nicholas and Ia tho contemplation Of tho
iNlaKos placed ttl every Niche In hot
rom. The Grand Altnones OF tho Court,
tiuonUe whioh mono of bis predecessors had on
joyad. Tho moro tho Emperor abandoned hIn.-
self to his inclination md tslstes tho noru np!d.
" and suruly grow tho influence OF n. !nlatinit.
tonia NlontloH. who helped him IN gondlnx tho
Empress almost to n4dttess. lh thc6ptiny Ut lbDt
tho Czarowltx N[chUas iled, ..sn1 hls niothoE
becuule Inore and Mor1 tho prey 0l melancholy,
tno Co.lntSss nover lott ,hOF. Thoy sIeltod hor
to fevere heat aXRlnst All that did not belong 10
tho orthodox Church. Catholics and Frotcet-
AEts became equally AhOMiDablg u har, and the
marriage Of her only dAughtoF TO- hoEot!o % Mas
Cur does not full to appreciate tho sad isolation
IN which bis continual ABSENCE leaves tho Car.
ina. jIo ruproachos hIulko!t for bis conduct
openly to hls assoGlates. and oitIorly earsoa tno
his superior In nll Christian virtues, but whom
ho eau never love. and In whose Hsciety h9 ouu-
not b4 happy. 10 that In tho Court 0f 6t Pcters"
burg much deponds OIL tho oaptioo of dyanX
hu caIlnut ulwAya ba faithful, tail Ut least fre-
uupntly ba lAuulG1ut.
, 1880-05-04
HllM0R..


r,cprnrs desceptton-Tbo story Of tramp,
4 .pcrnsv,ronin man hns hov 10 years old.
,rha III c;tv nTrrtrE fblnks "fhis must DO
nnSront S3rrace"
"..s
. Madam, SAID lawyer 70 nls Aay prem, in M
THIS case shslI chargo nniy iann'iai ; aee -
nouinai feei' EXCLAIMED tac laoys thAte pae-
~ ~'1ou''1'i'
0"!ow far ia It to Butler, u I keep STRAIGHT
on?" WAL, if you're goim' t. keep stra!ght o!t
tothor why, is about half a a,i!o!''
m MANY socIstIes for the promotion of things
nre n.,"i'ljehcS thnf rmhI,riH wants fn k,nw
vr,, snnn1,na~ nnst rcs in ss,notv fnr il,,
ntSynMinn ~ bovH In schnoi wiihUut mnkiag
tho1u study 80.
..o,.,.,,,,, n,o15o,t ,to,l,, u,ors o,, n t1o,,,v
o9,tfe ~, ~ ~, ai",,ant wn,Hn Submit
ftia mnr" ~ anH vn,, wnsti hnvo t,r,,sbeG Fila.
MAbj r. haunrMshed % him wuuli hHyo rcnlaccd
o"1. Aou nu'e't s'"'eo''
"1Eay, old fcl, you havcn't got O. doll1r about
you TINT you don't know what TO Do With. have
your ThGrU'H Ot1O." "IhankS-lIut, hello, l
, 1880-05-04
D,MG,Gn
3,Mt.m
Thf4ti.HII
4l,NO,QCO
Total.... .... BIT, ,415, LIZ N5:!H -
Disappeared In sfxtoen months, Sit y0d0.9l6.

april ].
Certainly It is not m nnintercattng or un::
important question. "Wliat has become Of
soe ct mSnfy pas Of Yis ts nourt ns alin s
doubtless lodged In country banks, though
mainly since Oct. 2, when, ny has been shown,
the Increase III tho holdings Ut such banks
see as 1s hsd T., no, 1ee iarge - bHi
the National banks, outside Of the three
chief cities, can account for any consider
able part Of the enormous amount Of coin
and legal-tendcrs whicl, has Vanished; The
III other directions.
It might be supposed that the advance In
prices, inas1nucll ls 1t Involves nm addition OF
more thnn one.fourtl. to tho amount ct
elIanges, fully explains the dlsappeara,lce.
PIT It can hardly be supposed that IN nd;
dittnn 70 all gold used III the Treasury and
tilc banks, as larKe on atno.1nt as K missing
a,ce Of leRal.te'tdcr, notes may be titus ex,
plhined, bit n considerable part Of The gold
which Inns vanished must have found It's way
int1 ne stoTcs Of prlya bankers or dga,srs
come ns 1t Is tic conclusion seems Inevitable
tint large amount Of money Is how being
Withdrawn from use BY boarding; and tllly
witidrawa!, which no legislation can control
a'lu no statlsttcSan can accurately estimate,
may hnye ELECTS OF n very serious clinractof
upon the business OK thu country. Tho
! question uf Immediate Interest. however, IL
legislation promptly adopted, to check this
tendency 10 hoard gold coin, ard thus 10
keep In active circulation or use a larger part
Ut tha money In this country. Several meas
drawal Of snail notes would call coins Into
use. The encouragement Of well-Euarded
savlngHbnnks. III every part Of the country
would be MI Important step. The extensive
with such provisions that they could be pur-.
chased from, or redeemed by Government
officials III every part OF the country, would
| probably serve n good purpose. But It IS we'll
10 give ttlosubJe Ject serious consideration With
| out needless dtluy,
, 1880-05-04
DEFINITIONS.

Prudery-Intentlona nlodcsty.
- Pin Cushlon-Tho husband who does not
furnish pln.money.
Reverie-Convonlen indulgence between
menls-a concession OF Tie satisfied stomach.
Optlmist-One who beneyolent!y condoncs
his solidarity.
d: PessiM,lst-One, sontimentally analytical,
who resents Ills own lttleness rs relicctel In
Ills fellOW-Men.
Fllrt-A lady Inflicted with the acQualnt-
allce fever, Of jnllcious temperament, and
c0nttngently aIectlonate.
llelp-1mpecunious soverelgns In tho pur.
suit OF happiness, who Rre constrained to aa.
sfst Others III order to help themselves
Iteayen--Tho supposed nbidtng place Of dis
embodied life, where pence and goodwill arc
secured by tho absence Of necesslics md as
pirntton8.
, 1880-05-04

icun citizens, md It Ia quito probable
that The etfnrta ns thla Bocicty win rprcasi tho
!t4lra for citLzcnsMip among tue MsnKolians.
ilnpt'stn and Tam t,cnnspnct to dttirnlfae every
ChfnaTnn In New York bcforc long. They
plainly hcl'cvn that Il Il tho only tr1o sol!1t!un
lTorrljl Iinairr Ia appeal fron tho ntverae dccis
ion of tho State Co,lrta 10 Tho Supreme Court at
Washington, they Will bo naetated by thoir hrrth-
must fear tho oIeot Of the Chinese votc before
hostillttc2 cease.