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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

People who live near the great tho
roughiares, where they have access to
two or three daiiies and q half dozen
weeklies, do not fully appreciate the
value of newspaper. They, come,
indeed, TO look upon them as Decessi.
ties, and they a. cheerfully do with.
out their morning meal a. their MORN
ing mail. But one must be far off in
the country. remote from the "madde-
ming crowd" TO realize the full lux
ury OF a newspaper. The farmer who
receives but one newspaper a week
does not glance over It's columns hurrl-
edly. with an air Of impatience, q does
your merchant or lawyer. He begins
with the beginning and reads 10 the
close, not permitting a news item or
advertisement to escape his eye. Then
It has to be thumbed by every member
Of the family, each one looking for
things in which he or she is most in
terested. The grown.up daughter
looks for the marriage notices, and il
delighted if the editor has treated
them TO a love story. The son, who
is just about TO engage in farming,
with the enthusiasm that will carry
him far in advance Of his father, reads
all the crop reports, and has a keen
eye for hints about improved modes of
culture. The younger members of the
family come in for the amusing anec-
dOtes and scraps Of fun. All look for
ward to the day that brings the paper
with the liveliest interest. and If by
some unlucky chance it fails to come, it
is a bitter disappointment. One can
hardly estimate the amount of infor.
nation which a paper that is not only
read but studied, can carry into fami-
lY. They have, week by week, spread
before their mental vision a panorama
Of the busy world, iis fluctuations aud
its vast concerns. IL is the poor mans
library, and furnishes as much mental
food as he has time TO consume aud
digest. No one who has observed how
much those who are far away from
the places where men most congregate
value their weekly paper can fail to
jo!c in invoking blessing on the in-
venior of the means Of intellectual en-
joyment.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

ally the means to an end. 1t is the
evidence of that discipline which in
time of danger may be found to have
no other stable reliance than by that
consuetude which rigorous drill aud
practice, the intuition of discipline,
carries with it. Discipline becomes
second nature to n soldier--almost first
nature. The weak point Of all volun.
teer improvised forces is that they
have not the amount of discipline
that becomes engrafted into the very
nature of the old soldier. But those
men seemed yesterday 10 have been
that way so long that what they did
was not the result of thoughtlulness, it
was not the result of a first rehearsal
or second rehearsal, but the perior-
nance of a thing by rote. And they
had come to that perfection rs natural.
= AS the taking of Il coelail. All this
seems to come out ofan infinite capaci-
ty for taking pains in these Connect.
cut people.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15
sELF.cOSTRoL IN SOCIETY.

Never show that you feel a slight.
This is worIdly.wise as well as Chris
tian: for no one person will put q
slight on another, and such a person
always profoundly respects the pers 10
who i unconscious of his feeble spite.
Never resent publicly lack Of cour-
tesy il il in the worst taste. Whai
you do privately about dropping such
an acquaintance must be left to your
self.
To a person of noble mind the con.
test Of sobietY must ever seem poor
and spurious rs they think of these
narrow enmitiez aud low political ma
nmuvres but We know that they exist
and that we must meet them. TEN
per, detraetion, and small spite are a,
vulgar on Turkey carpet and in q
palace as they could be Ia a tenement
house; nay, worse; for the educated
contestants know better. But. thai
they exist We know as we know thai
the diphlheria RACES. We must ouly
reflect plliloaophically that Il take
all sorts 0f people, 70 make a world
that there are good people rank ans
Gle; that there i > valiant army and !
noble navy: that there are also piratel
who will board The best ehipe. an9
traitors IN every army, aud that "
must be ready for them oil aud thal
II We live IN : crowd We must prupili
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15
OLD HICKORY's WIPE.

When General jackson was n can.
dila.c for the Presidency in 1928. not
only did the party opposed TO him
abuse him for his public acts, which,
If unconstitutional or violent, were a
legitimate subject for reprobation. but
they DETAINED the character of his wife.
Ga one occasion newspaper publish.
ed in Nashville was placed upon the
Generals table. lie glanced over it,
aud his eyes fell upon an article in
wlIleh the character OF Mrs. jackson
was violently assailed. ~ soon rs lac
bad read it he cent for his irusiy old
servgBI, Dunwoodle.
saddle my horse, said he to him,
IN Il whisper, "and put my holsters on
hint"
Mrs. Jackson watched him, aud
though she heard not word she saw
mischief ia his eyes. The General
went out after few moments, when
she took up the paper aud understood
everything. She ran out the south
gate Of the yard of the Hermitage, by
which the General would have to pass.
She had not been there more than a
few seconds before the general rode up
with the couutenance of madman.
She placed herself before the horse and
cried out:
20, General, don't 60 to Nashville
Let that poor editor live! Let that
poor editor liver"
Let me alone" he replied. chow
came you TO know what was going
for =
She answered: Il saw il in the
paper after you went out put up your
horse and go back"
lie replied, furiously: But | will
gO--gct out of my way r
Iusiead Of this she grasped his bride
with both hands.
lie cried to her: IL say let 60 my
horse. The villain that reviles my
wife shall not live.'
She grasped the reins but the tighter
and began TO cxpostulate with hun
saying that she was the one who ought
to be angry, but that she forgave her
prosecutors from the bottom of her
heart, and prayed for then--ihat he
should forgive il he hoped TO be for
given. At last, by her reasoning, her
enireaties, and her tears, she so w0rkel
upon her husband that he seemed
Modified TO a certain extent. She
wound up by saying
"No. General, you shaH not take
the life Of even my reviIer--you dare
not do il. for 1t Is written. Vengeance
Is niue, will repay, saith the Lord : I"
The iron ncrvcd hero gave way be-
fore the earnest pleading Of his be.
loved wife, aud replied:
Il yield 10 you; but had il not been
for you and the words Of the Almighty,
the wretch should not have live'l an
hour"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

as his peoples Saviour. Not only did
he make Precipitation for our sins, but
for those who appropriate him astheir
own he bears sin away--"as far as the
east is from the west"
The seventh and eighth lessons were
The Feast of 1dbernacies, and The
Year of Jubilee. Of these, the one
was delightful autunual Day of
Thanksgiving and harvest home. The
people commemorated Gods mercy TO
them in the wilderness, and gave
thanks for the years bounty. They
made the day kind of type of that
heavenly feast, when after the harvest
of the end of the world, God shall
dwell in the midst of his people for.
ever. The other was 4 great year IN
Hebrew history; ushered in with the
joyful shout and clangor of trumpets /;
bringing rest to the land, liberty To
captlves, and the recovery of lost es-
tates. Our Saviour referred to ii as a
type of the Gospel age, "the accepta-
bic year of the Lord" which he him
self proclaimed.
The ninth lesson was The Serpent
in the Wilderness t; a believing look ut
which saved those ready 10 die of the
bite of fiery reptiles aud an impres-
sive symbol of him who, as Son OF
Man aud Saviour of the world, was,
in like manner, lifted up, that whoso-
ever believeth in him should not perish
but have everlasting life.
Then tenth lesson set before us the
double.minded and unstable BdLaam !;
one who could speak noble words, and
whom God could use to utter true
prophecy; but whose fatal example Is
lasting warning against attempts to
serve God aud Mammon.
The eleventh aud concluding lesson
was The Last Days Of Moses. Israel
is now upon the east bauk OF Jordan,
and ready to cross to the promised
land. But first the people must part
with their leader. There is both
cheer and admonition in what is told
US VI tue lasb hblht t0AuS1tt 90 HNAa
ence with six, and support aud com
fort Of this great aud good man.
God gave him one look at the earthly
Canaan, aud then buried him IN a
valley on thu summit of NeOo. To
the last and at the last, God was with
him.
In each of these successive lessons,
the grace and patience of God in his
dealings with his chosen people, and
the blessedness of part with them,
has fresh and striking illustration.
Often they murmur and complain, yet
he never casts them Off BY expert.
ences of trial and discipline he pre-
pares them for the promised inherit
aucc. and then brings them thIther.
So he does with all his people of every
age. lie tits them for heaven. and
then opeus TO them its holy gates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15
ARCHIBALD FORBES ON AMERICAN
SOLDkERl.

Speaking Of the Connecticut troops,
said he, could not but be struck with
that miraculous gift of talk which is
the attribute of the American citizen.
We Eglishmen have a habit of look
ing down upon a talking man and to
agree with Carlisle when he says the
able man is the silent man. And !
am bound to- say that the FIRST night
was here, when / heard tho-e .ouHec.
cut men get upon their hind lsss aud
crate freely. with n good deal ot bun.
combe thrown in, said Ia myAelf /:
Much that I am told | will see to-
morrow will be promise without iul.
/ fillment. But It came about quite
the other way. And | am free To say
that il seems to me that ii there are n
great many regiments like the Con-
necticut regiment which | saw here
on parade in the nation, il don't want
any standing army at all, as they con.
stitute far cheaper and more eitec
tive force than any standing army
would be. have seen nj! the armies
in the world, / believe, from the Afg-
nan scaIawags to the Russian Imperi.
raj Guards, aud have never seen
greater precision aud sOlidity than
those men manifested on that dress
parade. To me il was revelation,
aud rather diszagreeable revelation.
simply from this point of view. which
you can easily understand. that | be-
came painfully aware that here was
smother factor in the world capable
Of beating US. A man never likes TO
find out that the number of men strong
er than himself is on the increase. We
Englishmen have been induIging in
satisfaction that however the continent
tai countries might grow with their
millions of reserves against our hun.
dred or two hundred thousand trained
troops, We were yet capable of swag-
geriDg over the United States, in the
matter of drill and discipline aud
punctilious performance Of evolutious
But what | saw yesterday proved to
me that such was not the case. These
men marched and wheeled quite equa!
to our Granadier Guard, and don't
think have seen anything 10 equal
the percision in the manual in that
dress parade. II seemed to me that
the commanding officer, who went TO
the front aud moved as piece OF
mechanism and not like n creature
with bowels in him at all, had his foos
on an electric wire which communica.
ted with the regiment and with every
man IN the regiment, and that each
WIS . mere autpmat0n, not moved BY
the word Of command, but By their
colonels foot on the concealed wire IN
the ground. And what admired
most Of al vas the absolute riuidity
Of accuracy that was preserved in tht
minutes detail.
/ The tendency Of republican c0un
try Ike this Is to despise accuracy
which doez not bear fruit right away
But the accuracy 10 military Attain
which appears gOod 70 outsiders Is 70
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15
SOUND pnRyOMESON.
why ENGINE BELLs AND wnis.LLs souE-
TINES VARY ~ PITcn.

" III EFhANE mills ARb " hNof At9 7N*A
TINES VARY ~ Pifcn.
Providence Journal.
when two trains, going III oppo-
site direction ut rapid rate, meet
each other, with the engine bells ring.
ing, or whistles blowing, a passenger
of one train notices a marked varla.
ton in the pitch ui the bell or whistle
ut the other train. When the sound
first strikes the ear, the pitch Is at It's
highest. Gradually it goes down as
the train dashes past, aHd the lowest
pitch is reached when the last notes
TAIL on the ear. Why is this 2
This question was prUpounded To an
engineer the other day 10y an individual
thlrstlng Tor information.
The question is simple enough,
was the reply. 10 start with, 1t is
au axiom which needs no proving
that the pitch OF sound depends on
It's number of vibrations. Thus, while
forty vibrations a second produce the
lowest sound, 10000 second produce
the highest. Pitch rises with an in
crease ui the number OF vibrations.
~ certain number OF vibrations
are emitted by the bell or whistle dur
ing the time the train il running n
certain dlstance-say quarter of "A
mile. Suppose each train runs the
distance Ia half 4 minute. Then as
the one train approaches that in which
the listening passenger is seated. all
the vibrations emitted during the half
minute will strike the ear in less than
halt minute (suppOsiug. of course.
that they eau be heard over so great
a distauce.) The reason for this j.
that the hr.: will not be heard until
more than two seconds after i; has
been emitted, "a the sound will have to
travel half mile, while the last will
be heard the instant il is emitted. be.
cause The engine will then be within Il
few feet Of the ear Thus. 30 seconds
vibrations will be heard in - seconds
When the trains are receding from
each other, the vibrations emitted
during the half-minute will take rather
more than - seconds 10 reach the ear.
as that emitted when the train is half
mile or vii! have 10 travel to the
ear"
"Can YOU illustrate this to make il
plainer?' the engineer was asked.
Certainly can. Suppose man
with rubber hose stands ten yards
from tub. The capacity Of tlii. hose
enables him to squirt pint Of water
per second in that tub. But if, dur
ing. say five seconds. he walks up 10
the tub, all the while allowing his
hose 10 pour water into it, there will
be more than five pints OF water a
the result of that five seconds work.
There will be five pints plus the quan.
tity contained in the stream which
would have fallen to the ground If he
had stood still and at the end Of five
seconds turned the cock, shutting of
the stream. By the approach Of the
whistle or bell Of an engine, greater
number Of vibrations meet the ear in
a given time. just as greater quantity
of water reaches the tub from the hose
by the approach of the nozzle. Aud,
accepting rs correct the axiom that
the greater number Of vibrations the
higher the pitch, il will be seen that
when the trains approach the ear
gets more than is due share Of vibra
tions per second, and when they re-
cede IL gets lees than It's share.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

Two Irishmeu. fresh from the old
country. where they had no such var.
minis, were bothered nightly one
night by the incessant attacks Of the
mosquitoes. Then they lay on the
bed aud lit the lamp. which they
found attracted additional hosts 81
the enemy. Putting out the light
they crept under the bed. thinking
they might get = respite there. A
FREELY then came into the room, when
one Of them exclaimed IN despair
Och, mnrther, is u ~ use there
comes a fellow after u With his Ian.
terns
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

PERSECUTION produces no sincere
conviction. nor any real change ol
opinion. On the contrary. It vitiales
the public morals by driving men 20
presaFieation, and commonly ends in
general. though secret inzdelily. by
imposing under the name q revealed
religion, systems Of doctrine which
men uan not believe and dare not ex.
anime.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

WHEN woman sees q new fall
style bonnet on another womans head,
she declares it TO be hideOus. The
next day, when she gets one also, she
suddenly discovers il to be as pretty
as IL can be.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

WHAT should a young man carry
with him when calling upon the affi-
anccd of his heart? Affection in his
heart, perfection in his manner and
confectionery In his pocket.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

LET us MT forget that every station
in life j necessary; that each deserves
our respect that Ifot the station itself,
but the worthy fulfillment Of it. duties.
does honor TO man.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

MES are like az old fashioned coun-
try wagon. When loaded, every
thing works we'll and smoothly; with
nothing in, Il rattles 30 il can beheard
for miles.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

THE man whose thoughts, motives
and aspirations and feelings are I'll
devoted to himself l. the poorest Judge
as 60 the eject of his own action q
other M.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

THE mill wiIl never grind with he
water that i past. maybe. bur The
hand-organ grinds right along nth
the airs that are past couple e han-
dred years.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15

A shoemaker in Allentown uamed
Jerry wilson. shot ~ . companion -.
cause be circulated = story that n -
nn inlIdeI. Bob xnRernolI I'll =
ashamed Of that fellow.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-15
Lesson la.-Review.

GolnES TExT ,--''The eternal God l. thy refuge.
and underneath are the everlasting arms -Deul.aJ :
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05
A DEAD DOG.


Poison.
| Roxie, who for several years past, walked
his beat like veteran policeman, has
fallen ~ the hand Of an assassin who
laid him low at late hour Mon
day night by invoigcling him into
eating piece Of meat permcated
with deadly poison. His remains were
discovered early yesterday morning lying on
Pacific avenue, near the Texas II Pacific
depot. His eyes were diStcnded and his
mouth was wide open, his features present
ing horrible appearance, indicating that
he had died horrible death. For six long
years RoIie-who, by the way, was dog,
and the noblost of his breed
had been constant and
faithful companion Of the police force,
walking the beats with them, rain or shine,
facing the cold sleets Of the wintry nights
| with patience that astonishcd the officers.
| When the day dawncd and the night police
| retired TO rest, ~ did the dog. who
made his sleeping headquarters at
the real estate office Of Jones Il Murphy
where he was treated with the utmost kind.
ness and consideration. He was named
amer eI-Policoman Clomons, more popular
and faniiarly known W Ro1ie, who was
| his favoritc officer of tho entire force and TO
whom he was u constant companion. When
ever the officers had any trouble with
the law.breakers, the faithful dog never
| failed to side with the guardians
of the peace, and if necessary would
take quite an active part in the affair.
| He was q remarkably sagacious animal TO
say tho least and had by his constant asso.
citation 80 attached the force TO him that
they not only gave him II burial, hut have
nailed up the collar he wore in the station
house ns q mcmcnto Of him.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05
CITY CHIT CHAT.
Birds ON ice.nt Jarrett's.
The turhid Trinity il falling

DlIuS on lCt.ht JhffettS,
The turbid Trinity is falling.
Fresh Baltimore oysters at Jarretts
Cheapest school books in Texas, at
Shonc'S.
Have you seen that So gentlcmnn's Eng
liSh balmoral ut Sanger Bros
See in cheap column notice ofgood dwell
ing house and lot for sale.
A party Of fox hunters start this morning
from Judge Hord's, on Little Cedar creek,
Let more good street crossings be- built, ut
least in the bulincss portion of tho city.
The Texas Trunk railroad has u transfer
| that plies between the city and tho road Il
dcpotS
The pay car Of the IL. Il T. c. rassrd up
the rn1d yesterday, paying of employees
along the lincs
Henry Bruce ilourished six-shootcr last
evening, and was jerked and jugecd by Con-
| stable Dean,
The largest and best selected stock Of
memorandum and blank books in north
| ToIas, ri Shones.
Just received nice line of clocks. Alarm
| clocks only $3.50 at the new Iewclry store,
| No. GO Main street.
The Pacific Express Company have cstab.
| lishcd an office nj Emory, on tho Mincola
extension ofthe Missouri Pacific road.
q. W. Buck, the courteous mixologi,t for
| the Starke Bros, has changed his bnso 10
| the Glen Lea Saloon, run by Starko 4 Ho-
| gan,
Never mind if corn il rs cents bushel
you can buy good pair of custom kip boots
Tor $50, that cost you last year ~, at San.
ger Bros.
| John Hernschodt, who lost $l,2iS by
| stcalngC sworc out warrant for the
arrest of w. Hook, charging him with the
theit of the money.
Tho waShouts on the Texas 4 Pacific
| road between Fort Worth and Wcathsrford
have boon repaired, and trains now run
| through ~ heretofore.
| Bill Anderson, colorcd who was struck in
the head by Aaron Harrison colorcd, with
| n rake, II still in q critical condition and
Harrison Is still at large.
1t is now believed that the switch in tho
yarl Of the Texas 4 Pacific road in Fast
| Dallas, which caused collision between
| the passenger and construction train, Mon.
| day night, was the work Of q ticnd.
Among our regrets ut leaving our old
| quarters, ono Of the kocnest IL leaving ym.
mCriuan, tho tailor prince, 10 for away
| But h0 in ~ genial aud accommodating ns
| ever, and can still give you the tnost III
and the finest material for suit Of clothes
| In tho city.
Ex-Governor John {. Crown, general ~.
lititor Of the Texas 4 Pacific Railroad Com.
pany and the Missouri Pacific Railroad
| Company and its leased and associated
lines, arrived In Marshall yesterday and Is
Expected here to-day by special train.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05

The largest selection IN millinery goods
pi nll kinds can be found ut NJ. Rosentha
q Cos, corner Elm and poydrss streets
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05

The latest novelties IN felt, plush, straw
chip and porcupine. Call at II. Rosenthal
< Co.'S.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05

A full line Of mirrors, qusensware, glass
ware aud clocks, ut Loudon's, KS Elm
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05
Dangerous,

On Main street. in front OF the new No.
lands Joiner building there is II large body
of green water standing in the gutter,
which is admirably calculated to givQ the
residents of that immediate section and oc.
cupants ofadjoining buildings severe eases
Of typhoid or malaril foyer. II has been
thcro several days, and should be immedi.
aiely removed 10y the people or authorities.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-05
PERSONAL.

NJ C. Wilson, of Little Rock, chief head
clerk in the railway mail service, is in the
city,
Mr.. Baker, superintendent OF the west.
ern division of the Western Union Tclo
graph Company, Is in the city,
The many tricndSof Mrs, Frank Cauthon
will be pleased to learn She Is ConvalcScOnt,
after severe spell of Illness.
Miss Florence Jackson, Of Austin, isvisit.
ing Mis-. Barnett Gibbs, and will spend sew
raj wee Ks in this city, where she has many
friends.
Captain w. H. Castor, OF the banking
firm Of uaston Il Thomas, returned ycstcr.
day from Lcudville, whittier he had gone to
look after the firms mining interest, which
is panning out Glr beyond his expectations.
Captain W. j. McCray, the popular tic
contractor Of the Texas Trunk road, len last
evening for forney where he has a largo
force cutting wood ror fuel ON thu Texas 4
Pacific road. His contracts Keep him con.
stantly on the 50.
H. u. Rains who has for several years
past been citizen of this city, and chioi
engineer on the Texas Trunk roud loft last
evening for his old home, Danyillo, Ken.
tuclly. He will not return to Texas for
some tine TO come, unless his health, which
has been greatly impaired by malarial
fever is rapidly improved