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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03
SENATORIAL ORATORS.
A Description Of the Methods Of Some
of Our Distinguished Senators.

Il DESCRIPTION ot the McfhOds Of some
Of Our Distinguished Senators.
The Senate is soon to meet again,
and the expected presence of the SO.
Ions here inspires US TO say that there
are very few men in either house OF
Congress who speak upon any import
ant measure without having made the
most elaborate preparation. The IL
brary is ransacked for books, old news.
paper files are brought from their
hooks, and cords of paper are used in
taking noies. These notes are filled
out, put in order, and then YOU have a
set speech.
David Davis, perhaps more than
any other Senator, indulges in manu-.
script, preparing even 6ve-minute
speech with great care. This is his in.
flexible rule and has been since he en-
tered public life. After he delivers
his speeches, or ratheEnste -
them, he hands his manuscf
Murphy, the Senate stenogrs her, mo
sends it to the government printing
office. The compositors never have
any anathemas for the judges writing,
which is large, distinct and full OF
character.
Edmunds never uses notes and once
q speech is out of his mouth he doesn't
bother his head about it. During all
the years he has been in the Senate he
has not revised a single speech. He
turns everything in bis mind before
hand and he never rises to address the
Senate without having weighed in the
scales of his great mind what he in
tends saying.
Ben Hill will speak for three hours
without a scrap Of paper. The only
preparation he makes is marking ref.
erences or passages in this book or
that. have seen him time and again
thunder away for two hours without
stopping even for a glass of water.
He revises his speeches, however ;
makes additions and corrections in q
clear hand, much like that Of a col.
lege boy, and gives the printers little
trouble with his proof Hill has an
astounding memory, and no man IN
public life except Edmunds has such
imperturbabiIity. The only man who
could well worry Hill or excite his
wrath in debate was the late Matt
Carpenter. How it tickled Carpenter
to put some adroit question at the
Georgian and get him confused-a
hard thing to do at any time, but Car.
penter often succeeded. And it was
more the result Of an irresistible pro-
pensity for fun than anything else, for
never was man who had less malice
than Matt Carpenter. He bad heart
as big as a mountain. lie was exceed.
ingly particular about bis speeches
when they we're upon legal questions.
After he got the proof from the fore
man of the Record" he would hack IL
TO pieces and aend the corrected proof
back, get second and treat Il In like
manner. His writing was character.
istic, hard TO read--a rolIicking, ha-
rum-scarum sort of fist--and q study
to the printers. He used to say @The
shortest road Is the best road when
You are in q hurry" and though be
could write fine, full. round hand he
dashed off everything at lightning
speed.
Another Senator who, like e.
munds, never revised speech was
Thurman. Occasionally he spoke from
manuscript, but The ssenographer took
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03
The Magnitude Of the Rag Trade.

Few persons have any adequate
conception of the magnitude aud i'm.
portance OF the rag trade in this coun.
try. Rags seem TO be so cheap and in
significant a commodity that it is sur
prising 10 learn that, with the excep-
ton of the staple products of the
West, they are more largely transpor-
ted by railroads than any other article
of merchandise. At Chicago the
Michigan Central railroad has erected
special building for this kind of
freight, and it is estimated that not
less than one hundred carloads of rags
leave and enter Chicago daily. A good
idea Of the extent of the trade was re-
Gently given q Chicago reporter by a
wholesale rag dealer. Said the latter !:
"There are fifty millions Of people in
the United States, and il is safe to pre-
sumo that every one of them discards
on an average five pounds of clothing
every year. That gives us two hun
dred and fifty million pounds of rags
to start with. Then there are the tail.
oring establishments, big and little,
whose cuttings are not much less in
quantity in the aggregate than the
cast-of clothes of the nation at large,
while their quality as rags is greatly
superior. Then there are the carpets
and bedding and curtains, aud other
domestic articles of cloth of some kind,
which make up a goodly bulk in the
course of year. The different arti-
cles combined make up another two
hundred and fifty million pounds of
cloth material which has been discar-
ded from use and which eventually
finds its way into the ragman's bale"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03

AZ Illinois man, with = foresight
worthy Of better cause, popped the
question on railraad train, and now
the maiden Is 1T loss 70 decide - 70
which county she had better COM
mence proceedings in for breach of
promise.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03

A NEGRO went home from Geor-
gle camp meeting in a state Of erslacy,
declared that he vas going to Heaven
by way Of tall tire that grew 10 the
yard, climbed 70 . height Of seventy
feet and then undertook to ily the rest
Of the journey. The fall killed him.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03

''SHE was daisy. but she put her
little French heeled shoe on banana
peel, and IN : fIash Nas transformed
into lady slipper. and then arose
hluzhing Ike : neony.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03

THERE is nothing new under The
sun--especially In the matter of jokes.
Marx Twain has an anecdote Of :
Scotchman who enters an eating house
on HoIborn Hill and calls for q penny
loaf. Then he says that hehas changed
his mind, and that he will have a PEN
nyworth Of beer instead. This pro-
cess he repeats twelve times, and he i
then going on his way. rejoicing aud
full Of beer, when the cookshop keeper
demands payment for bis beer. Il
gave you . penny loaf for each iissg
of beer answers tho canny Scot.
But you have NOT paid for the Ioavcs, "
continues the incenaed Boniface. "But
! had them not, replies The Scot.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10

General Prendcrgast has beenappoint-
ed Governor of Cuba, In place of Cap
tain General Blanco.
A closer alliance between Spain and
Portugal is expected to be one result Of
the interview between Kings Louis and
Alfonso.
Crows and Blackfeet near the Yellow
stone.
Mexico Is endeavoring TO induce Ital-
ian immigration.
An Ell Paso despatch says the Apa-
ches are again on the warpatb.
The cotton crop reports show large
falling off from last year.
As a result of Sitting Bulls surrender
batlaloes are again appearing on the
Northern plains.
Some of the matured paper of the
South Boston Iron Company has been
allowed to go to protest.
The men who robbed q passenger
train on the Iron Mountain Railroad
pleaded guilty to fourteen indictments
making the term of punishment seventy
seven years of each man.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
A Woman Farmer.

just before dusk. Wednesday evening,
says the Lewiston Me- J0urndl, brown
faced and pleasant looking woman, with
short, welI-built figure and firm step,
fastened plump, contented looking bay
horse in front OF the Boston Tea Store,
and tossed molasses jug out of her wa
gon. She wore widows veil and
shawl.
"There," said . gentleman, sis one of
the most wonderful women in the coun-
try, Mrs. Osgood of Minot Centre, the
woman farmer"
80 when Mrs. Osgood came out of the
store, with her strong arms full of mo-
lasses jug, salt-box and this and that,
the Journal scribe began to ply his inter-
rogations.
allow much hay will you cut this
year ?"
"Twelvs or fifteen tons. I've cut about
six tons already. 1 commenced moving
at Z o'clock this morning and moved
most of the forenoon. l spread thirty
five common stacks OF hay, and after
dinner got In four good one-horse loads
In season to get down here at 4 O'Clock
and market lot Of berries"
"Do you cut your hay with machine
| or scythe?"
"Both; can NOW either way. have
one-hOrse mower"
"Do you have any help"
"Only VIII at get from my children.
There's girl OF fourteen aud boy of
eleven years who help me little"
ais the girl going to make a farmer p"
81 don't know. 1 want to make far
mer of her, but she says she don't like
the idea very WE'LL"
"How much of farm have your"
| 81 have now about forty acres. have
planted this year, half an acre of onions,
two acres of potatoes, and three-fourths
of an acre OF beans, aud sowed half an
acre Of oats. have done all the work
| myself. 1 have run the farm i've years,
and haven't paid out cent, not one cent
for help, and 1 amt going to, either
with much emphasis.) Last winter /
went down IN the woods and cut and
teamed out ten cords of cord-wood."
"Does your farm pay well?"
eyes; 1t Is beginning to pay pretts
well now. IT was all run down when
came there and commenced work. Ii
only cut hay enouk ID for COW and horse.
| Now 1t cuts twelve tons. Sec the differ
ence? have dug out the rocks and lev
eled off the fields with my own hands
| SO | shant be thrown out when ride my
| mowing-machine. l keep two CO VS.,
horse and a lot of sheep, and there are q
lot o hens running around"
Mrs. Osgood then started Dobbin tor
home. Here is woman who finds time
between planting her acres of potatoes
| and onions, mo owing adoZen tons of hay
choppiDg ten cords of wood In snow
knee-deep, and all the hard work of run.
ming forty-acre farm, TO take cara Of
the milk OF two COWS, make butter and
bread, do all tho kneading, cooking and
sewing on buttons for family OF child
rem, and yet has nothing to say about
womad's wrongs or woman's rights.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
HAvDorK,S
KIDNEY PANACEA.
HEAR WHAT IS SAID,

Ehn w f1AI ID BALL.
ut has made me u new man."
abr. Haydock's Panacea has Increased
my weight fifteen pounds"
MY wife would net be without 1t ioi
any money"
"our little boy is much better. Z enclose
one dollar for another bottle"
~ md 1t as easy TO take as milk"
ave have sold thirteen bottles this
week, and shall want two dozen next
1rder."
"My morning agony is gone-thanks
your Panacea."
81 ind IL a splendid appetizer"
Any invalid or sufferer afflicted with
any Kidney disorder who will write me
AS to their complaint, will be treated
humanely and kindly. 1t is my most
earnest desire to investigate all forms Oh
Diabetes, and give relief at all times. Ii
you are too poor te purchase. write me
anyway, and your case will have tmme-
date attention.
CAUTION.
Observe that the signature of Allen
Haydock Is across the mouth of each
bottle.
Price-one dollar for large, and fifty
cents for trial size.
HAYDOCK & co.,
no29- eod&wly, 81 Platt ST.. N. Y,
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
NEW BLOOMFIELD, Miss,
Jan. 2. 1890.

l wish to say to you that have been
suffering for The last 1--WE years with a
severe itching all over. l have heard OF
Hop Bilters and have tried it.. have
used up four bottles, and it has done me
more good than all the doctors and med
lcnes that they could use d n or with me.
1 am old and poor bat feel to bless you
for such relief BY your medicine and
from torment of the doctors. l have
bad fifteen doctors at me. One gave me
seven ounces of solution of arsenic; au-
other took four quarts of blood from
me. All they could tell was that 1t was
skin sickness. Now, after these four
bottles of your medicine, my skin Is
well, clean and smooth as ever.
HENRY KNoCHE.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10

The Chicago Times says that Eat the
last drawing ofthe Louisiana State Lot
terry august 9th) ticket No. B5,SlS drew
$1,000. OAe-half was held by William
w. Shaw. a bookk eeper in the Lakeside
proprietor of the foundry drew 81 $50 on a
half ticket (sl.) Mr.. shaw said they
would continue to buy half ticket each
month, as he was satisfied the drawing
was conducted honorably. He wanted to
see other needy persons get some OF the
prizes.n The Nth drawing will t'ke
place October llth, the full paru uars OF
which can be had by addressing M. A
Dauphin, New Orleans, La. oct5
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
RAILROAD LIN ms.
DHILADELPHIA- WILMIMeEon
i AND BALTIM0RR y AILB0ADe
nav ~ II

/ AND BALTIM6RE X AILE0A6l
MAY "a. IL
Trains willle Wilmington ~ foliDwN
for va "a
Philadelphia and Intermedia 70 station4
100. $40, SIC, 1880 O. m. $50. 4oOT00. l0.W
Pniladelpnia tExpresE $50. an. ~
q. N. 2.16, 9.65 p. m
Phila. and New York, 205, As, e.00. To-;
9.65. II .6S q. m, 1913, 203, 652, 618 p m.
Baltimore and intermediate HtAsionS
B.88 q, m. AS p. m.
Perrvville and intermediate statiensl
els p. m.
Baltimore and Bay line, $50 ,. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 1261s IA
4.02, 5,5.88, q. M; lass, l.04, $50 1851 Pm
Trains for Delaware Division, leave tQI
New Castle 800. 0.S5. .. MT LOS acc, an
p. m.
Harrington and intermediate 6tataanaD
0.36 q. m. LOS, 6.G p. m.
Delmar and intermediate Statioass as
q M; LOS p. m.
SUNDAY TRAIMsl
Philadelphia and intermediate 6tAalone
81 @. m. 300. 100, 1000 p. m.
Pht,adelphia d New York. 2.os. 24 .. -
Baltimore and Washington, Ian, AZ
AZ, 7.65, .. NJ, l0.5l p. m,
For further Information passengers 04o
referred to the time tables posted At the
depot II, r. RENNEY,
superintendsnt
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10

DIR. c. W. BENSON, OF BALTIMORE, Md
We give above correct likeness OF this
we'll -khown and successful physician
and surgeon, who has made a life long
study OF Nervous Diseases and the Dis
eases of the skin, and he now stands in
the highes, rank, as authority on those
special and distressing diseases. In the
course Of his practice he discovered what
now are renowned in medical practice,
viz: a combination OF Celery and Cham.
omile In the shape OF Pills. They are
used by the profes sion at large and con-
stanlly recommended by them.
1t ia not patent medicine. II Is the
result OF his own experience In pract. ce.
They are SURE CURE for the following
special diseases, aud are worthy of tr al
by all intelligent sufferers. They are pre-
pared expressly 10 cure sick headache,
nervous headache. dyspeptic headache,
neuralgia, paralysis, sleeplessness, dys-
repsia and nervousness, and WILL CURE
any case.
= sold by all druggists. Price 80 cents a
box. Depol. l06 north Eutaw ST., Balti-
more, Md. By mail. two boxes for 81, or
six boxes for 50 50, 10 any address.
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10

LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF HOSIERY AND
Underwear in America. Cook Il BROTHER
Nos 40. 81 and So NORTH EIGHTH STREET
PHILADELPHIA. All orders will hav
attention n20-wly3pnr
The daily gazette., 1881-10-10
DIR. HAYDOCKS
VITALIZED
KIDNEY PANACEA.

The extraordinary effect of this panacea
as prepared by DR.. Haydock, upon the
Kidneys and Urinary Organs Is without a
parallel in the history OF medicine, and
It's results far beyond any OF the Kidney
remedies OF the day. Itstimulates Diges-
ZION, adds tone TO the system, tnvigorates
the Debilitated, and Is infallible Tor the
cure Oh Diabetes In its worst form,
One trial of teaspoonful In q wine
skeptical within from ten to twenty min
DISORDER OF The KIDNEYS.
In all diseases affecting these organs
whether they secrete too much or too lit
tie water, or whether they be afflicted
with stone or gravel. or with aches and
pains seLLled In the loins over the regions
OF the kidneys.
HAYDOCK'S KIDNEY PANACEA
VIII give almost Immediate relief, when
all other means have failed. The most
powerful existing medicine Tor the cure
OF female complaints. Fifty years ex-
perience inconLestably prove this remedy
unrivalled for the disoruers incidental to
the female sex. No family snould be
without It, and 1t may be taken by young
and old, as 1t will restore health when
every other means prove unsuccessful,
To the stomach we trace dyspepsia,
headache and general debility; to the
liver, bile, jaundice and yellow lever 10
patton, piles and hstula; 70 the lungs,
consum ption, etc.; to the blood scrofula
scurvy and all cutaneous eruptlons. By
keeping these organs and vital fluid pure
and healthy we may safely DEFY the at
lacks Of disease, and no medicine Yet
prepared for this purpose can equal the
action OF
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
ANOTHER COLLISION on THE AIR
LINE.
Al Least Three Men ltunning One
Train Behind hnother--.i Smash-Up.
CHARLOTTE. y. c.. Dec. .

CHARLOTTE, y. g., Dec. p.
Intelligence of another frightful rail-
road disaster reached this city this morn
ing about eight O'Clock. 1t occurred on
the Air Line Railroad, five hundred
yards beyond Paw Creek Trcstlc, nine
miles from this city. about seven o'clock.
Two freight trains, of the usual size, left
Charlotte this morning in sections, one
about fifteen minutes behind the other.
At Paw Creek TrcstIe fourteen cars of
the forward train. Engineer Anthony,
broke loose and stopped, after running a
short distance.
In the rear car were Flagman Bob
Griffith of this city and six passengers,
three of whom were colorcd When the
detached cars stopped Flagman Griffith
jumped off, and having told the trainmcn
TO notify the passengers that they had
broken loose from the remainder of the
train, lie Immediately started to signal
tIic second section, which he knew must
be only q few minutes behind. lie had
not gone back far before he heard the
approaching train blow, and then real
lied the fact that lie could proceed no
further because Of the trcstlc, which is
100 yards long and very high. He
waived his flag rs the engine in charge
of Engineer Wiscnbcrry came in sight,
and the engineer expressed his rccogni-
ton Of it by Immediately blowing on
brakes, but his train was heavy and he
was nearing the bottom Of one of the
biggest grades on the road, hence it was
impossible to stop. AS soon rs he real
ized this fact, and before crossing the
trestlc, he reversed his engine and con
| linued To blo,. on brakes. Realizing tho
impending catastrophe, he left his sea,
and, standing in front Of the lircbox with
his hand on the lever, awaited the shock
1t came, and he was partially Knocked
down by Il stick Of wood from the tender
but was otherwise unhurt, though almost
entirely shut in by the mass of debri,
which was thrown against the engine
His life was probably saved by the fac,
that tic rear of the tcnter was thrown
to one side, thus divcrting the full mo.
lnentum of the train from the engine 1,
the side Of the cut, against which tho
shattered cars w"rn piled up.
All the passengers in the cab Of tho
| forward section were either killed OF
seriously injured. Thomas a. Gather
Of This city, escaped with broken ribs
but Philip 5. Wisnante. also of this city
Charlie Sellers, of Pincbrook, and &
negro named Ned Stroud were instantly
killed. The wreck caught fire and
burned up, and ut least one man wa.
burned alive, as his cries could be heard
but nothing could be done for him. Mr.
Gather is the sole survivor Of the pas
sengers in the cab. A large force of men
is now engaged in moving the wreck aut
building II track around it,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
The Carolina Tea Farns.

The Hon. w. G.. LcDuc, United States
commissioner Of agriculture, arrived in
The city OH Sunday evening, and is quar-
tered at the Charleston Hntcl He is
accompanied by his private secrc-
tary, NJ. Q. ID. LaDow, the Hon. J. IT.
MCGOWAN, a member Of Congress from
Michigan, and also member of the
committee on agriculture of the House
of Representatives and by MIR. j. Jack
son, the expert tea culturist connected
with the department. The object of the
commissioner visit is to find n suitable
location to establish tho experimental
tea farm for which Congress has already
made the necessary appropriations.
Yesterday Receiver Fisher, of the
South Carolina Railroad, placed spe-
cial train at the disposal of the party,
who, in company with Mr.. +. l.. Roche,
secretary of the Agricultural Society OF
South Carolina. inspected the lands lying
along the South Carolina Railroad be-
tween this City and Sumervillc. At
Sumervillc carriages were secured, and
the party visited the plantation Of Mr..
Hcny A. Middleton, about two miles
from the village. After thorough cx.
animation of the soil and the premises,
the commissioner determined to locate
the farm at that place, provided suitable
arrangements can be made for the con-
troll of the property.
The land selected is light sandy
loan with good clay subspil, and is sit
uated on the high and healthy ridge be-
tween Sumcrville and the Ashley Riv-
er. a portion Of the farm is now under
cultivation and the rest is covered with n
second growth of pine and oaks. The
tract contains one thousand acres,
about two hundred acres of which
the commissioner proposes to plant
in ten. If the experiment succeeds
he will bring the Whole body under cul-
livation.
The advantages Of the farm to Sumer-
vile and the whole State cannot be over
estimated. It will open new field of
enterprise and labor, and increase the
variety and value of oar productions
Ne,cs and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06
A Queer Contradiction.

The Ncirs and Courier Of tho 2Sth of
December last published the following
narrowing account of fearful aud sad
tragedy as follows:
JACKsoNBoRo', S. O., December 90
Will you be so kind IA TO publish the
following sad, sad story: Yesterday
morning (Christmas) negro who works
with me cant up 10 my house and told
me that there was dead white man
lying down on the Railroad about four
miles from ibis place. 1 took my wagon
down to the place indicated, and found
o nice looking, poorly dressed lad. lying
td,eeaa1d iieaT u sput where nc had built n
fire TO keep himself from freezing, for it
was cold aud rainy on Christmas morn
ing. found il his hands, which were
clasped across his breast, the following
little note:
"Whoever finds me plense bury me
where / am. My name is James Maxcy
Timmons, from Grecnville, S. c. Fare.
we'll foreyerlm
According 10 his request did bury
him where he died. Itwas 4 very pretty
place, too. 1 dressed him nicely, and
put him in very neat coffin. He had
no money or his person, nor anything
them in clean shirt and put it on him.
S. j. elliott.
Tho Greenville Ne,rs of January Srd
says:
The very sad and elsborately distress.
ing death of Mr.. Maxcy Timmons, over
which the NctCs and Courier and tue
Daily Ne,rs shcd lavishly lugubrious
tears and commented with q pathos that
must have drawn sympathetic tears from
many g cTednlous reader, has turned out
to be dction concocted with such artis-
tic skill and with so admirably Apostle
an array, of circumstantial confirmatory
surroundings as 10 betray into belief Of
its absolute verify all but one or two per-
{ ~s, TO whom the antecedenis of the
prl, -;l.l actor in The drama were we'll
known. The peculiar sadness and desc
lation of the alleged demise on Christmas
morning rendered the incident noie.
worthy one, aud almost every exchange
that comes in has ,>ference in largo
type 60 the untimely taking off of "Some-
hody's darling" The fearful poets who
have ground out laborioas rhymes on the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-06

- Mr.. Vennor, the Cnnadian weather
prophet, having come very near the exact
condition of the weather for December
in his predictions, his forecast of what
may be expected in January hecc,;:.ics of
in crest. Mr.. Vennor says: II anticipate
that New Years callers will have heavy
slcighing this year from Montreal to
WashiEg,om, and that Il cold snap during
the first part of this mouth will preserve
it for that deriod. l expect h!ockades of
snow in the United States about the 7th
and 9th of January, and rainy days du-
ring the month will be exceedingly few.
The second quarter will open with heavy
fails and terminate in cold snap. The
middle of the month will bring snowfalls,
which will terminate in milder weather
toward the end of the third quarter.
The thaw, which will be interrupted by
n brief cold spell, will extend from about
the 18th of the month into February.
The record of this month will show it to
have been severe one, and the general
conditions of the weather will remind us
of some of whnt are called real old-fash-
ioned winters."