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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-10

We are in receipt of specimen num-
Der Of Nellis' Floral Instruction, published
at the noted Mohawk Valley Seed Gardens,
located at Conajoharie, n. Y. We are
informed that at these Gardens large guam
titles of both vegetable and flower seeds
are annually grown and put up and sold
direct TO the planter, n feature that cannot
be over estimated. The proprietor, A. c.
Nellis, offers great inducements in the
seed line, both TO the Wholesale and retail
trade, and offers to send sample number
of his beautiful quarterly and a packet Of
choice vegetable and flower seeds for &C.
stamp.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-10
Democratic County Committee

The following persons have been named
Ms members of the Democratic County
Committee for 1881.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-10

Judge Samuel Linn, of Williamsport,
has received the appointment of master in
the case of the heirs Of Asa Packer VS.. the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. This appoint
ment is one Of great importance, as the
amount involved exceeds 5000 coo, and
the business connected with il will require
the presence Of Judge Linn in Philadelphia
for about two months. Judge Linn is a
lawyer Of great learning, especially in all
things relating TO the land laws, and the
appointment, made by Judge Morrow, of
Towands, was most worthily bestowed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-10

The sixth annual convention OF the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,"
which convened last Thursday at Tyrone,
was an exceedingly enjoyable occasion and
largely attended. A numerous delegation
of the prominent ladies of this place was
in attendance, among whom were Mrs.
Orbison, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs Hayes, Mrs.
Tuten and Mrs. Magee. The reports from
the various auxiliary societies evinced that
tho work of spreading the Gospel is being
pursued in AN energetic manner. The
ladies returned home much encouraged,
and will devote themselves to the accom-
plishment of the ends and aims of the
society more vigorously than over before.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
He Gets Drunk.''---A Sketch for
Young People.

AOtAnS CDlyACe
He's the smartest young man in our
class.
Yes, but lie gets drunk"
"Ok, but he's 90 fne-l0oking, so
noble and SO talented withalI His COM
position yesterday was the very best in
our division. He writes splendidl7 |!
They say he's writing for magazine,
no older than he is, and not out Of
school yet won't he be great man,
though, some dayD
"No, I don't think be will.'n
4 Why not n
He gets drunk
Oh, that's nothing; q good many
smart men get drunk. Every young man
has his wild oats to SOW; and because d
fellow gets little boozy once in a while
I wouldn't condemn him forever; quite
likely he'll outgrow it when he gets
older and sees the folly of it.
More likely that viii outgrow him,
and, as to his getting little boozy,
Tn afraid he was a good deal SO when
the boys found him beside the walk,
the other night, and had to carry him
to his room, dodging around street
corners and slulking through bY-ways
so that none of the professors would see
him. / tell you person who drinks at
all is not to be depended on. The only
young men that have any confidence
in are those who let intoxicating
liquors entirely alone
Well, I don't care; he's good and
smart, anyhow, and / like him. 2
4 don't; he gets drunk r
30 tie conversation ran on between
two schoolmates, who were walking
Just ahead of me. All, how those
words, He gets drunk, = kept ringing
in my ears Possessed Of q noble man
hood and o glorious intellect; blessed
with the greatest and best of Gods
gifts; having the love and appreciation
Of teachers admired and looked up to
by associates; the pride and hope of
fond father, inteltwined in the heart
and life of doting mother, united in
close and tender bonds with brothers and
sisters holding in his hand the honor
and good name Of the institution with
which he is connected, of the society in
which he mingles, and yet-s gets
drunk !"
AS a natural consequence that young
man who drinks viii generally blight
the manhood that is within him, change
to curses the blessings that are upon
him; bring to the dust whatever high
born aspirations, whatever Iongings for
greatness, glory and Immortality nav
be his; bl st the foEdest hopes of par
ents, put out the brightness of their
future in the darkness Of disappoint-
ment, pain and sorTow; bring shame
and reproach upon brothers and sisters;
trample upon the love and confidence
Of his fellows shut himself out from
all goodness, purity, usefulness and
happiness; blot out the image of God
that is stamped upon him, and drag
himself down lower than the brutes.
Aye, SO surely does he shut himself out
from heaven as be gets drunk l''-
Geraldine Gernsdile
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
Honsehold Hints.

Rusty black italian Grape may be re-
stored by dipping in SKINNED milk and
water, with bit Of fine glue dissolved
in it, and made scalding hot II should
be clapped and pulled dry, like muslin.
Beeswax and salt will make rusty fat
irons as clean and smooth as glass. Tie
a lump of wax in rag, and keep it for
that purpose. When the irons are hot
rub them first with wax rag, then
scour with paper OF cloth sprinkled
with salt.
Beef having q tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
gently for two hours with pepper and
salt, taking out about pint of liquor
when half done, aud letting the rest
boil into the meat. Make gravy of the
pint Of liquor saved.
Half pound OF borax viii drive the
cockroaches out of the house. A large
handful of it put in ten gallons of water
saves ten per cent. Of soap. 1t is an ex-
cellent dentrifce, and the best thing for
cleaning the scalp.
To remove ink stains from printed
books, procure cents worth Of oxaic
acid, which dissolve in small quantity
of warm water; then. slightly wet the
stain with it, when it will disappear,
leaving the leaf uniniured. The oxalic
acid must be handled carefully, as it is
deadly poison.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24

A lion-tamer, a colored man named
Alicamousa, came very near being torn
to pieces by On infuriated lion during
a performance in a menagerie at Bir-
mingham, England, short time ago.
Tie animal is a vicious one, and a few
days previous hid shockingly man
gled one of the attendants, whom ALI
camousa rescued. The lion aftefward
showed symptoms Of resentment ot the
severe punishment tho trainer was
obliged to inhict upon him at that time
and several times afterward. One Sat-
urday afternoon there was great at-
tendance, and the lion-taner gave two
performances. The first was concluded
in safety, but IS Alicamousa made his
second entry into the den the large lion
sprang at him and had to be beaten
back. While proceeding across the
crge the hon-tamer unfortunately lifted
his eyes from those of the lion, which
was upon him Immediately, amid
the shrieks of the immense crowd of
spectators. Alicamousa was clawed on
both sides Of the face, struck to the
ground, and bitten in the arm. The
Ieu-uOo 11OuS were al once lnrUSb be-
tween the bars, and the man wriggIed
like an eel from beneath the lion, the
blood streaming down his face and
shoulder, He discharged his revolver
three times in the lions mouth, and,
gaining his feet, placed his back
against the side of the cage and at
tackled the animal with his loaded whip,
hitting it repeatedly between the eyes
until it was almost stunned. The en-
counter had been watched with breath
less anxiety, but as the hon-tamer left
the den the crowd gave vent to their
excited feelings by enthusiastically
cheering him. He was not seriously
injured
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
Three Popular Songs.

Hail Columbia This song was
written in 1893 by Judge Hopkinson,
LII. d., at 1872 Spruce street, Philadel-
phia, to the well-known tune of the
g Presidents March, which was either
composed by Roth OF Roat Philip ?1, at
% Grown street, Philadelphia, between
1791-1799, or by Phyla, of Philadelphia,
whose Oldest son assisted in the per-
fornance at Trenton when Washington
was inaugurated. The descendants Of
Hopkinson hold Washington's letter of
acknowledgment.
A young man whose benefit was to
take place at the Philadelphia
theater, being greatly discouraged by
his prospects, called on Hopkinson
for patriotic song one Saturday after
noon to increase his chance Of success.
BY Sunday afternoon it was ready; on
Monday morning it was advertised to
be sung that evening. Its success was
then SO great that it was repeated more
than once every night and the audience
joined in the chorus. War with France
was then considered inevitable. The
song wasa sung by crowds IN the
streets at night, both parties and
members of Congress taking part,
as the words suited either.
The Red, White and Blue This
song was written and composed BY
Thomas A'Beckt, Sr., and published by
L. Osborn, Third street, above Walnut,
Philadelphia (but on his failure the
plates went to Benteen, of Bal immel,
under the title of "Columbia, the Cen
Of the Ocean" 1t was written for
David 7. Shaw, OF Philadelphia, to sing
at Philadelphia concert. He pub
lished it as his own work, and it was SO
copyrighted in 1S43, by George Willy,
Of Philadelpllia. AS " Britannia, tie
Pride of the Ocean" it was sung night
iy in London, and published without
any name, by Il. Williams, Cheap
side. The name Nelson, in the last
verse, was substituted for Washington,
and in 1847 it was claimed as an
English composition. The author, T.
A'Beckt, was, however, English BY
birth, and this accounts for the order,
"red, white and blue" being adopted.
To be distinctively American, the order
should be blue, red and white This
song was extremely popular in England
during the Crimean war. and in America
during the late civil war.
" My Country 'tis Of Thee" as = God
Save the King, was first sung by Henry
Carey, at public dinner, to celebrate
the taking Of Portobello by Admiral
Vernon tNovelnber 2, 1881. The words
and music first appeared in g Harmonic
Anglia, 1742 or 1743. 1t became pop
ular as a loyal song during the Scottish
rebellion in 1745. The Pretender was
proclaimed at Edi-5urg, September 15,
and the song was sung at Drury Lane,
%, harmonized by Dr. Arne.
DR.. Burney wrote the harmonies for
Covent Garden theater.
This song soon crossed the channel,
and was used as a Danish national air,
at Berlin as a Volkslied, and is now the
Prussian and German national anthem.
The words are said to be culled from
many sources, and the music also. The
melody which was once claimed for Carey
and Luily lis similar. in technical points,
TO the Scotch carol, Remember, Oh
Thou Mani" and the song 6 Franklin is
fed awayp DIR. John Bull also wrote
similar theme, in his MS. sketches,
page ninety-eight, in 1619.-.St. Nica-
oids.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
Tact

People cannot help being born with
out tact, any more than they can help
having no ear for music; but there are
occasions when tits almost impossible
to be charitable to q tactless person.
Yet people who have no tact deserve
pity. They are almost always doing or
saying something to get themselves into
disgrace, or which does them an injury
They make enemies where they desire
friends, and get a reputation for ILL
nature which they do not deserve
They are also constantly doing other
people harm, treading on metaphorical
corns, opening the cupboards where
family skeletons are kept, angering
people, shaming people, saying and
doing the most awkward things and
apologizing for them with still moro
terrible bluntness If there is one
social boon more to be desired than
another, it is tact, for without tact the
career of the richest and most beautiful
is often utterly ruined
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24


The orchard-lands OF long agoI
Oh, drowpy winds, awake, and blow
The snowy blossoms back to me,
And al the buds that used to bei
Blow back along the grassy ways
0ftruant feet, and lift the haze
OF happy summer from the trees
That trail their tresscs in the seas
Of grain that float and overflow
The orchard-Iands Of long agoF
Blow lack tho melody that slips
IL lazy laughter from the lipa
That marvel much il any kies
Is swecser than the apples Is.
Blow back the twitter Of the birds
The lisp. the litter and the words
OF merrimcnt that found the shine
OF summertime a glorious wine
That drenched the leaves that loved it 50
In orchard-lands Of long agol
Oh, memory! alight and sing
Where rosy-bellied pippins cling,
And golden russcts CLINT and CLEAN
As in the old Arabian dream
The fruits Of that enchanted tree
The glad Aladdin robbed for mel
And, drowsy winds, awake and fan
Ny blood as when it over-ran
A heart ripe as the apples grow
In orchard-lan Of long ago
Jones w. Riley
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
indigestion Of Pigs.

1t is not general practice with
farmers to give salt to pigs or to mix it
in their food. Salt is no more injurious
to pig than to person. The stomach
of pig and its digestive functions are
more like those OF human being than
are those of almost any other animal.
A hungry pig would probably eat
enough to iniure itself if its food was
strongly mixed with salt, just as o hun
CRY man would be likely to eat too
much of salted fish or meat Salt is
nsedj to. make human food more pala-
table, and seems necessary to supply
the wastes to the system caused by the
animal secretions. The instincts Of
horses and Illuminating animals lead
them to desire salt. Hence, In a wild
state they seek for salt springs or
icks," where they may satisfy this
natural craving, and in domesticated
condition it should always be accessible
to them, and then they never will
injure themselves by eating too
much of it. Pigs do not seem to have
this natural craving for salt to the same
extent as other animals, but I have
known them to eat it when given to
them while in pasture, and also while
confined in pens, and / have made it a
practice to put salt where pigs could help
themselves To n When n;oa arc fad
cooked food ~ anv hind opJ ae,,ooiafly, IL
vegetables. the food can he in,,roved
and made more nalatalla ~ thot tI,a
appetite NAV not fac. .by moderately salt
ing il. The pronorfions Of salt sbo,1ld
be the same AZ for human food Too
little attention is usually oiiven bv farm.
ers To the stomaehs of MOS TIav orc
expected to eat ANYTHING and everything
or perhaps TO live a long time On onIv
one Kind Of food. This want IF atfan.
ton is the cause of freauent diseases
among pios. chief Of which ore d;a,9hea
and consfination. ReouIar feedino of
salf in moderate anant;tv and of s,,1-
phur. with an occasional feeding If char
coal lonce weekly will sayvp Re n,olra )
GOOD annette nromofa d;gest;on 1.sssI;c =
and nreTant distnrlanca "a H.
bowels which is mora l;lzalv ~ n occ1,,. c,,S
w;tboTt tbeea 7,raoa7,f;o1,s Tba ~ booItl, III,
and DIGESTION of T;rS rTa.,1d ri - ~
donbtedIy he ,romofad' Il fbavs baa
occaSs IL nro,,o1.ad cbelk 4. e s,,sa11
arnount If magnasia was o;va,, tba,,, ~
tIa;, food Pgs ,,,,s,,l fo,, So,';,. ;,,d;
oast;on cansad ~ ova,.-oa+;,,r - an5 - e
fhav had tba rayned;as aeeass;5aIa al. tba;,.
"A than an, fins ,,rava,,t tbo @ freara,,+ ,,4
raa,,If~-d;arrbaa Tn s,,rs,,a,ti,,,a ne
when ,,;os have oocass ~ 4Ia o,o,,,,5
tbav c,,,s r tbsmsolUes y =, = !, othaz AZ ,1
prevent diseases Of the stomach nv S,ss,f' aaf'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
A Trains Frightful Position.

The most hair-rising episode that ever
happened to New Mexican mountain
railway train fell to the lot of Conductor
Blessingham, Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock, on the west slope of
Glorietta Summit. The train COM
prised thirty loads, and as it was entirely
upon the descent, Jack Brown, the
engineer, threw on the water brake, but
found that it was broken and would not
work. The train gained momentum to
such frightful extent that the switch
cables and books lying on the pilot base
in front were hurled from their places
into the air, breaking one Of the loco
motives guard rails. Brown called for
brakes, but the train men had already
set every one, and realized that the
train was beyond their control. Seeing
that nothing could be done to stop the
mad course the train was running,
Brown jumped from the cab while
going at the rate of sixty miles an hour,
landing seventy-two feet distant, actual
measurement. BIessingham, who was
on the caboose with Pawnee Charley and
wife as passengers, fearing that the train
was going to destruction, cut his way
car loose, and checked it with the
brakes, while the train continued its
velocity down the long grade. The
fireman stood at his post like q hero,
and while the engine was plunQinQ
down the flight at giddy speed, he
craHled out on the footboard and poked
sand through the sand box, thinking
that it might assist the wheels in get
| IL =
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
number Of such animals which are turn

number Of such animals which are turn
ed into beef in this country is extremely
limited, while " swill hogs are much
more plentiful A butcher or any per-
son who cuts up such animals can read
lily distinguish them, as the flesh is soft
and fabby. IT should be made mis-
demeanor to sell such meat, as it is not
healthful food. Pigs from the country
are almost always fattened on grain, and
the frner the flesh the nearer it is to
perfection and health. Correspondence
Rwdl Nsu Yorker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
THE OLD STORY.

A sober, haIf-diScontented face at the
Window bright face in the street
The window is thrown open, and a smile
goes from the bright face to the sober
one, giving it new and pleasanter as
pect. Both faces are young-that at
the window youngest; almost child-ike.
Yet the window face is the face of q
wife, and the street-face that of q
maiden, !" fancy-free."
How strangely / was deceived,
Bella r said the lady in the street.
Deceived How, Mary? What do
you mean? But, come in, you're just
the one wish to see.
was sure I saw you, not ten min
utes ago, riding out with Harry" said
the young friend, as they met and kissed
at the door,
Oh, dear, no. I haven't Deen out
riding with Harry for month"
/" Indeed? How's that? I can re-
member when you rode out together
almost very afternoon"
.sv but that was before our mar
replied the young wife, in voice
Tat made her friend look into her face
narrowly.
The husband has less time for
recreation than the lover. He must give
more tkought to business" remarked
the friend.
The little wife tossed her head and
shrugged her shoulders in doubtful
way, saying, as she did SO;
sIdon't know about the business. But
lovers and husbands are different species
of the genus homo. The explanation
lies somewhere in this direction, pre-
sumo"
"Ah, Bella, Bellal That speech
does not come with q musical sound
from your lips" remarked the friend,
smiling, yet serious.
Truth is not always melodious, !"
said Bella.
How is it to sweethearts and wives?"
asked the friend; "do they belong to
the same class r
The question appeared to reach the
young wife's ears with a suggestive
force. Her voice was little changed
as she answered:
s1--,,t Hanzr: ,,Arhaps not p
The she said: And
you thought II -. fairy and I that
you saw riding out ?"
II was certain of it; but, it only
goes to show how one may be mis-
taken. .
The friend had been scanning the
young wife for some moments, from
head to foot, in way that now called
out the question:
Do you see anything peculiar about
me p
Yes, was answered.
What p
A peculiar untidiness that l never
saw m the sweetheart r.
Bella glanced down at her soiled and
ruf1led dress
My neghgeY she said. with little
short laugh.
$50 I should think Now, shall
draw your picture ?"
" Yes; if you have an artists fancy =
Here it is: Hair lusterless and I'M
tidy; skin dull for want of action and
feeling; wrapper better conditioned
for the washing-tub and ironing-table,
than as garment for the fair person Of
q young wife; no collar nor ornament Of
any kind; and countenance-we /
can't give that as I saw it little while
ago, at the window, but Tn sure it
wasn't the face to charm lover Per-
haps it might suit husband-but I
have my doubts
Why, Mary. You are in sportiye
mood. =
i" No; serious. How do you like the
picture? Let me compare it with the
o.xIxr r I,<Is<x~~~,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
VOL. III.
/" Of the Earth. Earthly,

Va tu0 ZdA tH3 E1A I'll
Have they told you am going
To the land of rest
I am very patient, knowing
All is for the best;
Yet the summer light is clearest
Ere the soul departs.
Nature seems to draw the nearest
Unto dying hearts.
Have they told you am leaving
Earthly things behinds
Love, perhaps, but not deceiying.
Friendship proved unkind
Yet the sunshine, slowly stealing
Down the soft, green slope,
Brings back all the trustful feeling,
All the dreams Of hope.
Have they told you am hasting
To fairer home
Yes, but here are roses wasting,
Blossoms white as foam
Here are sun-gi1t vine leaves wreathing
Round our cottage door;
Here arc solemn fir trees breathing
Fragrance evermore.
Have they told you am sctting
All my thoughts on high
Yes, but can learn forgetting
While old haunts are nigh?
When the bracken plumes are swaying
On our pine-crown'd hill,
can almost hear you saying
That you love me still
Hush / hear footstep falling
On the garden plot,
And voice speaks, softly calling,
Yet answer not
TIL feel your arms around me,
On my face your breath,
Love and faith have sought and found me
This is ife-not death.
Sarah Doudney in Good Words.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-02-24
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


The following table, giving the guam
tity Of seed and number Of plants re-
quisite to crop an care Of land,
will prove valuable to farmers and gard
eners. and to families generally who
may have only small garden:
, 1881-08-20

JIc II Alleged To lfavn l:ntbczxtctl sfO,-
.308.12 lr0tli the t1nvcreitiAcht-'k'lie q
Complaint Against rFins Wan aIndu lii
Washington By &iuI,. william, IT,.
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