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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Health aud Happiness.

The two things which conduce most
to health and happiness are labor and
abstinence. Spartan seventies are not
recommended; nor could they be con-
ducive either to health or happiness;
but that degree of labor which may be
had without being oppressive, and that
quantity of food which suflices to sup
port nature without loading the stomach.
But labor and abstinence are two things
which mankind take most pains to avoid.
Yet what can exercise moro healthy
influence both upon the mind and body
than these. And not only should n
man be temperate i'll food tut moderate
in all things. Moderation of disposition
teaches us to restrain all the evil work
ings of the mind-to repress jealousies,
envy, anger, malice, hatred, revenge
and all those baneful passions which
have ruined the health and peace of
thousands. 1t directs us. too, to cult
vate all the benevolent feelings of our
nature, to moderate our desires, and
above all, to do unto others as we would
they should do untous BY this means We
shall insure peace and tranquility OF
mind, which are absolutely requisite to
the full enjoyment of health-that is
that free, easy and peaceful enjoyment
OF all the faculties Of the mind, and that
thorough performance OF all the animal
functions of che body without any i'm
pediment pain or molestation. The
mind thus disengaged from tumultuous
passions, and the body free from dis
orders, render existence happiness to
MS, and life an object of desire. While
the loss of these blessings implies the
loss of everything pleasant aud delect-
able. ITO enjoy good health said
st. Evrenond, celebrated French
philosopher, "is better than to com
mand tho whole world. Health is the
fountain of every blessing; for, without
this, we could not relish the most ex-
quisite pleasures or enjoy tho most de-
sirable obiects." Without health, we
can neither be happy in ourselves, nor
useiul-at least not in considerable
degree-to our friends, or to society.
Much, undoubtedly, depends ON original
vigor OF constitution. But, by iu-
dicious attention TO sundry particulars,
health in many cases may be preserved,
where it would otherwise be lost.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

10000 and 10000 persons Of all ages and
both sexes are camped there, on tho
open ground, and there arc AZ yet but
few tents TO shelter them, and the old
and young, sick and we'll, and dead
even IN some places, are scattered indis-
criminately about the plain. Parents
wander from group to group in the
crowd seeking their children, and
endcayoring to persuade themselves
that their darlings will be found among
the living. Not single baking house
in the whole island is left standing, and
the entire population was without food
until aid could arrive from the exterior.
AT one moment an entire village, built
IN the form Of an amphitheatcr on the
side of hill, broke bodily away from
the parent rock, and rushed crashing
down into the plain. The shocks are
now diminishing In alive have counted
800 since the first three awful upheayals
which have destroyed the greater part of
the island. or these $50 shocks at least
forty We're capable of overthrowing a
solidly built house. The work OF exca-
vation has been commenced, hut how
few OF the buried victims shall We be
able to extricate from their living tombs? |?
The scene is sickcning. Here hand
makes feeble signs through a crcyicc,
while the unfortunate wretch 10 whom
it belongs is buried beneath thousands
OF tons of masonry. Here, again, a voice
calls for aid from underground. A
daughter, sobbing, cndeayors 10 encour-
age her father, who is imprisoned deep
below the surface and at every turn Of
the spade or pick some horrible mutt
lated corpse is brought to light. Mum
bers of dead are unburicd. AMI in isola-
ted places the dogs are disputing the
possession Of their manglod corpscs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
PUNGRNT PARAGRAPHS.

Close quarters-Those held by a
miser.
In France they say, Garcon, will you
please catch me a piece Of cheese p
Why continually speak Of the printers
craft? AS a rule typos are a. honest A.
any tradcsmen in the world.
The new czar leads a very simple life.
He rises early and breakfasts with his
family, and then puts on his boiler-iron
oyercoat and takes walk in the back
yard.
An exchange publishes nn article
headed How to Tell Mad Dog"
We have nothing TO tell a mad dog thai
We cannot communicate by telephone or
postal card.
Some men have faculty Of looking
on the bright side Of things. A Boston
man who WAS refused by a girl didn't
weep over missing bride, but con
graduated himself on escaping a
mother-in-law.
This is the sound, practical advice
that is given by misanthrope: II ever
you should be so unfortunate as to be
attacked 10y night, never shout "mm-
der - for no one will bother about you:
yell fire ~ and everybody will he out
of doors in a !ifry.
A gentleman recently provoked a
one-armcd organ grinder by asking him
why, you fool :" exclaimed the irate
musician, "don't you see that l sur
vivcd? Do l act as though was
killed in the war ?"
A youngster vas sent by his parent
to take letter 70 the postofiice and pay
The postage on it. The boy returned
highly elated, and said: Father,
seed a lot Of men putting letters in a
little place; and when no one was look
ing, slipped yours in for nothing"
How to train tomatoes is the sub
iect Of an agricultural disquisition. II
Is easy enough. All you have TO do if
tomato misbehaves itself in company
is to "mash the stugin' out OF it." II
may look little seedy for a while after,
but this course Of training will bring It
TO its pulp in a hurry.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

Dark greens are evidently very popu-
lar.
Dresses and suits continue to be tight
fitting.
The hens of founccs are turned up
on the right side.
White organdie dresses are trimmed
with Spanish lace.
The new ginghams are colored and
plaided with rare taste.
Short skirts have the back breadths
rather fuller than formerly.
The newest nuns yelling has it, edge
wrought in open-work design.
Apocket for the handkerchief is sewn
TO the outside of the newest fans.
The new purple is not heliotropc but
iris, and is taken from the feur-de-lys.
Dress skirts for street wear will prob
ably be exceedingly simple this sum
mer.
There is more satin manufactured at
present than any other goods made Of
silk.
Small checked trimmings will be
much used with plain stuffs this sum
mer.
Carmelite, or old silver, is o favoritc
color with English girls for spring
dresses.
Shirring is the capital feature Of all
dresses at present. Dressmakers seem
TO have shirring on the brain.
The handles of some OF the new sun.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

shades arc very elegant and entitled to
be classed among works of art.
The skirts of all short dresses,
though very narrow, are much more
elaborately trimmed than last season.
Double-breasted basques are vftcn
ornamented with cords of steel or gilt,
connecting the alternate pairs of buttons
on the waist.
Chenille is substituted for bcadwork
IN the open shoulder-piecos that one
sees on some mantles, but the bead
work is still used.
Basques of null gowns are lined
throughout with white or colored null
SO AS to preserve uniformity Of color
throughout the costume.
Some OF the narrow pokes projecting
very far above the face, worn by little
girls, give demnro children an old-fash-
ioncd look which is both comical and
winning.
The button Of 1881 il in no way cx-
trayagant either in size or shape. 1t is
of modest proportions and simple
circle, the ovals, squares and hcNagons
having been quite discarded.
The new black grenadines are OF the
most modest armuro patterns, or else
with square meshes, or perhaps the
smooth faced sewing-silk grenadines,
but are made up over red, olive or green
satin, or perhaps black, and are trimmed
with Spanish lace, and with the gayest
striped satin suah.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
womun's Temper.

No trait of character il more valuable
in female than the possession of a
sweet temper. Home can never be
made happy without it. 1t is like the
flowers that spring up in our pathway,
reviving and cheering us. Let man
go home at night, wearied and worn out
by the tolls of the day, and how sooth-
ing is word dictated by good dis
positionl 1t is sunshine falling upon
his heart. He is happy, and the cares
of lite are forgotten. A sweet temper
has q soothing influence over the minds
of whole family. Where il is found
in wife aud mother you observe kind
ness and love predominant over the bad
feelings of natural heart. Smiles,
kind words and looks characterize the
children, and peace and love have their
dwelling there. Study, then, to acquire
and retain a sweet temper. 1t il more
valuable than gold; it captivatcs more
than beauty, and to the close of life it
retains all its freshness and power.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
The Earth's Great Age.

In a recent lecture al San Francisco
Professor William Denton gave several
striking illustrations Of the earth's age.
First, he said, we had evidence of the
,arths great age in the tiny PARTICLES Of
soil beneath our feet. The great trees
Of California, with from 1850 10 1850
annual rings Of vegetable growth, reveal
the fact that these monarchs Of the
vegetable world were saplings when
Nebuchadnezzar was born. The great
fallen monarch OF the forest hes been
estimated TO have been 1000 Years old,
and grew from seed propagated by older
parent trees, and these in turn from
grandparents, whose crumbled dust
forms a rich vegetable mold TO nourisL
their younger progeny. How many
such generations occurred no one can
tell.
But older than all these are the gla-
cial beds When these plowed their
way over the surface of North America
and Scandinavia they planed out mighty
beds and ground and polished down the
uneven surface Of a former age. In this
remote age the coast Of New England
was like thai kof Greenland at the pres
ent day. Few geologists will place the
glacial period at less then 100, 600 years
ago. But we could 60 back still fur
ther. In the tertiary strata OF
California has been found what are
called the earliest human remains ever
discovered. These existed many, many
Thousand years ago, when one-half Of
New Jersey, one.third of Virginia, all
Of Florida, part OF Texas and Great
Britain were under water. The Medi-
terTaneAn sea was then double It's pres
ent size, and the Gulf Of Mexico xtcnd
ed TO Ohio. A large part OF California
was under the bed OF the Pacific ocean,
and water then extended back TO the
foothills Of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains.
But older than this period and forma-
ton was the underlying stntifcaiicn Of
chalk; still older was the Triassic. and
older yet che nov rel sandstone. Older
vet was the carboniferous formation.
Then further back was the old red sand
stone. such as comes 10 the surface IN
parts Of Scotland. Again, siiil lower,
the older Silurian, then the older Tau
renihian, seen as the surface in Western
Canada. and older yet than al these
the granite or great underlying rock.
the parent that thrusts itself up Is the
backbone Of continents, cutting through
all others 30 show us on the surface what
Is below. What an infinity Of time must
have passed away in the successive foTna-
tioz o. these rocky lsTs=sl
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

General Shermnn's only son, Thomas,
has been admitted to the Catholic priest
hood by Archbishop Gibbons, Of Balti-
more.
The Boston Journal lately reported
the following Protestants and Catholics
of Hepkinston united in giving q silver
tea service to a Methodist preacher who
is about TO leave for Boston. The pres
entation was made in the town hall, by
the Catholic priest.
The Presbyterian Church of England
consists of 273 congregations, and the
membership for 1880 was -, 100, as COM
pared with "a, 4,259 in 1879. The Sunday
school teachers number G,l39 and the
scholars 61,
4 Welsh Baptist church of twenty
six m embers has been organized in Pat
agonia. They have sent to Wales for
pastor. Baptists now have four churches
in South America.
The German Evangelical Synod Of
North America, which represents the
State church Of Prussia, has 2jS con-
gregations, 400 pastors and -, 900 schol-
ars in Sunday schools.
Ancient Nazareth is now the site Of an
orphanage under the supervision OF the
Educational society of England. 1t has
been opened four years, aud there are in
it now thirty-six girls of ages varying
from four to fifteen.
The mental health of DR.. Cummings,
once we'll known Protestant conver-
sialist and writer Of prophecy, is such
that while physically we'll, he is practi-
cally dead TO the world.
Tho Rev. Grindan Reynolds, Of Con-
cord, Mass, has been elected as secre-
tary Of the American Unitarian associ-
alton, in place Of the Rev. Rush Ship
pen, who has been called to Washing.
ton, d. G.
The Rev. James W. Dale, DID,, a
well-known Presbyterian minister, died
recently at Media, Pa, AGED sixty-fve.
He graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1881, and studied the
ology in Princeton and Andover sem
innriss.
The Rev. William Taylor has sent
some forty missionaries to South Amer
ica since 1878. The missionaries both
preach and teach, and draw their sup
port from the people among whom they
labor. The only expense involved Is
their outfit and passage-moDey, which
IL defayed by voluntary contributions
The whole number Of Second Ad.
ventists in this country is estimated at
$1,000, who exist principally in four
divisions-the Second Advent Chris
tians, the Evangelical Adycntists, the
Seventh Day Adyentists and the Life
and Advent Union. The latter holds to
the non-resurrection of the wicked
dead, the first to the annihilation Of
those who die impenitent, and tho sec
ond named TO the conscious state Of the
dead and the eternal conscious suffering
Of the wicked.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
Gold Water,

Gold water is the drink for me,
Gold water, pure and bright and free /
IL nI'arkles on the green hillside.
In yonder meadoH go il glide.
III take my little ctIp and dip,
ANA 81 the good cold water zip;
ana when srn woman grown
III drink cold Eaier that alone.
I"'iI never hurt my heart or brain,
Nor max" me Fi'c another pain;
No, every stronger drink IN shun
And drink the purcs,, suoetest one.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
How the Australian sayngcs Marry.

Mr.. Howitt's account Of the Kurnai
people, Just north OF Bass straits, intro
duces us to new set of marriage Gus
toms. Here the rule is clopement. The
lad and girl make love 10 one another
without the knowledge of her parents,
and run away together. The brides
family, furious, go in quest of her; and
il caught and brought bnck she will be
severely punished. Her mother and
brother will beat her, and her father
even spear her through the legs. As
for the husband, whenever he returns
he has to fight his wife's male relatives.
The pair may have to clopc two or three
times, with new pursuit and fighting,
till at last her family grow tired of OBJ
iecting, and the mother will say: "Oh!
it's all right: better let him have her.
The wonderful thing is that this is not
exceptional, but the regular marriage
rite of the tribe. The anger j. not real,
and when the people are charged with
being cruel they answer that it i not
intended as cruelty, Int simply to fol
low an ancestral custom. The cousc-
quencc of this Kurnai custom is q change
toward civilized IDEAS Of marriage; It
is no longer a shifting union between
ono group or tribe and another, but a
real pairing by mutual choice Of man
and wife, and to some extent male
descent comes in with il.
The Kurual elopcment marriage
shows another interesting feature.
Though it is condoncd at las; by the
wife's family, the man is never allowed
to look at, speak to, or live in the same
camp with his wifc's mother. Thi, is
the best fact yet produced in favor Of
the explanation Of the custom OF avoid.
ing parents.in-law, as meaning that the
act Of taking their daughter, though
practically allowed, cannot be openly
agreed to 10y their acknowledging him.
SO deeply rooted is this custom in Aus
tralia that il retains its hold on natives
under missionary influence.
A Brabrolung, who is a member Of
the Church of England, was one day
talking to me. His wife's mother was
passing at some little distance and /
called to her. Suffering at tho time
from cold, / could not make her hear.
and said to the Brabolung: "Call Mary,
want to speak to her" He took no no
tice whatever, but looked vacantly on
the ground / spoke to him again,
sharply, but still without his responding
| then said: What do you mean 10y
taking no notice of meg" He thercupon
called ont 90 his wifc's brother, who
was at little distance: TELL Mary Mr.
Howitt wants her." and turning TO me,
continued, reproachfully; You know
very well / could not do that -you know
l cannot speak to that old woman. =
London Acaicmy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
Lost His Temper but Found a Fortun e

A few years a % n young man named
John Peck secured situation ~ con.
ductor on the Metropolitan railway,
Boston, and il chanced that during the
first days Of his service his car was sew.
eral times thrown from the track by rails
becoming misplaced. One day the end
Of the rail flew mp and became fast in
the car truck. He lifted and pushed,
and lost his temper in the effort to get
the car on the track and the rail in place
again, and at night was so disgusted
with his work that he threw up his situ-
alton. But his experience set him TO
thinking, and in few days he called on
an officer Of the road and said that he
could make chair" that would hold
the rails firmly together at the joints,
The officer laughed at his confident as.
sertions, and told him that he had heard
similar stories dozens of times. But the
ex-conductor exhibited his model and
drawings. which appeared so promising
that he was told 10 60 ahead and make
the trial. The result was a complete
success. To-day John Peck's patent
railway chair, for which he secured HE
first patent in 1872, his second in 1876.
and his third in 1881. i need by. all the
street railways in Boston and by many
OF tho great steam railways Of the Uni
ted States.--Bosfon PpL
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

A New Haven firm sends thousands
Of the red American FOX skins to Russia
every year. These skins, which are
used in the Muscovite country TO line
costly garments, arc contributed to a
considerable extent by Maine, Yer.
mont and New Hampshire. That Amer
lea should send furs TO Russia Is as odd
as that We should send wines to France;
and yet both Of these things are done.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02
" If I Was President"

Now, il | was President" began Mr..
Butterfly, of Prospect street, tho other
morning, as he passed his cup over for a
second cup If cofrce-"if | was Presi-
dent of the United States"
(Which YOU aren't, yon know" broke
in Mr.. T., in an argumcutal and conf
dcn;iaI tone.
"And not likely to be- added Mrs.
B.'s mother, with coutcmptuons toss
OF her head.
80" assentcd Mr.. b, pleasantly.
"but ! was just supposing the ease"
Then suppose something in reason"
rctorted Mira. Il, snappishly; lyon
might as well suppose you Wa, tho man
in the moon, or the man in the iron
mask, or
$50 | might, my dear, 90 | might, '
assentcd Mr. Il, still pleasantly smiling,
"but that has nothing to do with it. /
was merely going to say that If was
President of the United States I'd -
MY" burst in Miss Gertrude, aged
cirhtccn, wouldn't it bc splendid If
Won was. pa Just to think how those
WheedIctop girls would change their
tune shcn met them, instead ~ throw
ing ont their iusinuaiions about people
who consider it Christian. like 60 turn
their last seasons silk so that they may
have more to give to charity Butthcy
might turn green with envy before I'd
ever"
ayes, and wouldn't / warm 1t to
Sammy Dugan, just" chirpcd in Master
Thomas, aged twelve; "Td go up to
him an smack him on the nose with a
brick fore hc knowcd where he was,
an ne dasscnt hit me lack then COS it
'ud he treason, an they'd hang him; an
I'd slide on the sidewalk, an shy snow
balls at the p'lccccmcu. an sass Miss
Fcrulc, an play hockey every day when
it didn't rain, an an I'd"
Yes" chimcd in Mrs. b., catching
the infection from her enthusiastic
progeny, land then I'll be the first lady
in the land. let the next be who she
would: and the senator's and governors
wives would beg TO be introduced TO me,
and Id have balls twice week and ban.
qucts every day, an"
"And I'd have the management of
the White House, and run things" re-
marked Mrs. BIS mother, her eyes
sparkling with the prospect.
." Not much you wouldn't from
Miss Gertrude" not IL ! kept my
health and knew myself, you wouldn't;
not as long as l was the Presidents
daughter and"
"Yahl" calculated Master Tom, 81
guess tho PRESIDENT son would he the
biggest plum in that dish Wouldn't /
bc the Prince of Whales then-say
. What nd you know bout"
"Shut up-all of you'll commanded
Mrs. b. Il reckon the Presidents wife
is the highest authority in the land /
Anyhow, there'd be o dusty old time II
anybody questioned it, and bet when
the exercises we're finished the survivors
wouldn't ask for any elcytoral commits
sion to decide il over again. Myl I'd
like to see anybody-but, by the way,
Mr.. Butterfly, what was it you was
/ going TO say you would do il YOU was
President of the United States 2"
Resign as soon as the Lord would
let me-" said Mr.. Butterfly. calmly but
determinedly.
And then n meditative silence fell
upon the family and remained there
until the meeting arose. Exchange.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-02

Why does your wife's new bonnet
resemble snipea You are silent. We
viii ed you. lis nearly all bill.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

If you desire to be held wise, be so
wise as to hold your tongue Queries.
An idle reason lessons the weight Of
the good ones you gave before. Swift.
Millions Of people are constantly
employed in reading, w,t.6-Iot one "a a
thousand knows this most obvious fact.
that the tints of the forest are the result
of the perfect maturity Of the leaves,
and that frost, be it ever so slight,
destroys the tints Of every leaf it
touches. How shall we explain this
want of observation Ii is owing to
their voluminous reading, which leaves
them no time for observation and to
prove the assertion, we call attention to
the fact that these and other similar
things appertaining to nature are we'll
understood by many English peasants
who have never learned to read.
Men are continually indulging in small
expenses, saying to themselves that il
is only trifie, yet forgetting that the
aggregate is serious. that even the sea-
shore is made up of petty grains Of sand.
Ten cents day is $3.50 a year, and
that is the interest of capital Of $780,
The man that saves 10 cents a day only
is so much richer than he who does not,
and if he owned life estate in house
worth 5000; and if invested quarterly,
does not take half that time. But 10
cents day is child's play, some will
exclaim. Well, then John Jacob Aston
used to say, that when man, who
wishes to be rich, has saved $4,000,
he has won half the battle Not that
Astor thought $4,000 much, but he
knew that, in making such a sum, a
man acquired habits Of prudent econo-
my, which would keep him advancing
in wealth. How many, however, spend
$4,000 in a few years in extra exc
penses. and then, on looking back, can
not tell, as they say, "where the money
went to-" To save, is to get rich. To
squander, even in small sums, is the
first step toward the poor-house.