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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
stylish Wool salts.


Fine wooden costumes are now con.
sidered as choice as those OF silk, and
are in especial favor when made OF
French cashmere in combination with
moire or plush, and sometimes all three
materials are combined in one dress.
The basque or the pointed waist and
drapery of cashmere are in tho dark
lead shades, seal brown, golden brown,
brick-dust red, porcelain blue, bronze
or myrtle green, with q preference for
brown and green very distinctly marked;
the moire box-plaited skirt or that of
plush is of the same shade rs the cor
sage, anda single color prevails through
out the dress. The trimming preferred
is the open embroidery done on the
cashmere. and only small quantity of
this is needed, as it is confined to the
front of the drapery, and to trimming
the basque. A pretty design for cash
mere and moire skirts has six plaits of
the cashmere, three on each side, meet
ing in the middle of the front; beside
this is moire panel three fingers broad,
with chenille fringe at the foot, and
further along the sides is side-plaited
cashmere panel of five plaits, with two
bands OF moire at the foot, while behind
is draped cashmere breadth with the
ends concealed. Some panier folds
of cashmere bordered with moire are
across the hips, and the basque has a
moire vest front and two box plaits
at the back. Other cashmeres have the
pointed corset-ftted waist, very long
and sharp, with two moire piping cords
as its finish, and Saxon embroidery OF
cashmere on the edge. A directoire
basque OF myrtle green cashmere has
the deep-notched collar Of changeable
green and red plush, with plush
plastron and vest, while tho kilt skirt
has no drapery except a single cluster
of curved plaits of cashmere sewed in
the side seams, and crossing the back
breadth only. Laced girdles of MORE
with two points in front and behind are
on the shirred and plated waists of
cashmere basques worn by girls and
very young ladies.
New chevio. suits have silk braid
bindings instead of stitching, and are
made of small checks or blocks of two
contrasting colors, or else of striped
patterns. The waists..are doublc-breasted
basques, round like gentlemen's morn
ing coats, or else they are close French
sacks with box plaiss set on torepresent
the popular hunting jackets. The plaiia
and belts are narrower on French
jackets than on the English styles in
vogue here. The skirts are mock kills,
that is, with deep kilt-plsiting set on q
foundation skirt of silk, and the drapery
has wrinkled apron front aud bouffAnt
back.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
PLAYING With fire.

They have discovered q kind of IL
luminator in France which gives light
but which does not consume. It is 6
mineral essence, which when put in .
lamp gives light when ignited through
q wick. NJ. Cordig, the inventor, after
filling and igniting lamp, dashed II
against the ceiling of the laboratory.
The blazing fluid was scattered over the
floor, and on The persons OF che lockers
on, but strange TO say, no one was
burned or scorched. a pocket hand
kerchicf was then soaked IN tho fluid
and set on Ere. A fierce flame resulted,
but tho pocket Handkerchief was unin-
iured. The fluid was then set on fire in
pail, and The bystanders plunged
their hands into The burning flame. 4
priclly sensation followed, but no
seorcbing or burning. IN short, Tho
discovery haa Aeen made Of light with.
cut heat, Of an artificial fuid in which
there is no danger Of combustion. Tie
occupation Of iEss=anSe companies .xilI
be gono when this fluid : IN general
aze.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
Other Worlds than Ours.

The recent appearance of several
comets in our skies has been taken adj
vantage OF by astronomers to make ex-
periments so as to test certain theories
brought forward by able and ingenious
speculative philosophers. Mr.. Richard
Proctor, who recently lecIured in this
country, was of opinion that all the
planets and stars visible in our heavens
were, during some period of their ex-
istence, capable OF sustaining some of
the higher forms Of life. At frat they
we're fiery fluid masses, in which, of
course. life was impossible. This is
supposed TO be the condition of Jupiter
and Saturn to-day. As the planet
cooled. water and dry Lard appeared,
and finally life, first in its lower and af-
terward in its higher forms. Then the
time cnme when life died out. The
earth is in the second stage Of is evo-
luton, tho moon in the last; 20 that the
existence OF even an insect or weed Is
impossible on the satellite that attends
the earth. But the comets lately seen
have discrediled, in q measure, this
theory. Carbon il essential to organized
existence, and wherever II shows itself
some form Of life has been manifested.
D. means Of the spectrum Professor
Draper has proved the existence Of car
bon In tha nucleus Of the comet. But
scientists have been unable 20 find any
carbon in the sun and in many OF the
fixed stars. Il follows, then, that some
comets have developed life during some
period of their history. Some Of the
most magnificent Of all tho bodies that
float in thoazuro blue are utterly devoid
OF Intelligence. Autonomy Is q noble
study. and every parent should SEQ 70 It
that the children IN the house are
taught some Of is inspiring lessons.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

" Are there more diamonds worn now
than ever before in this county," New
York reporter asked a ieweler.
81 should say 50, most decidedly"
was the reply. 81 have been in the
business over thirty years, and never
knew such rage for the stone as exists
to-day. attended garden par y at
the Grand Union hotel at Saratoga, aud
I saw bushels Of them. This is the
only way to describe the number of val
liable diamonds worn there, and most Of
them we're fine stones. Nearly every
woman there had big solitaires in rings
or earrings. You see the finest diamonds
are worn solitaire in studs, rings and
earrings, while for bracelets and hair
pins an inferior stone may be used, as
they are not so conspicuous. I noticed
one thing, however, at the Grand Union
-nine-tenths OF the diamonds were not
clean. Dust settles on everything, and
It is astonishing how little care woman
will give to her diamonds. They care
fully inspect their gloves and shoes be-
fore completing their toilets, but their
diamonds, often worth thousands of
dollars, receive no attention, become
dirty, and sometimes are lost.
"a lady customer OF mine lost q very
valuable diamond after possessing IL
eight years. If she had been in the
habit of giving the gem any attention,
she would have noticed that setting
of eighteen.carat gold will wear ont in
time and lose its grip on tho stone.
The large solitaire diamond is now pre-
ferred to the cluster. Few diamonds
arc nov worn By gentlemen, except in
the case OF young men anxious for die.
play. Here and there a gentleman
will wear solitaires on his shirt bosom,
bnt If he has good taste he will be care
ful that they are small or he may bo
taken for gambler. It is astonishing
how msck money Is sometimes repre-
sonted in the diamonds worn By ladies
on SWELL occasion. 1t is common
thing in New York society 10 see SIC, 900
or $4,000 In diamonds on a lady's per-
CON. hrs. John Jacob Astor has been
known to wear $4,000 worth Of dia-
monds At an evening reception, and I
should say that the diamonds worn by
Mrs. W. II. Vanderbilt at the garden
party Tspoko OF were worth fully that
amount Of money. Mrs Maekay. wife
Of tho Bonanza king, once offered 10
buy the famous Regent diamond. tho
most valuable 10 the world. Ts Is valued
at mere million. bat the French gov
ernment wouldn't sell IT,"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
Dead Mems Shoes.

A few years ago decrepit old man
erept around the shabby precincts of Q
Southern town, of whom singular
story was told.
He was the last male descendant of .
family to whom belonged large estates.
His uncle was the last possessor. He
died without children. The property
was bequeathed by him to his wife dur
ing her life, and at her death to this
nephew, then lad of fifteen.
The wealthy widow was at this time
fifty years old, and by no means healthy;
but she heartily disliked the heir, .and
refused to recognize him, or give him
any immediate assistance.
But the boy congratulated himself
with the assurance that she could not
keep his inheritance from him at her
death, and that probably her death was
not far of.
Fifty appears old age to fifteen.
Hence, although the lads mother was
poor, he studied no profession and
learned no trade. Indeed, he troubled
himself very little about education OF
any sort. Why should he drudge over
books or in any kind of business? His
fortune waited ready made for him.
Years passed. The lad became a
young, middle-aged man a husband
and father. He had married n merce-
nary girl, whose eyes were dazzled with
this vast prospective fortune. The two
plunged into extravagances Of every
sort. Creditors at first were lenient.
The aunt was now a gray, toothless old
woman. The fortune was surely near at
hand. But the patience of creditors ia
not as enduring as the lives of even the
aged, and at last even hopeful creditors
refused TO extend their accounts.
Then the crash came. The heir fell
into hopeless poverty. His children
died. His wife left him. He went
about the town, gambling a little, drink.
ing q good deal, "cursing his luck y
always, but never working.
The aunt lived on. The heir grew
old, became paralytic, and finally was
sent to the almshouse, where. after
waiting for years for the woman's shoes
who would not die, he dropped hope.
lessly out of an empty life into the
grave. The woman lived TO bc one
hundred and three years old, and at her
death the estate went to the State oi
Tennessee.
We DO not often find case OF wait.
ing for "dcad meas shoes so extreme
as this. But in degree, the same eifect
is produced whenever the heirs ot
wealthy parents are brought up without
any profession or practical work.
Their youth passes in idlencss, wai.
ing for death to make rich men Of them
and out Of the idleness too frequently
grow dissipation and corrupt character
II. as is often the case, the fortune takes
wings before they gain possession OF it,
they are left stranded and helpless
wrecks in life. -- Youths Companion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06


house or garden shoe.
Lace hats are worn again.
Fancy iewelry is still the rage.
Fans this season are works OF high
art.
The rage for Spanish lace has not in
the least abated.
Standing high collars ana low rolling
collars are equally fashionable.
Quantities of bangle bracelets are
worn over mousquetaire gloves.
Even elderly women look,~well in
white or cream-colored all.wool dresses.
Velvet and plush will be the high
novelty dress trimming materials OF
1881.
Large collars are worn by children,
grown girls, matrons and elderly
women.
Capes OF silk null laid in surplice
folds about the neck are bordered with
full frills of lace.
Little owls in black metal, with dia-
mond, ruby or emerald eyes, are
fayorite ornaments.
Eight or moro bridemaids, one-half
being little girls under twelve, is the
latest style in England.
> Cream-colored cashmere Is the fav.
orite material for married women's
piazza dresses at Saratoga.
A growing fashion is that Of inde-
pendent jackets made of stuff that can
be worn with any kind OF skirt.
The morning wedding is no longer
fashionable in England. Three in the
afternoon is now the hour for tying the
knot in the best society circles.
The loose-wristed, buttonless Sarah
Bernhardt glove of yellow, undressed
kid, or OF chamois leather, is an almost
universal favorite, worn with all sorts
of toilets.
Velvet and silk corselets finished
with piping around tho edge and hav-
ing two loops set at the back so as to
form q position basque are much
worn.
Spanish jewelry, showing large leaves
and flowers tinted in colors of pale pink
and emerald green, and studded with
fine sparkling gems. is just now in
great demand.
The wide belts worn by young girls
arc no longer fastened by bows, but
have one long end OF ribbon allowed to
fall almost to the bottom of the skirt
and caught in two or three loops.
Large buckles OF Irish diamonds arc
much used on white and tinted silk
evening dresses. They fasten the bows
of satin on the shoulders, aud hold the
scarf drapery in place On the sides OF
the dress.
A new kind OF cheyiot has raised
threads scattered over it in such n way
as to simulate buttons. It is called
button-clo.h, and is made up in com
bination with stuff striped by rows Of
colored knobs,
The agrafe, highly-polished hooks
and eyes, in steel, gilt, or Jet, are used
to fasten the front or corsage ; small
hooks and eyes underneath, or con.
cealed buttons, ale necessary 10 hold
the waist in perfect shape.
Plated hounces are still in vogue
gathered hounces will be worn in the
makeup Of soft materials. Watered
silks and shaded moires will figure
largely in the trimming line. Wide
girdles of moire are fashionable they
are worn with both plain and plated
basques.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
A Paradise OF Fish Stories.

II any one wants real choice, reason
able fish stories, he should go TO
Minnesota. Folks have no fancy for
the incredible up there the facts are
so plenty that exaggeration is simple
folly. A party of anglers were seeAed
around in a Minnesota deNJS WITH a
fine string of fish, few days ag& wtt-
ing for train, and killed time b$ re-
lating their experiences. Several pretty
stout yarns were narrated, when long
armed Minnesotian, who appeared to
be resident Of the town, and had ap-
parently taken a great interest in the
stories, interrupted the meeting by
saying that he was possessed Of facts
that would discount any that had been
cited. What he was about to tell was
true, because ii had been his own ex-
perience. Abiding to some remarks
that had been made about tho rapid
growth of fish in Minnesota waters, he
said that four years ago he caught q
three pound bass. As he did not want
small fish he threw the body back into
tho water, but before doing so tied :
little toy tin whistle to its tail. Three
years later he caught the same fish,
which weighed ten pounds, and the tin
whistle bad grown TO bc an enormous
fog horny The statement was not dis
puted.=sGaioaqo later Ocean.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

In some localities in Italy and Spain.
and in Eastern Europe, and in Western
Asia, the chestnut crop is equal in i'm
portance to the wheat crop in Ohio.
Chestnut bread constitutes the princi-
pal food OF more than > hundred mil.
lions of people, the healthiest, hand
soonest and most sinewy people in the
world. This fact leads the Columbus
tOhio) Journal to advocate chestnut cul.
ture for the United States. ohio's
annual chestnut crop Is valued At
$50, 900. and the Journal thinks il ought
TO be $40. 600, 900. Chestnut trees one
hundred feet In height and from three
TO seven feet in diameter can yet be
found on the hin tops in Southern Ohio.
growing IN soil which cannot be made
to produce i've bushels Of corn to the
acre, and where oak. hickory and other
trees are nero dwarfs. The chestnut il
valuable timber tree. and is Of rery
rapid growth. Under favorable cir
cumssanccs bearing chestnut tree
swenty ieet ID height can be grown
from the seed in fise years.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

There aFa thirteen lines Of railroad IN
ontezanlAtion or under oonnlrunEEaa =
North Carolina.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

Throo Of The leading bank robbers Of
this country have decided . quit the
business this fl.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

1t is not only true that the English
harvest this year is bad, but the amount
OF land sown 10 grain is in some respects
considerably less than in former years.
In wheat 2. SOC, ,057 acres are sown, which
is less by 103, ,3s1 acres than the acreage
for 1850. and less by l,1s7 than that
Tor 1879. Barley returns 2,442, 405
acres, or q decline of PAPA acres as
against last year, and about 100000
acres as compared with the year 1879.
Oats, however, show an increase OF
1Ol, $50 acres over 1850. and 244, ,5O7
over 1879. With regard to live stock
there was 3 decline. With cattle Il vas
only 522 in q total of 5,91l,524 but
with lambs and sheep IL was much more.
The total this year of sheep and lambs
is p, $50, ,15l, which is smaller than last
year by 2,036, SOC, and smaller than the
year before by 3,574, ,923.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

There are lines of railroads on the
FIVE divisions Of the earth which cost in
the aggregate sl6, 200. COO. 900, although
it has been but ffty-hve years since the
first railroad worked by steam was
opened. These lines of railway, in
length, would reach eight times around
the earth. Baron Kolb, a statistician,
has made calculation in which he says
that in France, previous TO railways,
one traveller in every 335. 600 was killed,
and one in every 10000 wounded,
whereas upon railways. from 1886 to
1857, there was but one in 5,l7s, 500
killed, and one in 5s0,4 wounded.
According to the baron, If person was
to spend his entire time in railway
travelling, The chances in favor of his
dying by railroad accident would not
occur until he wss 96O years old.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

NHHIH#H #HTHNa
The English shoe, with Low heels and
half high and large metal q paste
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06

Extended inquiries made by Phila-
delphia paper show that the recent
drought covered q wider area than any
other since 1872. Two.thirds of the
States were in great need of rain, and
New England seemed to be the only
really favored section. The middle tier
Of States, stretching from the Atlantic
to the Rocky mountains, we're most
seriously affected. In New Jersey
market gardeners suffered great losses.
In Western Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio, Illinois and Southern Michigan
the greatest damage fell on corn.
Tobacco was injured fifty per cent. in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee. Indiana hadn't known such
drought since 1856.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-06
TOPICS or THE DAY.

Mr.. Jenkins; Of the British Agricul-
tural commission, explains why the
farmers of Holland are successful. One
man works q farm of 200 acres, with
the aid of his wife, his daughter, four
sons and four hired laborers, and the
sons work harder than the laborers.
The old man is credited with possessing
1926, 600. One woman of eighty-three
does her own house work, makes her
own butter, and is worth s125 900.
Fancy sporting seems tame In com
parison with the experience of farmer
at Dayton, Wis, who discovered and
attacked several wolves while out look
ing for flock Of sheep. After des-
perate fight, in which all his clothing
was torn of, his hands and legs were
badly bitten and the lower half of one
ear was snapped of, he killed them.
He received SIT in bounties from the
State and sold the skins for fair price.
The latest returns OF live stock and
fresh meat importations from the United
States and Canada into England at the
port of Liverpool shows large increases.
For single week in August the guam
tity Of live stock was double the guam
tity for the week preceding it, and in
fresh meat there was considerable adj.
vance, particularly in beef. The totals
were: Cattle, 1,S0s; sheep, 2.sG0
quarters of beef, 4.74s; carcases of
mutton, 453 No hogs whatever were
landed. Moro pigs, however, were
raised in England last year than for
some years previous. There are now
in the country 2,0ls, 900 Of them, or an
increase of AZ, 1872 over 1850, and A, 52j
over 1879.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-19

BEN HILL in the Atlanta Constitu-
ton: The democratic defeat in 1880 was
the result of democratic follies and not of
republican strength. These follies must
be abandoned. In the South we have
local lrritations, which must be healed.
Ali forms of personalism must be repu-
d ated.- We have lost everything but the
Senate nothing but ou follies, ana
now we are threatened with the loss OF
the Senate by inconceivable toliles. Ii
q republican Senator is chosen in Demo
craticTennessee andKellogg is retained by
a Democratic Senate in a seat to which
he was never elected the senate will be
republican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-19

a protracted and warm discussion the res
olutions were adopted. | was the princi-
pal, if not only advocate, and several
members objected strongly. All the OPP
ponents were then, and are yet stalwart
republicans.
These resolutions provided for the hold
ing of state convention at Watertown,
with what result is we'll known. The re-
publican element of the grange check
mated the main obje, of that convention
to such extent as to prevent ticket be-
ing nominated, as those who favored the
project did not wish to put up candidates
under cloud.
How to outwit the leaders of the state
grange was the question, but it was solved
most successfully. Two of those Lesir-
ing to nominate ticket, the writer here
of and well known gentleman from Mil
waukee, occupied as bed room the pri-
vate room of the Wisconsin National
bank, whose president was also granger,
and it was in this room the riddle was
solved by the two persons alluded to, who
sat and talked about the situation, while
resting from the day and evening work of
the convention, enjoying the fragrant
Havana, preparatory to retiring. 1t was
about midnight when the plan was per-
fected which resulted in the calling of the
too conventions which subsequently, met
in Milwaukee and placed the ticket in
nomination, headed by Gov. Taylor, and
which swept the state.
What was done by the conventions held
in Milwaukee is we'll known andneed not
be told here. f. Pa
Thus it will be seen, by this hitherto
unpublished chapter insthe history of that
celebrated campaign, that it was con-
cocted by granger who never held a
pillow in his lite, but is professional
newspaper man, and most successfully
and materially aided by another granger
who is also professional gentleman of
great worth and learning, and who still
occupies prominent position in public
life. Whether he ever held pillow or
rubbing hoe [ do not know.
Hence it comes out now that the work
of these "horny handed farmers is to be
used as means of shelving the "Boss"
for the result of their campaign, for which
[ doubt if he is any more responsible
than the farmers aforesaid. Corresponds
ent Of Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph.