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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
Old Hickory.

Speaking of President Jackson'- life
If the Hermitage" his home near
Nashville, Tenn, a correspondent Of the
imTioq Quosu says Here did the
General offer indiscriminatc hospitality
and here, after dinner, did both hus-
band and wife sit down and smoke a
clay pipe; and yet, 50 perfectly con
tmdictory was their life to our North
cru ideas Of consistency, that when
they drove ont it was in carriage
drawn by four handsome iron-gray
horses, attended hy servants in blue
livery with brass buttons. glazed hats
and silver beads. When dinner was
served at the Hermitage" all the
gentlemen went to the sideboard TO
take a drink, and then TO the dining
room The tables were loaded with
food, served Unfortunately: and in
all the rooms were two beds for pass
ing strangers.
General Jackson was never handsome,
but he had two bright eyes, and what
Parton calls "that mysterious omnipo-
tent something which We call "A pres
cncc;'" that he could look well in
uniform, ride horse admirably, pre-.
side well as a judge, fight we'll as
general, and that he had certain
chivalrous Difference for women. We
have read that he also preferred whis-
ky, concob pipe, and that he waded
through many vices 10 the presidency;
that we also knew "his instincts were
better than his principles" His con-
ventionality was semi-occasional.
Yet he has stamped his individuality
upon the American name, and when in
1850 the elegant Prescott visited Eng
land he found lady at one of the
grand houses which he visited who
asked him If Boston ladies' smoked a
pipe after dinner, and il they lived "a
General and Mrs. jackson did: and
also at Alnwick castle, the ancient
palace of the Percys, he found n pic.
ture Of the general. II IL a strange
circumstance, not speaking much for
the reading or intelligence Of certain
English ladies, that they have as blank
an ignorance now, almost, of what
America really is; and that 80 late a.
1869, IN English lady asked her
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
Ravcning Wolves in Finland.

4 correspondent from Finland writes
respecting a terrible evil which is now
besettinR the country in which he lives
and to suggest a remedy. Tho woods
about fifty English miles from Hango
are the haunts Of great number of
wolves, which OF late have been so auda-
cious as not to be contented with tear.
ing cows and sheep but are now con
stantly attacking even human beings.
In less than two months eleven chill
dren have been carried away and eaten
by the beasts. Very recently a little
boy aged nine years was overtaken on
the high road by single wolf and
dragged into a neighboring field. The
lad escaped with his life only by the
approach of stalwart peasant. An
other case of very late occurrence was
that OF man who, while driving a
sledge, was attacked by wolf, which
sprang up from the ground and tore his
arm. The animals are especially nu-
merous in the southern and most popu-
lous parts of the country, where they
come down to the very thresholds of the
houses; AMI in some instances children
have been carried of under the very
eyes Of their parents. Seldom more
than one wolf is seen at time; and the
belief is that, like the man eating tigers
of India, these beasts are either embold-
ened by hunger or have been rendered
daring by impunity and the acquired
zest for human blood. 4 price on the
head of each wolf killed or captured
alive has been fixed by the Finnish gov
ernment; but the peasantry appear to
be incapable of coping with the in
vadeis. Hunters are now being ap-
pointed and sent into the woody districts
frequcnted by wolves; but hitherto
with small success. Our correspondent
is of the opinion that English gentle.
men fond of sport and adventure would,
II accompanied by a number OF bull
dogs and shepherds dogs, and pi operly
equipped for 9 winter campaign, do
wonders at wolfstalking for the Fin
landers. London Telegraph.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
Ihe Man Who Iinasts.

The man who boasts is twin born 10 a
liar, for neither Of them can tell the
truth, except by accident, and vet il must
be very comfortable 10 feel that what
You do is always the very best thing that
can bc done 10y any one, and that YOU
know just a little more than any living
man. We are acquainted with tender
hearted gentleman whose experiences
were always exceptional and who has
seen thousands Of things which no NOR
tai eye save his own ever looked upon
When he went mp the Rigi it was the
clcarcst day that had been seen for full
century, and when be Travelled over the
81. Gothard he went through a storm Of
hailstoncs, the least Of which Was bigger
than a hens egg and the guide, who
was thrccScurc years and ten, and had
boon over the pas. more than 1000
times, declared that he had never in
his life Witnessed such q spectacle he
fore. The old gentleman crossed the
ocean in the greatest hurricane on re-
cord, and saw more .cebcrgs than the
oldest sea captain in the service. His
children were all gcniuses, and he
found a goycncss for them who proved
the most learned and accomplished
woman IN the world.
One day the poor man Wa stricken
with paralysis, and We feared that hi.
happy boa:iulness was over; but after
six weeks We met him on the stree, and
be told us hc had been visited by eight.
cen doctors, who al declared that that
particular kind Of paralysis had never
before made IT., appearance. So he lives
on in the cheerful belief that hc has the
best Of everything and every time We
see him We envy him. Our toothachc is
oithc grinding sort while his makes him
feel as though he had o music-hoz in his
mouth. When our lcg is broken it is
only an ugly fmcturo, but his is a com
pound fracture Of compound
fracture. We send for a doctor
to cure our ills, and he proves to be
only an ordinary NJ. D., bnt when he
seeks a physician he finds a man who
has takcn every known degree in every
known science, and who cures the
worst cases ever heard Of. When our
friend dies hc will probably come back
through some medium just 70 tell us
that his death was tho most wonder.
ful death in the world. and that lac
found, when he got up yondcr, that
they had saved o choice little corner
for him whore be expects TO be more
comfortable than anybody who ever on
tered the celestial regions. If al this
is mere boasting and lying. then boast
ing and lying are no longer gross
faults but very comfortable virtues.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

American guest If New York did not,
burn down constantly, ~ it was all
built Of wood
The calm. elegant manners Of the
unpretending but scholarly Prescott,
Motley and Lowell; the simple, sol.
dierly bearing Of our last soldier-pres-
ident and his wife who does not
smoke pipe! have impressed those
who have seen thom; and yet tho wife
Of prominent clergyman IN ENGLAND
asked Mr. Lowell If be really did not
belong 20 small minority of his
couutymcn. "You are not like the
General Jackson class for instance, "
said she.
And yet it took men Of 'thc General
Jackson class to make us a nation.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

FELoS.-A certain cure for "A felon is
said 20 be TO wind cloth loosely about
the finger, leaving the end free Pour
in common gnnpowder till the afflicted
part is entirely covered. Keep the whole
wet with strong spirits Of camphor
CArAmH "A health publication says
one of the most prominent causes Of
catanh is the excessive use Of salt and
heaters, such rs sweets, fats, condiments
and starch This excess Of cnTbonaceous
food excites and iuhames the mucous
membranes OF the throat, nasal passages,
bronchial tubes, etc II is also caused
by indigestion and constipation Head
aches and neuralgia proceed from the
same causes.
SANITARY EHEoRs. /. To believe that
the more hours children are at their
studies the fastcr they learn. 2. To be-
licyc that the more a person eats the
stronger and fattcr he will become 3.
TO believe that Il exercise is good for
one it should bc taken at all hours
and seasons, the more violent the better
the result 4 TO imagine that the
smallest room il the house is large
enough to sleep in. >. TO eat without
appetite. &. TO eat hearty supper the
last thing at night.
CUEE PoH HrccorGH.-A medical jour
nal gives the following safe and simple
means Of relieving this troublesome dis
order Initiate the lungs as fully AS pos.
siblc, and thus press firmly on the agi'a;,
ed diaphragm. In fcw seconds the
spnsmodic action Of the muscle will
cease" This may bc true Of ordinary
hiccough, but this symptom occurring in
advanced cases Of disease, accompanied
with grc9tTrosiIation, is almost iuyaria-
bly, adjudication tina, death is very near.
How 10 TEEAr = CoLp When you
git chilly all over and away into your
bones, and begin 20 sniflc and almost
struggle for your breath, inst begin in
time and your tribulation need not last
very long. Get some powdered honA
and snuff the dry powder up your nos
trils. Get your camphor bottle and
smell it frequently; pour some on your
handkerchief, and wipe your nose with
it whenever needed. Your nose viii not
get sore, and Won will soon wonder what
has become Of your cold Begin this
treatment in the forenoon and keep on
at intervals until you 60 20 bed, and you
will sleep as well as YOU ever did.
Cons SuKs ~ a RrvEuY.- Who would
have thonrht that the silk ON an car Of
green corn was o powerful and efficient
remedy for dropsy, for bladder troubles
and for the diseases Of the Kidneys
In tho Louisville HodioR .Nc,-s w. find
an account Of the medical properties OF
corn-silk and the cures that have been
effected by its usc The way to usc it is
TO take two doublc-handfuls Of fresh
con-silk and boil in two gallons Of
water until but q gallon remains. Add
sngar TO make a syrup. Drink tumblcr.
ful Of this thrice daily, and it will
relieve dropsy by increasing the flow Of
the urine most enormously. Other
diseases Of the bladder and kidneys are
benefited 10y the remedy, which is
prompt efficient, and grateful TO the
stomach. The treatment can bo con
tinucd for months without danger or
inconvenience.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

IL is said that in Russia masrimony Is
under the igid surveillance of the police.
No man is permitted 20 marry ont Of his
class, and even within hisclass his choice
very limited, indeed. A priest, for
Instance, must marry priests widow or
daughter; . deacon must marry into q
brother dcacon's family; = sexton into
brother sexton's, etc. But the chance Of
choice is narrow, for each manageable
man must marry the eldest eligible
orphan in the district OF his class % a
man of twenty frequently finds himself
= elected" for : spinster Of flfty.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

Bull, cloud of quinine, calomel, Dover's
and divers other powder and pills broke
in binding confusion.
"Aunt Patsey, go for Mr.. Hucklestone
at once" called Mabel.
Aunt Patsey looked cautiously out
from the kitchen door. "Yer don't ketch
me in de yard wild ole Simmons bull,
she said, with charming Independence.
"Then shall send Nanky Pal"
"If Nanky Pal goes outen dat house
I'll break every bone in her body
Then Mabel began to beg; "Aunt Pat
sey, let her go, please. I'll give You
whole bagful of quilt-pieccs, and my
ruby rep polonaise that you begged me
for Yesterday
Aunt Patsey's head came out "A little
further. can what elnc"
And rufiled pillow-sham, said Ma
bel, almost in tears, "and some white
sugar, and I'll make you hat-and
that's all Now"
chile is wuth," said the philosophic
mother. Let her CO."
Fly fly" cried Mabel.
81 amt skccred," said Nanky. II
amt dat sort. Nanny amt nuthcr She
was ics waitin ter see how much you'd
give"
Nankys bare legs scudded quickly
across the yard. The bull took no no
ticc Of her He was still stamping and
believing under that window. Uncle
Brimmcr and the doctor chung together,
and only a kick now and then testified
to the little mans agony.
Suppose Uncle Brimmcr should Let
go;" | suggested, in hollow whisper.
"Oh, hush, cried Mabel "Thr doe
tors blood would be on our heads"
Or the bulrs horns"
II was not far to the tobacco field. and
in an incredibly short time brother John
came riding in, followed by half dozen
stout negroes. With some delightful
play that gave one quite an idea Of
Spanish hull-fight, his lordship was cap
turcd, and our little doctor was assisted
to the house
Gone was the glory Of Dr. Tn,tlcs Jcz
His coat was torn. his knees grimy. his
hands scratched, and he lookod-ycs-
rs il he had been crying.
Canyon ever forgive usT said Mabel,
piteously. She hovcrcd about him like a
mother. She mcndcd his coat; she
asked him if lac would not like to kiss
the baby. And fnallya wan smile shone
in the countcuancc Of DR.. Jex. For me,
| felt my face purpling, and leaving him
to Mabel ! fled with brother John to
the smokc-housc, where We reared.
Uncle Brimmcr got we'll and went in
to see the doctor. He returned with o
new crayat, cane, and several smart
articles Of attire, from which We in
ferred that in those trying moments
when he supported the suspended doctor
that little gentleman had offered many
inducements for him to hold fast When
questioned he responded chiefly with a
caycrnous and mysterious smile, only
saying:
Master, DR. JcI is gentleman:
starch in or starch ont, he's de gentle
man staight"
And brother John. who is somewhat
acquainted with slang. said. with a
great laugh: "Well. old man. Won had a
bully chance to Judge, SO you must be
right"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
" (,ur First Gray Hair"
the first big nattoring drops that fall

As the first big pattoring drops that iah
With splash on our lattice pane,
Makes us shiver and start as they warn us all
OF a storm, or Of coming rain,
So II is with life when we arc growing old,
And age steals unaware
We shiver and start, IL the truth were told,
At the sight of our first gray hair.
We mark not the light of our MONDAY hours,
Like the first strcaks of dawn doth bring;
We hail not the birth of the summer flowers
Az we do the snow-drops of spring;
On the bleak wintor wind we look not with
grief,
Though it howl through tho branches bare,
But We sigh when we witness the brown autumn
leaf
And behold natures first gray hair.
Gray hairs may como when tho bcaming eye
Has none Of its brightness lost,
When with buoyant heart We would deny
Youths Rubicon has been crossed;
But the ivy clad tree looks young and green,
Though a saplcss trunk may be there;
And naught of decay on our checks may tN
seen
when we witness our first gray hair
Comc early come late, like a knock at the gate
l. that first soft silvery thread
And it joins with its silence the years that await
With the years forever fed;
It silently tells Us wcrc journcying on
II silently questions us Whorc2
Oh a faithful milestone, were the truth but
known,
l. seen in our first gray hair.
Mrs Charles r. Chickiaus.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
The Last SMenf Thin,-

The latest ecccntricity Of fashionable
ife is the sheep-fold dawing-room.
Screens Of various kinds have been in.
creasing in numbers, but the drawing.
room screens top the lot. II is low
wooden fence or falisade. painted in
that sad green that aesthetics love, which
stretches from one post Of the folding
door to another, aud opens in the middle
with a real wicket gate and a real latch.
The sheep-fold does not prctend.to be a
real division Of the rooms 50 as to bar
the progress Of intrudcrs, for II Is so low
that 1t can easily be stepped over. but is
intended TO signify that the purposes Of
the divided apartments are different,
one division being for work and study,
the other for visitors and trifiing con.
versation. London Letter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

There is nothing in astronomy more
impressive than the utter dosolation and
death that reign on the chalk-likc sur.
iarc Of this dead planet. There are no
clouds TO diversity the sky, no twilight
to prolong the day, no sound to break
the eternal silence Immense craters.
deep assures, rounded hillocks. and the
scars Of mighty connections are all that
remain Of regions that were probably
habiicd like the earth in times gone bv.
The view on the terminator was the most
interesting. Instead OF the unbroken
line Of light that marks its appearance
TO the naked eye. the moons rough edge
was formed of branching horns of radi-
ant light, like the antlers Of a stag or
huge formations Of coral These we've
the submits of lunar mountains. lighted
up 10y the sun, which was just rising TO
this part Of the moon. The bright noun.
tain-peaks were weird and wonderful as
well as beautiful though their only adj.
mirer were observers 100000 miles
away
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

During Mr.. Glads;one's recent illness,
resulting from accident, traffic was
stopped in Downing street, in which
his official residence is situated, in order
that he might not be injured OF dis.
turbed by the noise. Mr.. Gladstone is
premier Of England. but what was done
for him is done for almost anybody
whose illness is Of a nature to demand
it. VIII n application is duly made to
the police. In case one is suffering
from some brain disease, in which every
sound produces fresh agony, and in
wolves new danger 10 the patients life.
the authorities will bed the street deep
with tanbark, OF, il necessary, as in the
case Of Mr.. Gladstone, shut vehicles
away from the sufferers block altogether
temporarily. Commenting on this cir
cumstance the New York Graphic ro-
marks that the custom is so sensible
and humane that some practicable mod
ification of it ought to be adopted in
every large city or town-the noises and
racket Of which are so terrible and fatal
to persons i'll from nervous disease.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

The ingenuity shown by cats in open
ing doors Is something admirable
They also show much ingenuity in
opening concerts.--Bingkansfoa Rspab.
hoaH
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

The fifteenth annual report Of the
American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals makes very credit
able showing Of the humane work per
formed during 1850. The society has
now fourteen branches and 207 agencies
in the State Of New York. During the
past year Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana have joined the humane con-
federacy, and steps are being taken TO
place the work on legal footing in
Alabama, Kansas, Nevada, South Caro-
lima aud Texas. The parent society in
1850 prosecuted 70l cases Of cruelty to
animals in the courts, destroyed 1,5l9
animals rendered unfit for further use.
and answered l92 calls for its ambu-
lances TO remove disabled horses from
the streets to the veterinary hospitals
and elsewhere. The income from all
sources, including a small balance from
the previous year, amounted TO &C.
7i2.l5, and the expenditure to sl5,-
5O0.s2.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

Dip the tip of nails in grease and they
will easily drive into hard wood.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

While the area Of land under tillaqe
in Ireland has suffered considerable
decrease since since 1850, the area Of
grass lands has undergone proportionate
increase. In 1853 there were, accord
ing 70 recent return to the house Of
lords, lo,s72,9Gs statute acres under
grass and 1896 ,035 Of tillagc lands. In
1850 the number Of acres under grass
was Hos, ,l52; Of tillage, 4,4lL454.
In lSGJ the grass area showed II .jOl 800
acres the tillagc, 3,g9s, 9Gs. In 1870
the grass had risen TO ll,Tf0. .7OG acres.
while the tillage had fallen to 1885,
40. In 1875 the grass was 1854, ,O15
lcrcs; the tillage 3,399O0I H. 1850
II, ,1GS,933 acres Of Irish soil went lit
orally TO grass, while only 3,lsG, ,GG5
acre dcyoted to ,illnge.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

Joseph Burger, member Of the Min
lcsota Legislature, is a curiosity. He
enlisted in the Second Minnesota rcgi-
mcut Of volunteers when only four
teen years old. He was shot seven
times, losing his left arm and mos. Of
his right hand, and is one Of the seven
teen men in the United States who
hold a gold medal for bravery. and
was discharged as o captain at the age
Of eighteen years. When twenty-five
years Of age be Was elected to the Mis-
sour Legislature, and served five years
IN the house and senate Of that State.
beside one term as Fergeant-at.arrng Of
the Missouri house He was postnlas.
ter at Burger, No, a town named after
him, and now at the age Of thirty.two
Is sent, after ripe experience, to the
Minnesota house. He was born in Aus
tria and draws pension Of $500 wear.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
TOPICS or THE DAY.

America exported 3, 1886 s3l barrels of
flour in 1879, while in 1880 il footed mp
G,5i5,O2 barrels. This encouraging
gain strengthens the oft-repeated opin-
ion that the United States is destined to
become the worlds feeder. The posi-
bilities Of the wheat crop are almost
understandable.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31

Did you succeed In solving the fifteen
puzzle? The inquiry may seen little
tardy, but If you did not solve II Pro
fessor Proctor says you need not feel
bad abOutit. He has been investigat-
ing the puzzle, and be finds that the
blocks are susceptible of 20,922, 7s9, sss
different positions. Supposing a per
son made two moves a minute, working
twelve hours day all the year, with
out holidays excepting Sundays, it would
take him over 5000 years to complete
the different changes, and these busy
times ii is not every man that has that
much time 10 spare on a puzzle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-02
THE CAUCUS UscoMMIPrnnPoILnD


They Request Him to withdraw Robert
sons Name aud He Empnstically Re
fuses ..r.... ....... ...H-#- .-
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The Repubi-
can Caucus Committee, appointed TO
prepare programme OF the proposed
executive sessions, held several meet
ings, the last one this evening, but nave
not completed their labors and are hard
ly able to report to the caucus on Mon
day. Five of the members, namely.
Senators Dawes, ingalls,, Cameron, OF
Wisconsin, Rawlins and Jewell, had a
conference with President Garfield, lest
night, and the complicated situation
was udiscussed at considerable
length, with view TO securing
harmonious action on all
the points but it is understood
in regard to one OF them at least that no
progress was made in the line OF ADJUST
ment. The committee informed the
President that Senator Conkling had
given them 20 understand that he (Conk-
1ing) cared nothing for the continuance
of the deadlock on his own account, out
had promoted it so far as the New YORK
Co,lectorship question was concerned,
merely in Difference to the wishes OF his
New York constituents, who believed
that delay would result in the with
drawal Of Robertson 3 nomination which
they earnestly desired in the interests of
the party and harmony. The Commit
te. thereupon asked the President
whether il would be embarrassing TO
him IN withdraw this nomination and
have ali the rest of the nominations
promptly confirmed. The President
in reply said, with emphasis. no such
proposition could be entertained, and
thus the conference ended.