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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-25
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The first grain elevators OF America
were built in Chicago eleven years
ago.
Southern Russia is the chief source
OF the salt supply to the other govern
ments Of the empire,
The farm animals OF Great Britain
represent about one-hAlf the total value
OF those OF the United States.
The national library OF Mexico is re
ported to be in deplorable state,
thousands of books lying about in con
fusion.
Mounds have been found in the
Pyrenees as distinct in their resem.
blance to animal forms as any Ame ri
can mounds.
The custom OF throwing a shoe after
bride comes from the Jewish custom
Of handing q shoe to q purchaser of
land after the completion Of the bar
gain.
Tho pine needles Of the Silesian for
ests have been converted into forest
wool, which, besides being ef1icAcious
in cases of rheumatism, can be curled,
felted and woven.
The edible oyster attains its full
growth only IN the waters OF the Amer
ican coast, and its representative in
Great Britain dwindles down TO a small,
coppcry. favored bivalve.
10 some parts OF Germany a curious
custom exists. The pcasantry who
possess a bit OF land, however small,
never enter a church wit hout having a
nosegay in their hand. Tn ey thus
show that they claim the consideration
due to those who possess some property
in the parish.
The megapod OF the East Indies
builds an artificial mold in which It's
eggs are deposited to be Matched. The
mounds are sometimes fourteen feet
high, with q circumference Of $50 feet,
and the decay Of the vegetable matter
Of which they are composed produces
an artificial warmth sufficient 20 hatch
the eggs.
BAlloonists have . unique method of
taking soundings" to learn their dis
lance from the earth when travelling in
the air ct night. A loud shout is given
and the scconds are counted until the
echo from the ground is heard. From
the time required for the return of the
pound Il is easy 10 compute the height
of the balloon.
Horsefesh is growing in favor in
Paris. In 1875 the consumption there
was 1000 horses and ten donkeys or
mules; in 1880 1900 horses and $40
donkeys or mules, and in 1881 $500
horses and 400 donkeys OF mules. There
are now forty horse butcheries in Paris.
So microscopically perfect is the
matchmaking machinery nov in use
that screws arc cut with nearly ak
hundred threads 10 the inch-though
the finest used in the watch has two
hundred and fifty. These threads are
invisible 10 the naked eye. and II takes
Ia. 900 OF the screws 10 weigh pound,
their value being six pounds of pure
gold.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-25
the hips all around the skirt appears In
handsome dresses for children.

the hips all around the skirt appears In
handsome dresses for children.
The oolors for neck ribbons are terra
Gotta, aurora pink, porcelain blue, ma
bogany, ruby and cardinal red.
Sailor suits of navy blue flannel foT
girls wear are trimmed with military
gold braid and small round gold but
tons.
Rose color and terra Gotta, maroon
and copper color are favorite combina-
tions of color in late importatiors Of
hosiery.
Ivory white Breton and Moresqus
laces are combined with the heavy ecru
ficelle or Medici laces in forming neck
lingerie.
Among the growing innovations In
modern fashions is the wearing Of
velvet in all seasons, not excepting
midsummer.
Dressmakers exercise their ingenuity
this season in the creation of all sorts
OF trimmings for The bottom Of the
skirts of dresses.
The long plain skirt of some rich,
heavy stuff, with q box plated ruche at
the bottom, worn with a panier bodice,
gains ground every day.
Combinations of red and black, ma
room and terra Gotta, greyhound blue
and water blue appear in hats, bonnets.
and in children's garments.
Little children of six years and under
will wear next summer hats with wide
round brims, turned up in front, and
on them an ostrich plume or medium
sized fancy feather.
The agreeable feature Of summer
styles are the prevalence of short
round skirts, the absence of bustles,
the variety in shapes of hats and bon
nets, in costumes and colors.
Neck ribbons are from one to two
inches wide, and are worn around the
neck inside the dress collar and out
side the standing linen collar. Then
they are tied in a ong.looped bow,
with longer nds.
In spite OF the large importations of
elaborate and extremely decoupe
dresses, composed of two or several
fAbrics plain costumes, all OF one stuff.
and with but little trimming, are seen
everywhere, and are most worn by the
women who are considered authority in
matters OF dress and fashion.
Lace necklets are q novelty intro
duced to be worn with the bodice open
in the neck. They are made OF duch-
ease or round point lace, and consist Of
a band of insertion edged on both sides
with narrow lace; this band goes round
the throat. In front are pendants Of
lace in medallion patterns. The band
and pendants are densely covered with
pearl beads and sparkling crystals.
The most fashionable styles in wAlk-
ing costumes are those which show q
perfectly plain skirt formed Of some
rich material, gored in French fashion,
thus giving it the cschet seen upon no
other skirt. Around the bottom is
placed a full rampant" outstanding
ruche, which constitutes the only trim
ming. Above this is worn short polo
naise with full short poufs at the side, or
appointed bodice aud tunic with paniers.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-25

A life of General Grant has been
printed In Japan. II is seven volumes
In length.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-25
The Planting of the Apple Tree.

The Planting of the Apple Tree.
by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Come, let us plan, the apple tree,
Cleavo the tough greensward with the spade;
Wide Let It's hollow bed be made;
There gently lay the roots, and there
Sift the dark mold with Kindly care,
And press II DER them tenderly;
As round the Sleeping infants feet
We softly fold the cradle sheet,
so plant we the apple tree.
What plant we in this apple treeH
Buds, which the breath of summer days
Shall lengthen into leafy sprays
Boughs where the thrush, with crimson breast
Shall haunt and sing, and hide her nest;
We plant upon the sunny lea
A shadow for tho noontide hour,
A shelter from the summer shower
When we plant the apple tree.
What plant we in this apple tree2
Sweets for hundred 1owory springs
To load the May-wind's restless wings,
When, from the orchard row, he pours
Its fragrance through our open doors;
world of blossoms for the bee,
Flowers for tho sick girls silent room,
For the glad infant sprigs Of bloom,
We plant with the apple tree.
What plant we in this apple tree
Fruits that shall swell in sunny June,
And redden in the August noon,
And drop, when gentle airs come by,
That fan the blue September sky
While children come, with cries of CLEO
And seek them where tho fragrant grass
Betrays their bed TO those who pass,
At the foot of the apple tree.
And when, above this apple tree.
The winter stars are glittering bright,
And winds go Aowling through the night,
Girls whose young eyes o'erAow with mirth
Shall peel its fruit by cottage hearth,
And guests in prouder homes shall see
Heaped with tho grape of Cintra's vine,
And golden orange Of the line,
The fruit of the apple tree.
The fruitage of this apple tree,
Winds and our flag OF stripe and star
Shall bear to coasts that lie afar,
Where men shall wonder at the view,
And ask in what fair groves they grew;
And soIourners beyond the sea
Shall think Of childhood's careless day,
And long, long hours OF summer play,
In the shade Of the apple tree.
Each year shall give this apple tree
A broader flush Of rosoato bloom,
A deeper maze OF verdurous gloom,
And loosen, when she frost-clouds lower,
Tho crisp brown leaves in thicker shower.
The years shall come and pass, ut We
Shall hear no longer, whore we Iic
The summer songs, the Autumn's sigh,
In the bough OF the apple tree.
And time shall waste this apple tree
Oh, when It's aged branches throw
Thin shadows on the ground below,
Shall fraud and force and iron will
Cypress tho weak and helpless still ?
Wha; shall the tasks Of mercy be,
Amid the tolls, the s,riios, the tears
OF those who live when length Of years
Is wasting this little apple tree
who planted this old apple tree ?"
The children OF that distant day
Thus to some aged man shall say;
And, gazing on its NOISY stem,
The gray-haired man shall answer them:
"a poet Of the land was he,
Born in the rude but good old times:
'Tis said he made some quaint old rhymes
On planting the apple tree"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

THE importance of the action of the
President in removing Marshal Henry,
Geo. d. Spencer, Postmaster Anger and
others, is in the manifestation made of
earnestness in the Star-rOute prOsecu-
tiOns.
The questions of personal injustice
toward the Marshal of the District and
the Postmaster of Washington are of in
feTiOr moment. Both seem to have
been irregular and imprudent.
The star route gang have been assert
ing themselves with great deal of i'm
pudenee. The question whether the
rings were not bigger thing than the
Administration has been made prOmi-
nent.
There is not particle of doubt of the
utter guilt of the whole crowd. The
millions were stolen as alleged in the
indictments. The facts have been be-
fore the people, and yet there have been
those who affected to believe some of
the rascals not guilty.
And the rascals have been champiOned
by red-hOt newspapers, and the same
sort of political mOralistS who abused
BristOw for dealing with whisky thieves
have derided Brewster for pressing the
prosecution of the patriots who robbed
the country through the fraudulent eX-
peditiOn of the mails.
The action of the President seems to
mean that he sustains his faithful Ofii-
GERS, and that officially the way of the
transgressOr is to be made hard.-Cin.
CON-, 9th ult.
The Commercial refers not to its own
Washington correspondent" Jayhawker, "
who shows that the big star route
thieves were allowed to go by dragging
the thing along until their cases were
out of range of the statute of limita-
tions. He also indicates that there
were personal and special vindictive
reasons on the part of those in power by
which the DOrseys and Brady and Others
were singled out as victims. The whole
star route business is likely to develOpe
into bitter faction fight which will
rend the Republican party. 1t is very
pretty quarrel as it stands, and the de-
velopments are not all out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

THE st. Andrews Society of Cleveland,
composed of some seyenty-iYe Scotch
men, celebrated their twenty-sixth an
niVersary on Wednesday evening last
week. Our friend, Mr.. John Buchan, is
President, and evidently did the hOnors
in his most genial style; George White
law and Alexander Chalmers are Vice
Presidents; Thomas Fitzpatrick, .'reas-
urer; VIM. d. HOgg, Secretary; John
ProudfOOt, Chaplain; DR.. j. j. Armstrong,
physician, and Messrs. Hugh Crawford,
George Anderson and Vim. DOwnie,
Trustees. The Society is benevolent in
character. After the elegant banquet,
gentlemen were called out in response
to sentiments and Scotch songs were
sung. Mr.. William HOgg sang "ScOt-
land Yet" and being encOred sang "The
Bloom in the Rye" Buchan called upon
Mr.. DOWnie for the song, 80, Why Left L
My Hame," which being well received
he gave, "Mary, the Star of Glengarry." J"
Mr.. Fraser sang, "The Silver Bells of
Memory" and "HOw Oft Have l Wan
dered." Mr.. Thompson sang "Brittania
Rules blo waves anu Inc Dtoi
Spangled Banner" Mr.. Vim. D. HOgg
sang Scotland, the Land of Our Birth"
Mr.. Finlayson rendered ''The Standard
of the Braes o. Mar" and MARY of
Argyle" Mr.. Fraser gave Rocked in
the Cradle of the Deep" Mr.. Buchan
himself was called on for "The Thistle"
and sang it so we'll that he had to repeat
with THE Smack Ahint the Door," MIR.
Robert Crawford recited 'The Wee
Wean," an original poem. Mr.. Pekin on
his cOneertina played several Scotch
airs; and "ScOts Wha Haze wi Wallace
Bled" was joined in by all. Mr.. Hogg
was called on for "Ihe Row upon the
Stair" and for encore sang "The Tribe
Mr.. George Whitelaw was called out and
gave "reminiscences and facts of the
Olden time in Cleveland. Mr.. Thomas
Scott gave an original song Mamie
that Lives Mex Door," The exercises
closed with ''Auld Lang Syne' sung
standing in chorus and with hands
clasped.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

STEPHEN W. DORSEY, in letter ad-
dressed "tO the public" represents that
he was ON friendly terms with President
Garfield. who ordered such an investi-
CATION Of charges as Dorsey suggested,
and which, according to Dorsey, was cal
culated to draw out all that was against
him. He represents further, that Post
master General James and Attorney
General MaeVeagh disregarded the
Presidents directions, and made public
use Of information intended for the
President and his Cabinet alone. The
present Attorney General, Brewster,
comes in for large share of excOriation.
Dorsey claims he was never the gamer
in Star route transactions, and. alto
gether, writes rather csustic letter. kt
first these men elamOred for prompt
trial, and then fought to avoid going
before a jury. Brady now intimates that
eff the trial terminates unfavorably to
him he will make disclosures which
will implicate men whose connection
with the star reuters has never been
suspected" For a man who has always
pr0fessed his innocence and ignorance,
this Is a decidedly queer statement.
Brady knows nothing about it, but II
he is convicted will tell all he knowsI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

NOT since President Andrew johnson
removed Edwin Nj. Stanton from the Of
flee of Secretary of War, has such a
storm been provoked as now prevails at
Washington, in consequence of Presi-
dent Arthur's removals. 1t seems to
have been quite unexpected, and the
axe has fallen upon four prominent Of
ficials who were favOrites Of Garfield.
When it became known Saturday even
ing that the President had removed from
office Marshal Henry, Postmaster Anger,
Government Railroad Director, George
L. Spencer, Assistant Postmaster Par
ker and NJ. ID. Helm, foreman OF the Con-
gressiOnal Record, there was cOnsterna-
tiOn in the camp of the Half-Breed Off
cials, and thaTe was much inquiry into
the cause of this sudden setting up OF
the official guillOtine. To be sure rea-
son was distinctly set forth in these ca
ses, but who believed it was the true
reason? The dismissal was made Os-
tensibly upon recommendation OF At
tOrney General Brewster and Col. Geo.
W. Bliss, counsel in the Star Route ca
ses, and the reason given was that the
individuals decapitated had "interfered
with the administration of Justice"
That is to say, they are accused OF OBJ
structIng the trial of Dorsey, Brady and
the star route people with working up
sympathy with them. Upon this pre-
sentatiOn, made by Col. Bliss, Attorney
General Brewster requested the removal
of the officials in question, and their
heads came off accOrdinglyr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06
CARL SCHURz says in his New York

CARL SCHURz says in his New York
Post about President Arthur:
'It is always a consolation to a man
who, to speak familiarly, has been max
ing an ass of himself to feel that he
could make himself a greater ass If he
tried. There is no such despair and
humiliation as come of the feeling that
one has done ones best, OF worst, in
that direction. These reflections and
several others like them are suggested
by the rumOr which has been afOat for
over a week, and seems to gain certain
strength. that the President thinks of
retrieving the late Republican defeat in
this State and setting the party on its
legs again by making clean sweep of
the officers of the Custom House and
POstOffice in this city. Nobody outside
the little circle of the boys in this city
believes that the President has not pro-
fitted by the election. Although he has
lived with them, he is man of superior
mold and intelligence to them, and sees
more of the world and knows there is
such farce as opinion. He expects,
too, to be conspicuous figure in Ameri-
can society hereafter, and would not
care to be known in future years as a
man who did not understand a State
majority of 10000, and brought ruin
on the Republican party by paying no
attention to the warning which that
majority gave"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

hAHoNE must be a thrifty man, if re-
ports be true. His operations in the
political assessment line during the
last few months have squeezed some
$15OOOO or 100000 out of the clerks
and HubbelIs committee. And if all
the reports from Virginia be correct, the
Readjusters were so short Of money
when polling day came that they had to
issue reams of phantom tax-receipts,
upon which their voters voted, the forged
papers being afterwards destroyed. Re-
port is that Malone has purchased a
large interest in a Mexican silver
mine" His salary of 5000 year is a
bonanza. We have heard of a superin-
tendent Of a mining enterprise who
saved $178,OOO in one year on salary Of
$500 MONTH
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06
Legal Notice.
LYNCH. DAY & LYNCH,
Planting Attorneys

Abraham westfan. who resides Olathe in the state
of Kansas simeon Westfal who resides At Robson In
Brown county, Kansas, Ell Westfan. who resides at
Seyerence in Dolphin county, Kansas Jesse J. Warthy
Jessee Warthy who reside at Dallas City, McKain
county, Pennsylvania heirs at law Of Casander west
fall deceased will take notice that Josiah Shaw ad-
minsratOr Of the estate Of Casander Wesa deceased
the 21st day OF November A. D. 1882, hled his pe.
ton Probate Court within and for the county
stark and state Of Ohio aledging that the personal
tate OF said decedent Is insufficient 70 pay her debts
legaces and charges Of administration on her estate;
that she died sliced fee simple Of the following de-
scrbed situate in said county Of stark to wit:
Being part OF The west half Of the northeast quarter Of
section thrtyve (35) township seventeen (11, range
90. Beginning for the at the southeast corner
Of said half quarter; thence west. eleven chains and
twenty links; thence north ten chains and eighyve
links; thence south ten chains and etghtyye links TO
the place OF beginning containing twelve acres OF land
less The prayer of said petition for the sale
Of said premises for the payment Of the debts egaces
and charges Aforesaid.
The persons first above mentioned viii further take
notice that they have been made parties defendants TO
said Petition and that they hereby required TO
swer before the goth day Of January A D. 1888
JOSIAH O SHAW
Administrator, with viii annexed. OF Casan-
der Westfall, deceased
MoNa q McCARTY. PLAINTIFFS Atrys noy23-L
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

The Democrats of TrumbuH county
have officially come Out-and in a fat
footed manner-against free trade; and
they confidently believe the Democracy
of the state are with them.-Plain
Dealer.
The Democracy of Ohio are Democrats
believe in the Constitution, whose aim
was and is to establish justice" SC.
When in power, the Democracy got all
revenue to carry on the government and
pay the debts thereof, by tariff taxation;
and expect to do so again. Every Ma
tiOnal Democratic platform has taken
this position. OF course a just and
equitable tariff will not hamper trade
will not favor some Industries and
crush others.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

AN alarming statement is made by
the school authorities as to the use OF
tobacco by minors going to school, pur-
chased generally from small candy and
variety stores in the vicinity of school
buildings. Single cigarettes are sold
for the use of boys and girls, who thus
commence the habit of usinga tobacco
Pittsburg Post.
1t would be well to watch this vicious
practice in Canton and elsewhere. Par
ents should attend to it; teachers should
use their influence, and all good people
should join, out of regard to the health
and morals of thegrising generation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

ELECTRIC light is doing it's work.
The Equitable Gas Company of New
York, new corporation, offers to fur
nish twenty-five candle gas at $1,75 per
1910 feet to the city and 81 to private
consumers. The gas is to be pure hy-
drOgen gas by new process, whose
light can be made to reach even fifty
candles. T6e-TOmpany agrees, as part
of its contract, not to deprive custom
er of gas for nOn-payment unless he
shall have been furnished with an in
spector's affidavit of the meters correct
ness, and promises all sorts of reforms
in abuses of which gas companies are
Ouilty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06

THE MahOre. rascalfty in Virginia is
manifest in their State Board counting
in Mr.. Mayo and counting out Garrison
in the first Congressional district. 1t
seems Garrison had So majority, and
Gloucester county gave him 81 majOri-
ty. By rejecting Gloucester county en-
tire, Mayo would be elected by one vote.
This was done, and Mayo was given the
certificate. OF course Garrison will
contest, and promptly get the seat when
the new Congress shall meet in De-
cember, 1888.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06
MEDICAL.
The Bad aud Worthless


are never INITIATED or cOUNTERPRITED. This Is espe
eiay true of family medicine and It Is positive proof
that the remedy INITIATED of the highest value As
soon Is IL had proved by the whole world
that Hop Bitters was purest most valuabla fam
lily medicine on earth many limitations sprung up and
began to steal the notices In which the press
and people the country had expressed the merits of
H. b. aud In every way trying to induce suffering nva
lids to use their stun Instead expecting to make money
on the credit and good name of II. b. Many others
started put up In similar style to H. B. with
yariously devised names in which the word Hop or
Hops" were used In to induce people TO believe
they were the Hop Bters. All such pretended
remedies or cures matter what their style or name
is and especially those with the word Hop or HOps
in their name In any way connected with them OF
their name limitations cOunterfelts Beware of
them. Touch none OF them. Use nothing but genuine
Hop Bitters with bunch cluster OF green Hops ON
the white label Trust nothing else. Druggists and
dealers are warned against dealing in limitations or
counterfeits. %
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-06
\ FIRST CLASS FARM
FOR SALE.
Legal Notice.

Andrew Cant Of the city Of Buffalo and State Of New
York and Charles Crawford whose place Of residence
and office address Is unknown, Will take notice that
the 4th day OF November. 1882 Peter Kerstetter
David w. Ksrstetter, Matilda O. Hardgrove and ROsan-
Kerstetter, filed their petition In the Court OF Com
Pleas Of Stark county, Ohio, against the above
named defendants and Frank MllhoR praying that said
defendants may be adiudged TO have no right, title
interest in land in section one, Tuscarawas
ship county Ohio Of which Peter Kestetter died
SEIZED containing in the aggregate about two hundred
and four and that the pretended coal lease there
be declared null and void being the coal lease
Of Joseph Chapman TO John Jacobs assigned by said
Jacobs to defendants and that plaints title thereto
may be quleted against all claims of defendants.
Said defendants required TO answer or before
the sixth day OF January, 1888, or Judgment may be
taken against them.
LYNCH DAY & LYNCH
noVg.LW Planting Attorneys.