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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18

DURING recent years the trade in for.
eign and domestic nuts has developed
wonderfully. New York City has be.
come the most important centre OF the
trade, the extent OF which indicates
that people have either secured patent
stomachs or that indigestion has lost its
terrors. Africa used TO supply us with
peanuts, sending them by ship loads,
but our Southern States have 20 success.
fully cultivated this popular nut that we
are now Independent. The States that
furnish the bulk M the supply are Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, and Ieunessee.
During the present season the crop Of
Virginia was ! 100000 bushels OF Ten.
nessee $4,000 bushels and of North
Carolina, 10000 bushels.
The Texan pecan il especially in de.
mand. While few years ago several
barrels Of pecans abundantly supplied
the demand, car loads and invoices OF
one or two hundred barrels are not now
uncommon.
In many localities, especially in the
Eastern States, the hickory nuts are suf.
iciently plentiful to ship 10 New York
half dozen car loads week when de.
manded.
The chestnut is becoming scarcer every
year, but their great popularity will
probably prevent their total disappear
ance, for they ere already being success.
fully cultivated, and 1t is expected that
IN few years the cultivated nut will
equal in quality the high.priced Italian
chestnuts.
Black walnuis and butternuts are re.
garded AS too rich and only for table use
but the former u largely used by con.
iectioners. Tho American hazel nuts are
not an important article OF commerce,
the tlbert largely taking their place
Only "A few English hazel nuts find their
way TO the American market. 1t il
stated that growers in California con.
template introducing "A number of varie.
ties OF nuts native 10 Spain and Italy.
The trade IN foreign nuts is enormous.
The demand is said TO have trippled
during the last five years. The almond
always mas been in demand. and proba.
bly, always will be. The English wal.
nuts. formerly called Madeira walnuts.
mainly come from France and Spain,
the English crop being consumed at
home. They have been successfully
raised IN the States on the Pacific coast.
Tho Brazil nuts are "a kind Of which 90
a long way. For cocOanuts the demand
j. steady and 20 immense that our deal.
"rs feel safe ia buying them y the hun.
dred thousand. The process OF dcsicatlng
them has widened their family use. and
they are now iavorIte Ingredient OF
pies, cakes, and candies.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
Love Under Peculiar Circumstances.

When the French sought TO establish
4 monarchy in Mexico Mazatlan youth
raised regiment of boys and waged
against such of the invaders as appeared
in Snaloa warfare that told. The
young mans father was OF Castilian
blood and his mother was Mexican.
His name, Corona, soon became famous,
and at the age of % he was regarded rs
the Mosby OF Mexico. At the end of the
war he was ma jor general, the hero of the
soldiers and the idol OF Mazatldn society.
He was six feet tall, broad shouldered,
handsome and daring. While attend.
ing "A ball at the American Hotel, at
Mazat!an, he stumbled over n domestic.
knocking tray from her hand. Stoop.
ing to pick up the crockery, General
Corona noticed that the girl was very
pretty and very saucy. She told him
that her name was Betty Bowman, that
her mother was San Francisco washer.
woman and that he ought to know bet.
ter than to rush headlong down a dark
stairway. Corona made love TO the
American miss and before leaving for
the capital he had learned Of her ire.
proachablo though humble life. Once
away, Betty's face and pert ways haunt.
ed him 80 much that he wrote TO her
arranging for marriage 10y proxy. lie
remained IN Mazatlan. the bride went
to a convent school. They were a thou.
sand miles apart aud wrote TO each other
daily, the husband constantly instruct.
ing the wife in polite ways. President
Juarez, fearing that Corona's popularity
would lead the people to give their vote
to the young soldier at an election then
approaching concluded to send him as
minister TO Madrid. the most enviable
diplomatic position in the eyes OF all
Mexicans. General Corona took the
washerwoman' daughter to his palace
in Madrid and she Is now regarded as
the iIost brilliant and accomplished
lady at the court OF Spain.-ErehIH
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
A MlchlRnn Liar.

"Let's see, they raise some wheat in
Minnesota. don't they p asked Scho.
hsrie granger OF a Michigander.
RAISE wheat Who raises whest2 No,
sir; decidedly no, cir. II raises itself.
Why, If we undertook to cultivate wheat
in that State il would run us out. There
wouldn't be any place to put our house. -
"But I've been told that grasshoppcrs
take good deal Of IL"
"Of course they do. IF they didn't |
don't know what we would do. The
cussed stuff would run all over the
State and drive US out--ohoke us up.
These grasshoppers are q God send. only
there amt half enough OF them"
"Is that wheat nice and plump"
"Plumpl Why, don't know what
you call plump wheat, but there are
seventeen in our family, including ten
servants, and when We want bread we
just 60 out and fetch in kernel of
wheat and bake IL.
"Do you ever soak il in water first"
ooh, no that wouldn't do. Ii would
swell little and then We couldn't get
IL in our range oven.H
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
Practicing for an Emergency.
ssa TaBsisoo SsvEI,stisr

ssz TaBsifo8 SsusIsettsr
That was a singular occurrence at the
western addition on Wednesday, when
prominent member of the big board
stopped To speak to a burly lrshman
who was shoveliug sand a. II cAsket Of
doubloons lay under his pile "Is that
hard work p said the broker. "Begorra.
thry how you'd loike it. said the labor.
er. You bet you" said the broker,
aud. pulling of his coat he spit on his
hands and went TO work with a will.
Then while the perspiration ran down
his face. he delved and lifted. aud
finally put aside the shovel and gave
the man a quarter. "What the deuce
did you do that for ?" asked a friend,
who had regarded the performance with
considerable curiosity. Because was
the reply, "unless stock matters improve
within the next three months, III have
to come to IL, for couldn't beg, and
can't borrow, and I'll be hanged il I'm
going to stsrve as long as there Is a sand
hill and = shovel in san Francisco"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
An Incident OF Washington Life.

4 few days since "a well.kuown gen.
tleman Of this city called at the Chi
nese embassy and requested Of the min.
ister the privilege OF bringing two or
three friends to call. The minister was
somewhat embarrassed at the request, as
it was not exactly in accordance with his
idea of etiquette, but Oriental poliieness
forbade refusal. The next night, to
his great dismay, the enterprising
American invaded the mansion with a
delegation OF thirty odd sight.seerr. OF
whom the majority were ladies. 1t
was soon evident that they came to
spend the evening. The wife Of the
minister was up stairs and not mixing
in society, according to Chinese law and
custom, and she could not make her At.
pearauce. The minister unable to
speak a word Of English, did the best be
could to entertain his unexpected visj.
tors by the aid OF his interpreter, set re.
frcshmeuts before them and permitted
himself to be gazed at until curiosity
was satisfied. On departing the visitors
all exclaimed 10 each other Of the lovely
time they had, but there may be serious
doubts as TO whether their host could say
the same Baltimore Sun.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18

cigars so treated produce intoxication.
We do not name the brand that is treat.
ed with New England rum. five did,
the demand would exceed the supply.
To make tobacco or aid in its adultera-
tion, such other things as potato leaves,
sugar potash, tamarinds, anislod, gum
and various oils not heretofore men.
toned to a greater or less extent. In
New York alone, S26, ,6G6,000 cigars are
made annually, besides 229, 100000
cigarettes, and twenty-five thousand
persons are employed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
Adulterated Tobacco.
SUBSTANCES usEp TO FLAVOR THE FRAGRANT
wEED.

SUBSTANCES usED To FLAVOR THE FRAGRANT
wEED.
Providence Journal.
A pamphlet has been published,
showing that in Germany thousands of
tons Of beet leaves are transformed into
tobacco. In some places chiccory and
cabbage leaves make the fragrant
weed. An English chemist found a
stuff sold for tobacco was the leaves Of
n diaphoretic plant. II had been i'm
possible TO sell the plant as a drug, and
il had been turned into tobacco to save
loss.
Another writer informs everybody, or
wants to, that chemists have an impor.
tant place in tobacco factories. Fifteen
factories in New York employ chemists
to "havor' cigars. They can not do
much With the wrapper, but they can
"heighten and develop the Filings. 1t
is relief to know on the authority of
the writer quoted that opium il not
used. although it used to be formerly,
in England, but stringent laws broke
the practice. The substances used 10
flavor tobacco are numerous. Every
manufactures has his own formula.
Vanilla Is the most common. This is
employed in the form of an alcoholic
tincture to flavor Filings. IL is said that
few cigars are free from vanilla. Its
effects are not harmful il not used
to excess. The tonka bean and bal.
sam FIR are used in the same way for
the same purpose. CedaE oil is also in.
troduced. The best imitator of the 10.
bacco flavor Is valerian. VaIerien and
vanilla are the most valuable chemicals
now in use by tobacconists. BY their
use the poorest stems may be conver.
ted into fair tobacco. Into cigarettes
enter not only valerian and vanilla, but
cascarilla bark. To make cigars burn.
ammonia Is used, and they are soaked
in saltpetre. The latter is Injurious and
makes young men old with dispatch.
The object of its use IL to cause the
cigsr 70 burn freely. ft has been no.
ticed BY some smokers that an intox.
icating effect has been produced by
some cigars. This Is produced by din.
ping the Filings in solution Of sui.
phuric ether and bromide of potassium,
When II IL known that New England
rum is used With vanilla and valerian.
Il Il nothing to wonder 1t that the
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
Treasurer's Sale

uNEEATEp LANrs TuE TkNTs TuE Igs3 AND
ls.I, ANu FEIN1pJs YEARS.
NOTICE Is hereby given that in
4 faFsusuro af go Ari q Assembly passed the
igih day ~ Jana. 4 T.. l-la. sHtto3 IA Al O.
asud au Ac 3ifsEtHE 'he ulaIr uf ceiling 8usfais-
lsrs iu DsHiTe oauf- aul ibo tfrsrsl sapIlsgssHis
fhrffia there ali ta safrs ~ Tullir ssio agrfy
the HilHvirF trafs # uUtssts1 aHds iu sutd rs4uiy
fHr tho isEes ius ae1 unpaid thereon. AZ tr Cent
tiuuar. Iu tho borough ~ EfllsfHate. 90 MONDAY,
liNE o., 4, 4. l---. zi 600 a.eIaeE, =. ".
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18

CHICAGO is the greatest lumber mark.
ct in the world. The single item of
sawed lumber received there in 1881
would lay an inch flooring fourteen feet
wide round the earth at the equator.
The amount Of lumber manufactured
In the three States Of Michigan, Wis.
consin and Minnesota during 1881
would lay such = floor fifty feet vide.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18

AMERICANS are great scribblers. Even
The lunatics on BlaokwelI's Island edit
and publish q paper. And they are
not the only lunatics engaged IN the
business.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Road Agents

Late on Tuesday night w. 3. Bull
lions, Roadmaster, w. II. Christer,
Master of Transportation Of the Carson
& Colorado Railroad, ami John Gregg,
while travelling in an open wagon be-
tween Belleville and Candelaria, were
stopped by three foot pads, well armed
and made to give up their coin. Bull
lions was relieved of $50 and Christler
Of $500. The latter carried a valuable
gold watch, which he adroitly slipped
on the top OF his head, covered with q
soft felt hat, when the party was ordered
to halt in front Of three shotgun muz-
zles. The robbers were greatly dissatis
fed with the haul they made from Bull
lions, and one of the number told him
they would blow his brains out if they
ever caught him again without carry
ing Il larger amount Of coin, whereupon
he told his despoiler to go to HI. Be
fore robbins these men the foot pads
stopped the stage and teamster and
robbed both, but cf how much the AP-
PEAL could not ascertain. At last ac-
counts the scoundrels were still at large.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Accident TO James Fife

Quite a painful accident happened
yesterday in the foundry shop Of the
Virginia & Truckee Railroad to James
Fife His right hand was caught in
the cogs Of some machinery and badly
Injured. The first finger was damned
almost off, and may yet have to be
amputated. The second finger was
broken, and he third injured so badly
that DR.. Smart, who attended Fife,
amputated a portion of it. The acct
dent was a painful one, but while the
Doctor was dressing the hand Fife
stood it like man.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Too Much of the Beverage

The only thing of startling nature
that aroused the town from its stupor
yesterday, was the most piercing female
yells, emanating from a point south of
the Capitol building. During the pre-
| vailing quiet times everyone is On the
alert for little exciting diversion, and
large multitude hurried in the direc-
ton of the noise, with the gleeful ex-
pectancy Of seeing a suspected wife
lying in the street with her throat cut
from ear to ear and the jealous husband
about placing pistol to his throbbing
temple to perforate his skull. But the
dense mass Of humanity that rushed to
the scene Of the noise was doomed to
disappointment. 1t was nothing but
drunken squaw lying upon the snow
opposite Benton's stable, conducting
herself in a manner to warrant her os-
tracism from even good Indian society.
The poor, drunken heather must have
weighed at least 200 pounds averdupois,
but notwithstanding her tulkiaess her
gymnastic performances upon the snow
heap would have taken the first prize
at an Olympic Club exhibition. When
the shadows OF night began to fall, she
was still entertaining large and admir-
ing audience, principally Indians and |
Chinese.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Quicksilver Mime jumped

The Virginia Chronicle of last night
saws: The works of the Nevada Quick
silver Company, near Steamboat
Springs, on the line of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad, ten miles this side
of Reno, were taken possession of yes
terday morning at s o'clock by John
Henderson, r. Henderson, j. B. Dazet,
Charles Mccarthy and c. Goyette, re-
presenting the interests of F. NJ. Huffa-
ker, r. Henderson and others, who
filed notice of relocation of the claim
on the Cd instant. The Waterman on
the place, Mr.. Lansing, gave up pos
session and left. Four men are now
holding the works for the relocators.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20

About nine o'clock on Christina!
morning, just as the people Of Austin
were preparing to go to church, they
were thrown into en- intense state o.
excitement to learn that Colonel Jen-
kins Kim5all had shot and instantly
killed Judge Sherlock Sloan. The
parties to this sad tragedy were near
| neighbors, and the families were ap-
parently on the most friendly terms
Colonel Kimball Immediately gave him.
self up to the Sheriff. RumOrs Of all
kinds were afoat on the streets, but the
real cause of the tragedy was not re-
vealed until Monday morning, when
the inquest was held on the body Of
Judge Sloan, which was riddled with
buckshet 1t appeared from the testi-
mOny of the witnesses that on Christ
mas morning, before Colonel Kimball
was up, the deceased had presented the
two sons of Colonel kimbal with a tin
trumpet and a drum. Upon this evil
dence the jury promptly rendered
verdict that the deceased came to his
death from sunshot wounds inflicted
by Colonel Kimbail, who was fully JUS
tilted by the provocation he had re
ceived The verdict was received with
cheers by the assembled crowd, and
meets with the warm approval of all
our citizens. What Austin needs is a
few more such public-spirited citizens
as Colonel Kimball. a subscription has
been raised to present Colonel Kimb ball
with a fine silver-mounted shotgun
Nothing has occurred for years that has
gived such universal satisfaction as the
killing of Judge Sloan, who sought to
destroy the peace and harmony of a
worthy family. Let the good work go
on.-Tecas Strings.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
cSrZHsra.=x.z..EryyZ---.z-,---c-rZ:Erz-y-zs
Playing low Down.

Last evening young man called at
the store Of John G. Fox, and asked to
look at some watches, being very par
ticular to infinitely describe the style OF
watch he wished After examining
several he remarked that he had no
money just then, but would purchase a
magazine and buy the watch in the
near future. When the book was hand
ed him he carelessly observed that he
would hand in the price in the morn
ing. But Mr.. Fox saw through the
young mans game and declined to let
him have anything without the ready
cash. The young fellow had an idea
that by making Mr.. Fox believe that
he would soon buy watch, which Of
course he never contemplated doing,
he could beat the store out Of maya
zine. He played it low down, but it
wouldn't work. OF course: he halls
from Virginia.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
IN BRIEF,

Don't forget to go to CohA's grand
clearance sale.
H. N. Yerington will arrive from
San Francisco this morning.
The Carson Guard people are all i'm
proving at the 5O0-yard range target.
Edgar Pierce passed through Reno
for the Atlantic seaboard on Monday
night.
Judge Wellington Stewart will short
ly engage in the practice of law at Can
delaria.
duration yesterday was againa sunny,
crisp, wintry day.
California has levied an assessment of
twenty cents per share, and New York
one of fifteen cents per share.
John Scott, Superintendent of the
Lyon Mill & Mining Company, Dayton,
was in the city yesterday.
John F. Alexander, editor of the
Reno Gazette, well known in this city,
will take up the practice of law.
Captain J. G. Woodside, of the Mint,
was suddenly taken seriously i'll yester-
day morning with malignant type Of
throat disease.
Sheriff Neil and Deputy Dryden Of
Nye county, returned from California
yesterday, where they went with an
insane patient.
1t is believed that Mr.. Taylor, fore
man Of the Voltaire mill, will yet have
to submit to the amputation of his arm,
if he desires his life saved.
A large number of new cars for the
Carson & Colorado Railroad are being
constructed in the shops of the V. &
T. r. R.. as it can be doLe at less cost
here than to import them from the
East.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Suicide Of q. j. Miilington.

VIsALIA, Jan. 18.-S. J. Millington,
teacher of dancing, committed suicide
blowing his brains out The act is at
tributed to dependency arising from
long continued illness, which had inca
pacitated him for eXertion and ex-
hausted his means.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
STOCKS.
MORNING BOARD.

$50 Ophir-5S
70 MeXican-94
1910 Gould & Curry-3 SO
$50 CaiifOrnia-35c
so Savage 80
1000 Con. Virginia. 10
200 Potosi-l 10
795 Hale & Norcross-1 20
G50 Crown Point-60c b
20 Yellow jacket go
60 Alpha-13
200 Belcher-l3
$50 Sierra Nevada-S
$50 Bullien-S5
25 EXchequcr-75c
I1G Overman-l
60 Justice--75c
SO Union Con.-lGs
$50 Alta-4 -
25O Silver Hill-I5c
$50 Andes-S0
SO Ward-34
$50 Benton-7jc
100 Golden Gate-2
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
a BAD Let.

The Chicago Herald says Scoville,
Guiteau's brother-in-law and attorney,
is chronic swindler, and worse, a
swiudler of the most detcstable kind,
as his victims are his clients. He has
been practicing attorney for many
years in Chicago, most devOut zap
parently) member Of the Methodist
Church, has preached frequently in the
absence of the regular pastor, and has
steadily robbed his brother members
who have placed their business in his
hands. Some of these have been de
crepid old men and some children, heirs
to estates which have been placed in
his hands for settlement. He has col
lected notes and kept the money he
has loaned money on bogus mortgages );
in short he has been sneak, hypocrite
and swindler. The Herald publishes
interviews with several of his victims.
He is apparently just such man as
would marry the sister Of such anoth er
man as Guiteau, and the story in the
Herald shows how shreWd was the re-
mark of Guiteau rs he turned to SEQ
Vile, when his sister was being eA-
amined, and said: "You are a queer
lot, you Scovilles."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20

A Continent That Should Efe Conquered.
The horrible massacre Of two hundred
young girls in Ashantee, sacrificed in
some horrid rite, is confirmed by the
latest African advices. The occurrence
was reported some months ago. but was
so horrible as to be generally diScred-
tied. Such horrors are, however, com
mon in the barbarous African Kingdoms,
and will be until the civilized nations
put stop to them by dividing that por-
ton of the continent among them
selves. Those sentimentalists who are
continually harping on the inalienable
rights of savages to self-government
and independence apparently overlook
the fact those rights involva-the hor-
rers of cruelty and bloodShed. What
ever may be the faults of character
civilized, colonizing races, the horrors
of fetish worship cease when once the
tri-color Of the union-jack floats over a
is working down from the north, while
England pursues her colonizing course
northward, it is hoped that Ashantee
sacrifices will seon be relegated to the
limbo to which the Juggernaut and the
suffice in India have already been con-
signed. Meanwhile our own Ashantee
in Utah demands our attention, and
the sarifce of souls to its shambles
should be stopped once and forever
Boston Transcript.
New goods and lowest prices at M.
Cohn's grand clearance sale.
All goods marked ia plain fgrues at
M. Cohn's grand clearance sale.
Greatest bargains ever offered at NJ.
Cohn's grand clearan ce lale.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-20
Clearance Sale of Dry Goods.

Olcovich Brothers, the dry goods
merchants, have determined to make a
grand clearance sale of their stock of
dry goods at prices way below
former rates. 1t is their inten-
ton to lay in an entire new stock of
Spring goods, and consequently they
offer their present stock at prices which
defy competition, in order to make
room for that which is to come. Black
satins, heretofore selling for $3.50, are
now offered ut 81. and all other articles
in proportion. They invite the public
to call and see for themselves. jas.