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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21
Now For Harrisburg.

At Harrisburg for many years there
has been going on just such plunderinF
a. has been exposed in tire Philadelphia
almshouse. Thousands and tens Of
thousands OF dollars have been spent at
the state capital year after year for re
furnishing, for supplies and for work
done-out OF which the larger part has
been stolen or wasted. The old furni.
ture is caried off by the thieves, and
more than one after rooms were relaid
with carpeting and the state had paid to
clean and put away the old floor cover.
ing il was found 70 be missing when
search was made for it. Curtains that
are taken down are never put up again
and mysteriously disappear. Arm chairs
are replaced with new nnes, and those
which have probably not been used
more than one season, and are good as
new, are sold TO favorites at q merely
nominal price or shamelessly carried
oft. Many house Of some ring thief or
the chamber Of his mistress, has been
furnished with carpets, fprDiture aud
decorations, bought and paid for out of
the state treasury Of pennsYlvania.
But one who can recall the lists Of
supplies published In the Inteldgsaeer
from time to time, which are asked for
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21

~ sTTA,k oS rHT uENoET or 4 uriuvTu
blYiSE THAT WILL ~ VIGOROUSLY KF.
sENTrp. BISHOP SIMPSON TESTIMONY.
The Cooper machine committee has
been guilty Of several asinine moves
since IL took down it, shuttcrz and open.
ed its shop for business. but the one that
most merits condemnation is the wiIlul
snd uumanly attempt TO be- mlrch the
character Of the father Of Candidate
Pattlson. who ere this has been gather.
ed to his fathers Il is sometimes safe
10 attack a dead man. and sometime il
ls not. Where the dead man has friends
who hold his mem IS in sacred romem.
brance and are able 10 defend it. and
where the dead man, too, leaves behind
him 81 large a constituency as did the.
Rev. Robert II. Pattison. such proceed
ing Is most impolitic. The Cooper ma.
chine committee, IN its anxiety to get IN
q blow at the Democratic candidate for
governor, its arsenal being painfully bare
OF ammunition, strikes at him over the
grave Of hiE father. Ii accuses the faith.
er Of cherishing disuuiou and southern
continents during the late "war be.
tween the states " Then. to follow line
Of logic. It implies that the father. being
rebel sympathizer. 90 must the son.
Only an Ohio man would attempt 90
blind a folly in a city and state where
the union record Of the Rev. Dr.. Patti.
son il 20 widely known and so wcll -.
tablished. At the breaking out of the
war the Philadelpbis annual conference
ot which the Rev. Pattlson was a de.
tineushed member. and Of which be
vas the secretary for a round Of year,.
was held st old ST. Georges church, in
this city.
Strong Union resolutions we're offered.
which were supported by Mr.. Pattison.
They passed. a. did ono also that the
members of the conference practically
exhibit their devotion to the union cause
by taking the oath OF allegiance. The
published reports Of the proceeding Of
that body show that the conference
marched in body 10 the Office Of the
mayor. and there took that oath. In
the pulpit ~ we'll as ont Of il, Mr. Patti.
san Is remembered a. an enthusiastic
supporters Of the federal arms Again,
at the time of Lees invasion Of Penn.
sylysuia, the Methodist preachers OF the
city, including Mr.. P.ttlson, resolved st
one of their weekly mret'ngs held In
the Union church, on Fourth street. to
offer their services to Governor Curtin
10 repel the rebel anvance. Subsequent
ly the patriotic father Of the Democrat.
ic candidate appeared, fully equipped
and waving Union flag. Itseem= that
the services of the fighting preachers
were not accepted, but this did not de
ter Mr.. Pattison from going 10 the mem
orable field Of Gettysburg. whore he al
minisiered 10 the sick. cnmiortcd the
dying and made himself useful 10 a
hundred ways TO Meals army. lie was
also an active promoter Of the Christian
commission. philadelphia SsBily Nfr
ctWV.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21

-" Magnificent promises sometimes
end in paliry performances" A mag
niIicent exception 10 this Is found in
Kidney Wort which invariably performs
even mere cures than il promises Here
is a single instance Mother has re.
covered" wrote an Illinois girl 10 her
Eastern relatives. "She took bittcrs for
a long time hut without any good. So
when shen she heard Of the virtues of
Kidney. Wort che got box aud IL has
completely cured her liver complaint"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21

Tue AHERlcaN AGRCUrJA
rOBER 10 an unusually. attA
valuable number Of this -
and lamou. journal. We noiiA
tant changes 10 the ncR and -
cover, fine paper. aud superior d
the many engraviHPs. 10 Is n
number. containing q large PreuA
List filed with many desirable artiA
FOR those who make up clubs.
Among the leading contributors n
II. Jacobs. on Poultry. krcu.ug. fully H.
lustrated; j. y. Muucsy, on Feeling
Hogs; DR.. Geo. Thurbcr, on Gladioluz.
Skullcaps, Hemp, aud other Plants;
Prof. BuckhOut, an Biaddea Pluus J..
y. Shook, on Householi Devices: \. A.
| willard. on Cold Sorage of Butter:
! Prof. ". II. Jordan, on Ground Lime.
stone Col. VI. G. Wicld, on Eusilsping
/ Corn Fodder; Mr.. Orange Judd. on
/ Crops, and Pncc-. etc; and j.. y. Bish0p.
/ on Curing Corn Fodder. Guenon's Won
! derful Discovery Farming ~ Egypt
] ran PIowing; HUmhugs E1posed. are
all important. OF the eighty illustrative
/ engraving are two large oncs Of "Octo.
Der ; Farewell TO the WOodg;H Camp
/ liP.IoF--a summer Home Prize House
Fians Red polled Cattle, and long
list OF labor suyinR devices for the farm.
garden, and housrhold such as Field
roller Loading Corn, Meuding Tools,
/ lle Rack. Fence Posts. Door Latch.
Hoe Potato Bin, Cold Cellar. Filter,
Shoe Box, etc, etc. The Childreu's
Columns are iuil oi instructive reading
The bo~nr IaH ou Various Kinds of
/ Nuts, Calls, etc. Orange Judd co.. Pub.
lshcrs, New York. $50 Per annum /;
single number. 3 crn,F.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21

zTnE surprising success Of Mrs. Lydia
+. Pinkham's Compound for the several
diseases peculiar TO women foroibly II.
lustratea the importance Of her beuefi.
cent discovery and the TACT that she
knows how TO make the most Of II. DIR.
Haskell.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-21
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Take Warning.

oar entire toc. Of Fell and Winter
goods. IA the line Of Clothing Boot and
Shoes. is all in now al the Boston Cloth.
ing House, just opened in Ncynolds'
Block opposite ETockcfboT House Belle.
iontc, "a. Remember the stock Of over.
coats, business and dre-- suite, boots and
-hoes, Is the iarEosi and most elegant
ever seen in THE section, and made up
expressly for this branch 10 our whole.
ssle establishment 30 Boston, by the
most sEilltIl mechanic. and better
made up then any NDcLo-tor clothing.
as claimed ty some raIlios and at pr.
oes which wl.. he pretty rear half they
used to have 20 paw for them. Al We
have TO ssy, call before you Nuy in any
there place, iur your own benefit at tre
Boston Clothing House just opened in
ls1guold-' Block, Ecll,ioute, Pa 33-3t
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RrSA.
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THrar is hard d.-cstc con der,d
.ncurah.e, that could not e cure with
PEHuNA.
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Dcfaming the Dead.

Work Of Caapefs Smo, Wt-lnl.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
DISCOVERIES AT PoMPEII.

The skeleton of woman with child
was recently discovered at Pompeii in a
narrow street about twelve feet above the
level of the ancient pavement 1t is we'll
known that the catastrophe of 10 A. D. COM
menced with thick shower of small pumice
stones by which the streets of Pompeii were
covered up to the roofs of the houses.
Stones were succeeded by ashes, which
became solid owing to the action of success
sive showers of boiling water; and these
ashes now form the top layer of the mate
rials which cover the ruins of Pompeii. Most
of the unhappy beings who remained in the
houses after the eruption first reached the
town made their escape through the win
dows but the greater part of these fugitives
could have taken but few steps, and Iaust
have been quickly suffocated by the poison
Gus fumes. With one arm the woman
whose skeleton has now been found was
clasping the legs of the child, whose body
shows contraction in the arms and legs, and
general emaciation. Some jewels found
on the female skeleton indicated person of
condition; two bracelets of gold encircled
the arm which held the boy, and on the
hand were two gold rings, the one set with
an emerald on which was engraved horn
of plenty, and the other with an amethyst
bearing the head of Mercury.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
AN HISTORIC LOVE AFFAIR.

A valentine seen by Ledger reporter,
which was sent to aSgirl in Easton by
youth in Washington, brings to mind the
story of name, and of n name of note in
American history. The name of the sender
of the missive is Return j. Meigs, and the
same Christian name has been in the Meigs
family for several generations. Many years
ago, in anti-revolutionary days, Jonathan
Meigs courted a young lady, who rejected
his addresses. Meigs continued to love the
girl and, though too proud and sensitive to
try second time to win her. he determined
never to marry anyone else and to live and
die bachelor unless she, of her own voli-
ton, relented. After n few years the lady
did relent, or perhaps got to know her
own heart better, and sent a letter to her
former suitor. Meigs got the letter and
found in it only the two words: Return,
Jonathan" 1t was enough; Jonathan did
return and made her his wife. Their first
child was baptised RETURN Jonathan" to
commemorate the brief letter that saved
the Meigs family from extinction, and
from that day to this there has been
Return J. Meigs in every generation
The sender of the valentine referred to
is the grandson of Gen. M. G.. Meigs, late
quartermaster general, now Rehabilitation
(Kd.) Ledger.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
A NICE NEW GAME.

Some Of the old saints have now invented
new kind of pedro. Whenever anybody
catches anybody's else pedro, the party win
ming has the right to kiss the other five
times, The game is played with an equal
division Of the sexes. The other evening old
Bishop - fixed up pack of cards with
nine pedros, and started game right in
among some Of the prettiest girls of the ward.
1t happened, however, that the girls antici-
pated his little game, and had pack already
without any pedros in. They rung in the
cold deck on the old fellow, and started the
game. He made some big bids, expecting to
capture some pedros, and got set back on the
board every time. All this time the girls
kept exclaiming: "Oh, amt this nice game;
SO exciting" After playing an hour the old
fellow didn't see the color of a single pedro,
and the glances and giggles of the girls
caused him to suspect that the daughters of
Zion were rather getting the best of him.
He finally got so far off the board that he
was, comparatively speaking, out of sight,
and finally gave up the place to young
man, who was seated near by watching the
game. In a twinkling the girls transposed
the packs again, and for the next two hours
the sounds of smacks that young man won
could be heard all over the room.-!SdH Lake
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

Sapphires are fashionable for engagement
rings.
Great lunches Of tulips are worn with out
door costumes.
Pink hyacinths are worn with pink, white,
or black dresses.
Pink and silver are much admired combi-
nations for evening toilettes.
Presbyterian blue is the very deepest and
latest shade of that color.
Opsn-work embroidering of black silk on
net In patterns over six inches in depth will
be much used for trimming black grenadines
and veflings next season. The embroidery is
remarkably handsome in design and remark
ably low in price.
Some exceedingly pretty spring dresses of
pale gray and fawn colored repped silk are
effectively frightened with deep collars and
cuffs, sashes, and other accessories of Baya-
dere striped satin, in colors of royal blue and
gold, olive, and silver, peacock blue, garnet,
and ruby.
Cream white surah neckerchiefs yard
wide, With silk borders covered with tur-
quoise blue, lilac, navy blue, or cardinal
polka dots, are worn with bodices cut V
shape in the neck. They are folded Quaker
fashion, with the pointed ends tucked be-
tween Two Of the buttons of the waist.
Me6iei lace much resembling fine torchon
will be much used for trimming children's
suits, cellars, and aprons this year. 1t has
also proved very durable trimming lace for
underclsthing. It comes in graceful but
compact designs, and can be more success
fully lzuldried than any other of the linen
laces now in use.
A novel style Of arranging the coiffure is
as follows: The whole of the hair is brought
back and tied lew in the neck. It is then
divided evenly, and formed into two separate
plaits. The front hair being drawn back
forms low ridge where the forehead and
hair nest. At the back of this ridge one of
the rlaited strands of hair goes, encircIing
the head, lying quite flat, as in the pictures
of sappho. The other strand is arranged in
low knet behind, and holds the ends of the
braid which encircles the head. For full
dress occasions fine pearls are woven in these
plaits.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
A MUTE RECEIVERS HIS SENSES,

The HillsbOro (Mo.) Democrat some time
since reported a strange case of a deat-mute
suddenly recovering his hearing and speech.
The mans name is given as Charles Warren,
who was engaged at the time shaving hoops at
Blackwell, St Francois county. The Mere
dosia (Ill.) Enterprise of the 4th instant con-
tains an account of the strange occurrence,
said to have been written by Warren him
self. He says that on the 18th of October,
1881, while shaving hoops he suddenly heard
the sound of his drawing-knife as he cut
through a knot. lie then commenced ex-
perimenting by striking his knife on the
floor, which to his astonishment produced
such ringing that he ran out of the shop
and felt so tremuloUs that he could scarcely
maintain his feet He Immediately quit
work, and did nothing but seek information
from different sounds and learning to pro-
nounce the names of beasts and fowls, the
growing of Il rooster being to him what the
roar of lion would be to one who had
always heard. 1t is said that his mother
told him that he would recover his hearing
in twenty years after her death, and the day
upon which he heard was the twentieth year
of her demise. He attributes his good
fortune to the efficacy of prayer.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
A CALIFORNIA GIRLS ROMANCE.

Eleven years ago Jacob Widber came to q
certain farm house in Yoio county, Califor-
mia, and applied for work, stating that he had
just arrived in the State from Ohio, and was
so reduced in purse that he was obliged to
depend on manual labor for subsistence
until something offered. He was quite well
educated, and in appearance was altogether
more prepossessing than the average Califor-
mia laborer. The farmer to whom he applied
gave him employment, his duties being to
do odd jobs about the place, and also to as
sist the women folks about the house. These
latter consisted of the farmers wife, and
daughter about twelve years old, who was
exceedingly pretty, and great favorite in
the neighborhood. Young Widber remained
on the farm year, and during the time be-
came very much attached to the little girl,
so much so that when he left he kissed her
good-by, and told her that when he got rich
he would come back and claim her for his
little wife. To this agreement she laugh
ingly assented and her "affianced" left for
other scenes.
Subsequently the father of our heroine
sold out his farm and moved with his family
to Washington Territory, where he became
permanent resident. After two or three
years residence on this coast young Widber
returned to his home in Ohio, and one year
ago his father died. leaving an estate worth
over 100000, to which our hero was sole
heir. No sooner had he come into possession
of this Oatrimnny than he sat ont for CaIifor
MIA to find and claim as his bride the little
girl who had given the parting promise ten
years ago He was not long in ascertaining
her whereabouts, and lost no time in paying
q visit to her at her home, near the Column
bia. That the meeting was mutually agree
able is evidenced by the fact that the happy
couple, now Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob WidbeA
passed through Woodland yesterday en- route
to Ohio via the Southern Pacific.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
THE rINIEsr RARY ON RECORD.

There was born on Sunday morning lasA
to C. F. Spencer and wife, residing on Sixth
street, between German and Parade, SON
and heir, who, since his advent into this
mundane sphere has received more attention
than falls to the lot of average humanity
under like conditions. After being dressed
in some hurried1y prepared garments, he
weighed, all told, one and three quarter
pounds. He was so tiny that the attend
ants were almost afraid to touch him for
fear that he would vanish from their sight,
and he wonld have been lost in the ordinary
infant clothing usually at hand on such
occasions. He is perfect in form and feature;
his face about the size of "a watch, and an
ordinary finger ring will slip with ease over
his hand and arm to the elbow; he is lusty,
withal, and makes his wants known in a
very decided manner. This little midget is
the Joy of its parents, the very apple of their
eye, as it were, and is pronounced by all who
have seen him to be just "too cute for any
thing" Long may no waye-Erie Herald
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
FASHIONS IN ENGLAND.

The Queen held the first drawing-room of
the seasen at Buckingham Palace yesterday
afternoon. The Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke Of Edinburgh, Princess
Christian, Princess Beatrice, the Duke of
Cambridge and the Duke and Dutchess of
Teck were present. About eighty presen-
tations were made to her majesty. The
Queen and Princesses is given in the Court
Circular this morning:
The queen wore dress and train of
black silk, trimmed with jet embroidery
and fringe, and long tulle veil, surmoupted
by coronet of diamonds. Her majesty
also wore a necklace, brooches, and earrings
of diamonds, the ribbon and star of the
Order Of the Garter, the Orders of Victoria
and Albert, the Crown of India, Louise of
Prussia, the Russian, Spanish, and Portu-
guess Orders, and the Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha Family Order. Her royal highness
the Princess Of Wales wore dress of golden
brown wool (ef British MANUFACTURED over
jupe Of golden brown velvet, with deep
volant Of brown marabout feathers bordered
in gold, with a train Of velvet lined in wool
and borbsred marabouts and gold. Head
dress, tiara of diamonds, feathers and veil
Tndisn ornaments and the Orders of Victoria
and Albert, the Crown of India, st. Catherine
of Russia, and the Danish Family Order. Her
royal highness Princess Christian of fSleswick-
Holststn were dress of pearl gray satin
handsomely trimmed with old Irish point,
pearl tRfMmfng., and bunches fired poppies;
ornaMeBts, diamonds and emeralds; head
dress, tiara Of diamonds, p1nmes and veil.
Her Roys1 Highness Princess Beatrice wore
train Of tws shades Of Etruscan satin with
q dress Of cream and gold Etruscan brocsde
with bouquets of flowers, headdress, feath- |
ers, pefl and diamonds; ornaments, dia-
nonds. Orders: Victoria and Albert, the |
Crown Of India, and the Saxe-COburg and
Gotha Family Order."-PdU Mall Gazette.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
TIE NATIONAL RIFLES, FAIR,

The National Rifles Fair which closed Satur-
day evening at Masonic Temple was one of the
most successful enterprises of the kind ever
undertaken in the District. The net proceeds
Of the fair will aggregate, it is estimated, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 The amount real
lied from votes was 81, ,612.50. MIS-. E. B. Hay,
having sold the largest number of tickets, re-
ceived the first prize, diamond ring; a gold
watch, the second prize, was won by Miss Katie
Z. Harkncss; lOcket and chain, the third
prize was won by Miss Minnie " Stodard. A
diamond badge was presented to Mr. George
". Evans for his services secretary of the
fair. The fortunate holder of the ticket that
drew the grand piano is S. Frank Lathrop, a
printer in the Government Printing Office, who
invested ten cents at the spinning jenny in the
fair, and in this way drew tho ticket which
won the piano, worth 5000. A pair of diamond
earrings were won by Frank Laraer. 1t is the
intention of the Rifles to begin at once the
erection OF handsome new armory somewhere
In the northwestern part of the Gity.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
A DEDICATION.
BY WIN. WINTER.

In waste and desert places, suffering much,
Lonely my spirit wandered till you came,
And by the magic of your gentle touch
From sorrow freed and raised me out of shame.
so now, when life is beautiful and bright,
And earth n parndise-serene and clear
Within the realm and vision Of delight
Let me remember you, my own, my dear.
And if in these my words, be aught of truth,
And this my soul, in aught be pure and true,
/ will not think it n wasted youth
That came at last to freedom and to you.
True heart upon the current of whose love
My days like roses in n summer brook,
Float by in fragrance and in melody,
Take these-unworthy symbols of my soul,
Made precious by the heavenly faith of thinel
Take them. and though a face of pain looks
through
The marble veil of words thy heart will know
That what was shadow once is sunshine now,
And life all peace and beauty and content
Redeemed and hallowea by the sacred grace:
Thrice happy he who-favored child of fate
Finds his Egeria in mortal guise, 81.
And, hearing all the discords of the woEld
Blend into music round his fowery way,
Knows hope fulfilled and heaven already wonI