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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
Forty.

\
N shs hsyday OF my years, when thought the
world was young,
And believed that was old-st the yery
gates of Life
II seemed in every song the birds of heaven
sung
That heard the sweet injunction "Go and
get to lhee wife 70
And within the breast of youth woke secret
desire;
For Love spoke In that carol his first mys-
terious word,
That to-day through ashen years kindles men,
ory into fire,
Though the birds are dead that sang it, and
the heart is old that heard.
have watched my youths blue heavens flush
to angry, brooding red,
And again the crimson palsied in dull un-
pregnant gloom;
I am older than some sorrows I have watched
by Pleasure dead
I have seen Hope grow immortal at the
threshold of the tomb.
Through the years by turns that gave me now
cures, now careeses,
Ihave fought : fight with Fortune wherein
Love hath had no part;
To-day, when peace hard conquered ripper years
and weary b!esses,
Will nay fortieth summer pardon twenty win
tiers to my hearth
When the spring-tide verduro darkens to the
summers deeper glories,
And In the thickeuing foliage doth the year
o life renew,
Will to me the forests whisper once moro their
wind-learnt stories
viii the birds their message bring me from
out the heaven Of bluei
VIII the wakened world for me sing the old en-
ebanted &C ng-
Touch the underf1ow OF love shat. through
all the toll and strife,
Has only grown the stronger as the years
passed lone and longl
Shall learn the will Of Heaven Is to get for
me wifef
The boys heart yearns for freedom, he walks
hand in hand with pleasure
Made bright with wine and kisses he sees the
face of Life
BE would make the word pleasure for love
that knows not measure;
But the man seeks Heaven, and finds IL in
the bosom of his wife.
H. O. Bunner, IN ScTibHeT's.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
So am Genera, Logan,s Daughter. -

Mrs. Pay master Tucker, nee Logan,
was in the members gallery one day,
viewing the Senate proceedings, while
directly in front OF her sat two ladies',
one evidently Washingtonian and the
other o stranger. The native was TAX
ing unusual pains to make herself agree
able, and as Mrs. Tucker was about to
sit down said to her friend:
"There, you see that large man sit
ting in the center Of the chamber, with
the jet bla,k hair and large mustacher"
eyes"
"Well that is General Logan, OF Illi-
nois. 1t isn't generally known, but he
is half Indian"
At this point Mrs. Tucker could con-
tain herself no longer. So gently tap
ping the lady on the shoulder. she said:
Excuse me, madame, bat you are
mistaken when yoa say that Senator
Logan is half Indian
"Well, guess I ought to know"
warmly responded the stranger; ~
have lived in Washington all my life,
and the fact of his Indian blood has
never been questioned before"
81 think ought to know something
about the matter, too" quietly answered
Mrs. Tucker. 81 am General Logan's
daus hter." As Ddndreary says. "The
conversation is ended" and with let
go-my hair look at Mrs. Tucker the
stranger and her companion fiounced
ont of the gallery WLskiag gtoa Letter
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
MRS. RAYNOR'S SYSTEM.

Mrs. Raynor's neatness was proverb
In the locality in which she lived; her
brother called her painfully neat"
and sometimes thought, when driven
aim ost desperate by her system, that he
would buy farm for himself, and
never again take any of his brother-in-
laws land on shares. But once when
he spoke about it while haying in the
field, Aaron seemed to feel so badly
that he promised not to make the
contemplated change for some time,
anyhow.
"Poor Aaron |" thought Jack, when
he saw how troubled was his brother
in-law's face; "he is worried at the
bare idea that I might go off and leave
him to that rigorous system of Emma's.
For his sake I'll wait awhile; owe
him some consideration, for if it hadn't
been for me he would never have met
Emma"
Aaron Raynor was very quiet man,
and never had much to say on any sub
ject it was seldom, indeed, that he
gave vent to his views on anything but
the farm work. but he thought great
deal. and il Emma had only been able
to read his thoughts she would have
been saddened, perhaps, by their de-
spending and regretful tendency. He
was, however, faithful, kind husband,
who did all in his power to tighten his
wife's burdens. and, had he not lived in
an atmosphere Of faulS-inding, would
have been both genial and affectionate.
The unhappiness and regret which
pervaded the atmosphere of the Raynor
home bad its rise in the system, that
terrible system which was the one law
which governed Emma's life. She ate,
drank end slept by it, and never
guessed that she made the lives of her
husband and brother unhappy by her
strict adherence to it.
Every Monday morning the washing
was done, rain or shine, and frequently
on o rainy day Jack and Aaron coming
into the big kitchen, wet and tired, and
longing for seats by the fire, found the
stove surrounded by chairs. all filed
with the damp clothes, from which q
steam rose slowly, while across the
room were stretched ropes on which
hung the small pieces. It wasn't very
cheering, certainly; but Aaron never
complained, because it wasn't his way
to complain about anything; and Emms
never took any notice when Jack found
fault.
On Tuesday the ironing was done
and we'll done, too. Every towel, ne
matter how old and worn, was faithfully
smoothed and folded evenly; the shirts
were ironed on both sides, and tn,
neighbors often remark ed that the liner
worn by Jack and Aaron would havt
done credit to Chinese laundry.
On Wednesday the baking and churr
ing were done /; on Thursday the hous,
was thoroughly swept and cleaned from
garret to cellar ; on Friday the mendinC
and little jobs were scrupulously at
tended to, and Saturday was devoted I,
baking and cleaning generally. Deli
cious bread, cake and pies came fortl
from the capacious oven to b,
stored away on the pantry shelves, an,
the kitchen and hall floors we're mad,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
Sardines.

Sardines are little fishes preserved in
oil. So much everybody knows, but
few OF the multitude who eat thers
know even whence they come. The
sardine is little fellow of the herring
family, taking his name from the island
OF Sardinia in the Mediterranean. The
best preserved specimens Of him como
from the French coast, not in the Medi-
terranean, but north from Spain to the
English channel. About April the
old dfashioned smacks, manned by four
men and boy, begin work, and after
May l the fish move northward,
increasing in size and giving
its turn TO each station along the west
coast. The process of putting up the
fish is simple. After sorting they are
put in baskets of twined wire and cooked
in caldrons of boiling oil; then they are
packed Gas tight as = sardine" in their
little boxes, hot oil is poured over them,
and the sealing, after careful expulsion
Of air, completes the work. The near
ness of the factory to the place where
the "catch" is, and the quality
OF the oil used, determine the
quality of the fish. II they must
be carried far before boiling, packing
in salt is necessary, which toughens the
flesh and gives tho tiny bones more con-
sistency and resistance than is agreeable
to the eater. II the oil used is good
olive, all very we'll; but if cheap trade
is catered for, or il the packer is greedy,
he may use "arachidi" or peanut oil, or
the Gil expressed from oottcn-seed, this
dissgreeable stuff being more or less
sold as linseed.oil for paints, and
being largely used as q substitute
for, or adulterator OF, the much
dearer olive. The city Of Bordeaux
has q dozen large firms in the sar-
dine trade, and these support the great
factories. In 1879, year Of remark
able abundance for thi, fishery, q single
boat not uncommonly brought in
25, 900 to $4,000 sardines in O day. at
from thirty to forty cents per 1000 in
that year 600. 600 cases, containing 100
"quarter-boxes," were produced. and G
part OF this is still held in stock, being
deemed OF better quality than that of
subsequent years. In 1880 and 1881
the packing was 100000 and 100000
cases OF 100 quarter-boxes respectively,
estimated rs worth So per case. A severe
winter is always followed by poor sea-
son, and q good season is therefore ex-
pected to follow the mild winter lately
ended. Packers are thought to have
been losing money Of late years, the
ost OF the fish having been high,
although the market prices Of the cured
fish have declined, in consequence, it is
said OF the superior quality OF canned
lobster and salmon from this country.
which is becoming a favorite food 10
Europe. In 1881 Bourdeaux sent to
the United States sardines to the value
of Sass, ,429, against S676. 1856 in 1880.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03
PUNGRNT PARAGRAPHS.

When q doctor cures You for nothing
he is one OF natures NO. bill-men.
Tho circus performer is the ssthets
of the period nov, for he Il In tents
most OF the time.
The Jokes Of the circus clown muss
be made up of kind words. For, yoU
know, "kind words never die"
Even If woman is afraid Of June
bug. and can't throw . stone As straight
ss man, she can pack more things in
trunk and chase . han farther than
any man in existence.
Louise, dear. don't let the men come
zoo near you when you are eourting."
"Oh. no, mamma; when Charles il here
we have q chair between Is Ill the
time" Mamma thinks the answer vsB
vather ambiguous.
"Don't you think have 9 good fsOs
for the stage p asked . young lady with
histrionic aspirations, II don't know
about the STAGE" replied her gallanS
companion, "but you have lovely fass
for bus"
"Wont you please play Us some.
thing. Miss HsmmerAndbAngY' asked
Fogg. II should like to, ever 30
much," she said, looking At her watohs
"but really I have no time" $50 I
have heard" said Fogg, "but We viii
overlook that, you know"
Ihe prize in-every package tea stores
are at present the subject of general
crusade. When man buys fifty cent
package of tea expecting to get five
dollar prize, and takes it to the wife =
his bosom who opens it and finds therein
pewter spoon, he feels a ysarning de.
sire to go out under the silent stars, b
the each fence. and kick himself.
ooADED TO DESPERATION.
When falls the soulful moonbsAmA
Upon the backyard fenca
And tuueful feline choristeB
Their serensde commence
The suffering esthetio,
His bitterness forgot,
Hurls msdly through the midnight air
His too-too sunfover pot
"A youth to fortune and TO fame un-
known" sent Dumas the manuscript Of
q new play, asking the great dramstist
10 become his colaborer. Dumas was
for moment petrifed, then seized his
pen aad replied: "How dare you. sir.
propose to yoke together horse and an
sssp" Tue author, by return of post:
"How dare you. sic, call me horse ?
Dumas, by next mail: "Send me your
play, my Young friend"
1t Was youth OF modest purse
Said soft unto . maid;
(which would You rather tackle nsxt
Ice cream or lemonade 2"
Across the mai lens rosy cheek
Fast fits q winning smile;
"pll order some Of both" she said.
Heaven help t'e young mans pile.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

From the gaps left by the two masses
Of rook which last year fell from the
Risikopf upon the Swiss village of Elm
1t is estimated that they formed only .
hundredth part of the whole mass of
the impending earth slip. A Geneva
correspondent writes that the hnal ca
tsstrophe canuoi be long delayed, but
that neither the precise timo nor the
direction Of the inevitable fall can be
foretold. Much depends upon the
weather during the next few months.
Meanwhile, although the people of Elm
watch the mountain with extreme solic.
itude and are always ready for tempo
rary flight, they show no disposition to
leave their homes permanently. A new
course has been made for the Sernf.
into which so much rubbish fell last
year, aud roads have been opened over
the debris TO the meadows and noun.
tain pastures that lie beyondit. Snow
plows have been brought into requisi-
lion to push the rubbish aside-where
IL is not too deep-snd lay bare the cul-
tivated ground underneath; and new
barns and shippens are being built to
replace those that were destroyed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

Some idea of the rapid growth of
the coffee trade of the world may be
obtained from the fact that the total
production, which was 675,000, 600
pounds in 1859, has now risen to / 30O.-
900, 900 pounds, or nearly doubled. In
Europe alone the consumption of
coffee is said to have increased 240,-
Oo0, 900 pounds in the single year of
1879. AS for the producing countries,
it seems that Brazil now holds the first
place with total of $50. 600, 900 pounds
against $50. 900, 900 in 1870. The eman.
cipation of the slaves is, however,
expected to lead to q falling off In the
crop, unless the Chinsmen and coolies
imported from Asia shonld prove un-
expectedly we'll suited for the work OF
cultivation Next on the list come the
Dutch Indian possessions, which export
about 151, 600. 900 pounds. the British
East Indies, now exporting over 140,.
600, 900, and Venezuela, producing
about 100, 900. 900. On the other hand
the Antilles Islands have long been
declining in the scale. Jamaica does
not supply half as much coffee az in
1905. Martinique has fallen still more
entirely ont of the race, and the Re-
union coffee, which was once highly
esteemed, and is still declared to be of
excellent quality. fiuds no longer any
market in Europe owing to the unfash-
ionable bitterness of its taste.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

The marine fauna OF the coral region
Of South Florida is said to be West
Indian colony. engrafted on the North
American fauna OF she east and wesg
coasts OF ths peninsula.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-08-03

1t WAS youth OF modest purse
Said soft unto maid;
"Which would you rather tackle next
Ice cream or lemonade 1'
Across the mai lens rosy cheek
Fast fits winning smile;
"I'll order some Of both," she said.
Heaven help tHe young mans pile.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22

President Pro. TEN. Davis, OF the
Senate. had Wednesday afternoon his
third breakdown since he became mem
her of that body. The trouble with the
Illinois Senator is that he forgets an or
ailia,,y ..h3ir cannot sustain the four hun
..rea-i pound I.a&lS ST i.esi which belongs
to him. He ougts 10 ioii0S .ha rA9m-
pie of the late Senator Dixon II, Lewis,
and only use chairs specially constructed
to stand the strain. Judge Davis, who
had put another Senator IN the big.
strongly braced chair which he occupies
as presiding officer of the Senate, had
heen strolling around the chamber to
site.lI L.. ,eGa, and passing hv the chair
whi.h belongs 10 Sen.tt9l i..&ls;, Of
Georgia. ana is ahpn4aOtly abe to hold
his weight Of one HUNDRED and twenty
i've poundG. he took 2 notion ta rest hun
self He sank int" tho uhair. aHu the
chair sank to the floor III broken pieces
which were strcwed all over the Judge
as he lay sprawling. As he scrambled
20 his feet with sense Of injured digni-
u ires.l ..oon him he saw that Senator
Butler. Of South cnr"i.na. "Ec o"cu-
pied the next seat, was smiling broadly.
and his ear caught the whisper of some
one on the other side styling him the
Jumbo of the Senate. He was SO
indignant that he stalked around the
Senate c4lariigr $ a2ve,ti tTes' ana theh'
becoming . LITTLE fnGt$s et4Htp0ss;Ht,, ne Sc
ieeted another chair after q criPic4l in
s,,eetion ami deposited himself in it
! Senator I,utiar want ever tg him for
modifying purposes, but the 'tun&e Eav-
ed him off and declined to listen to him.
On the last occasion that he burSted
through a chair Mr.. Conkling, who was
then IN the Senate, chuckled audihlv.
and he would not take any notice OF him
! togaVssk afteg.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22
THE VALUE OF OSCAR WILDE s
VISIT.

am very glad that Mr. Wilde came
into our land. either for ridicule or other
wise. l think his visit will be healthfui
and helpful. even think that some of
us may improve i'll our love and apprecia-
ton of the beautifully. Beecher.
There is need enough of the education
of the American people in the love of the
beautiful, but the idea that Oscar Wilde
will contribute to that result is absurd.
\ boy who was asked why he was SO
averse to learning to play the piano re-
replied that he did not wish to become Il
brainless flop like the music professor en-
ploycd to give him lessons. There will
be general aversion tn the ;rSthcticism
of which Oscar Wilde is the apostle. Mr..
Beecher is mistaken in his superstition
that his visit 20 America will develop the
, appreciation i'll the people OF the beauti
full. 1t diSgusts them, and to have it
known that Mr.. Wilde favors any move
ment IS to hinder it's progress. 1t is
rumnred that. like Miss Kate Field, many
English "noblemen are anxious to have
gentlemen make some visible distinction
at evening parties between themselves
and walters " by wearing knee brooches
and have importune | the Prince of Wales
to start the fashion. He hesitates, not
because he doubts that the restoration of
the ancient costume might be popular,
but because Oscar Wilde has brought
ridicule upon the movement. Mr.. Wide's
visit has no value except in bringing con-
tempt upon the false ;es,heticism of which
! he is a conspicuous example.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22
CAPT. ROWGATE'S ESCAPE.

The escape OF Capt. HowGate was pre-
cisely like that of Boss Tweed, and
the scandal it creates is much like that
caused by Tweed's slipping from the Gus
todv OF the officer who had attended him
10 his house on Il visit to his family.
Wait just d minute until | wash my
hands. said lIowgate to Duputy Mar
shal Dewinr, as the two hours allowed
him by Judge Wylie for visit to his wife
and daughter We're Just at an end Duped
Dewing was not long in suspectinS his
prisoner had fled, but his prompt warn
ing to the police did not result in the re
capture Of his man. It is probable that
uuwgatc's escape vas rs care 'uliy plan
ned as HAT of Tweed. and il he succeed.
in getting away from Washington az.
ont ct tho country there will be no doubt
that the scheme had been carefully lald.
The worst feature of the case is that How
gate has been able to extort money and
influence from persons whom he couId
damage in his testimony. The revelation
Of his 800. 600 dcfalcation in the Siguai
Service greatly shocked the nation, bur
the corruption implied by his power over
men vet in office is even worse. !lowgate
must DO captured, to whatever part OF
the earth he may fly. and punished Sc
verelv, as Tweed was. 1t goes without
saying that an officer who could permit
such an escape as that Of Ilowgate is too
stupid or too knavish for his position,
and Deputy Marshal Devin4 should b,
disciplined accordingly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22
A. T. STEWART & cos RETIRE
MtNT

NJ one doubts that The house Of \. I.
Stewar: 4 Co would have remained the
first dry goods establishment i'll the world
had its founder lived until now. and it is
almost equally certain that til" hotel for
working women erected by him would
not have failed. 1t is pcrii"u5 to cntrust
the great schemes of one mind to another
for execution. That the business OF the
firm has dwindled during the six wears
since the great merchant died does not
prove that Judge Hilton is not an able
man. 1t merely indicates that his ablht!
Is of Il different kind from that "i Mi.
Stewart. 1t may also indicate a great
difference in taste. and certainly Judge
Hilton will not lack employ ment, even
ii lie prefers 70 retire from mercantile
life, SO great is the estate whose care de
wolves upon hiui. The Withdrawal of the
firm. however. is an important event u
New York, wildly expressing the fact
that Mr.. Stewards removal by death eff
fected a change which will be felt in al
most every part OF the world. The coles
sal business which he established in just
u half century of activity is now I" pass
from under the name which he expected
il to perpetuate; and the impotence %
the m0sr marvellous intellect to c0ntro
what is left behind when tie body dies
| is strangely illustrated, i'll his cas-. t0ulo
he have foreseen the dissolution Of hi.
| great house and the removal of his ashes
from the vault III st. Mark Churchyard
it might almost have destroyed his ambi
| ton to achieve the success which made
| him famous. a strange chapter in his
! tory is afforded by tie career of \. r
| Stewart.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22
THE GIFT OF A MILLION.

One Of the greatest and wiSest acts OF
benevoence in the history OF the United
states has been made public in Connec-
ticut. As an expression Of obligation to
an unfortunate people and for the sake Cd!
or common country, Mr.. john +. Slater,
he opulGnt cotton manufacturer Of Nor
wiclI, gives 2l,000.000 to be used in the
uplifting Of the lately emancipated
population OF the Southern States and
their pos5erity by comforting on them the
blessings of Christian education. The
rift is great in amouLt, and in 5bc object
70 which it Is devoted. There is 10 ma
ti3nal interest Of profuundcr Importance
fhan the education of the colOred people
oc the South. Tho colorcd population oi
tie United States was $3.50, 1913 in 1880,
and the rate of increase is very rapid
The peril to the nation of permitting this
vast population to remain III ignorance
cannot be disguised. No nobler use o.
wealth is possible than its devotion to The
c1t4catIon OF tie freedmen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-04-22
RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN AMERICA

IL is known that 10000 Russian Jews
nave definitely arranged to come to the
United States. Il is impossible to pre-
diet how many others will decide 20 fol
low them, bus the discontentment aud
terror among the nearly 1000, coo Jews
IN the Cars empire are so great that
'lrre exodus is probable, and many Of
be fugitivcs Will be likely to seek a
ral4ga in the United States. Shoaia
Jewish immigration assume great pro-
portions, it will be impossible for the
Refugee Committees in New York and
Philadelphia to give the new corners any
thing like the assistance they will need.
\ few hundred families have been sent
forward to Texas. Michigan and other
%ta ties. but it has taxed the resources Of
the committees severely to provide the
help they have needed, and when the ex-
lies begin to arrive by the shipload, their
.,uMerings will be severe, unless great
Many Of them have been in good Cir
cumstances, if not wealthy, but Russian
rioters have plundered a large number
of them. Such unfortunates cannot
properly be excluded as paupers, and it
is fortunate that the Hebrew population
Of the United States are organizing re-
lief committees and raising funds To sup
ply their immediate necessities. 1t Sc
believed that large part of the Jewish
Immigrants will enter upon agricultural
pursuits. The immigration into the
United States last year wss 559, All, and
Il is not Improbable that Russian reii'-
gees alone would equal that number IN
oar Immigration OF 1892, were there
ships enough to bring ti.em across the
ocean. The possibility CT tie sudden
move n!ent of vast populations from the