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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

GEN. oRTH, one Of the Republican
leaders in the House from Indiana.
has made very scathing attack upon
Speaker Keifer, which certainly ex.
hibits the latter in a very unenviable
and contemplate position, but not
more so than he deserves. The shame
less and disgraceful manner in which
he constructed the committees Of the
House, which are not only partisan
and personal in resentmcnts. but base
y corrupt in the interest Of jobs and
dishonesty generally should receive
nothing but condemnation.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

r LIyrER SMITH, of Philadelphia,
has been held to bail in the sum of
$1,000 for shooting Sam Joseph in the
foot. IfSmith intended to kill Joseph,
he certainly proved he was not an ex-
pert shootist, or, rs is most likely, that
he was tho drunk to elevate his re-
volver sufficiently to obtain a proper
range upon the retired Philadelphia
statesman.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

IT seems to be generally conceded
that ex-senator Sargent, of California,
will be appointed Secretary of the In
terror in place of Secretary Kirkwood,
and William E. Chandler Secretary
of the Navy in place Of Secretary
Hunt. They are a healthy pair and
fittingly draw prizes in The "lOttery Of
assassination" in a StaiNart admins
!. .fation.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

The store Of Mr.. c. Dinges, at Centre
Hall, narrowly escaped destruction by Gre
on Tuesday morning Of Last week. The
inside Of the building was discovered TO
be burning at an early hour, but timely
A!d prevented the flames from gaining
much headway. The damage TO the build
ing viii amount to about $50, and
quantity of merchandise wAs also injured
by smoke and heat, all OF which is covered
by insurance in the Centre Hall and two
other insurance companies The Reporter
thinks the Ere was caused by some one
carelessly throwing . lighted cigar into .
spiitoon late the previous evening.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

THE Hon. William A. Wallace is
to deliver lecture in Lancaster, Pa,
on the 24th instant. The subject OF
the lecture is to be on "Pennsylyania' :
Formative influence on Federal In.
stitutions. The ability of the lectu-
rer and the interesting subject he pro.
poses to discuss, premises fine treat
to the intelligent audience which will
doubtless greet Mr. Wallace on that
occasion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

McKISLEY's hoop-irOn bill present.
ed in Congress, providing that no
manufactured article shall pay more
duty than the material which is its
chief component part, il is said meets
the appreciation of the committee of
ways and means, of which Judge
Kelley is chairman. Mr.. Randall
very properly antagonizes IL on the
ground that the whole tariff bill ought
to be acted upon at once and not in
detached parts.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

The osceola Rspeiiis sAyA thar - title
child Of Alfred Tsonburg, OF Houtzdale
was 20 badly burned by The explosion Of :
coal oil lamp, one night Last w4pk that
cansed its death few days after the &C.
cnrrcnce Il seems the lamp Vas placed
on q sewing machine, at which lady was
doing some eewinE for The family and The
little one Il appears was playing By The
machine whca By some means the lamp
was thrown down and exploded burning
the child Is abeve stated. Just now there
are any amount Of accidents occurring
from thecAreiess handling Of coal oil lamps
and every preaaution should Be taken =
avert lhem.''
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

CONGRESSMAN WALKER, of the
Iycoming district, has stirred up q
very lively fight over the Williams
port pOstoffice. The appointment of
Capt. I. +. Burrows is bitterly con-
demned, and efforts are being made to
have it rejected by the Senate. No
usei The appointment was not made
without the appreciation Of the Repub-
lican Boss, and duly considered with
ference to its bearings on the stal.
wart programme.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

EVERY few days the announcement
Is repeated that the Star.route thieves
are to be prosecuted vigorously to the
full extent of the law, and if guilty, to
be followed by punishment Fudge
The assassination of the late President
settled that business in favor of the
thieves. Macveigh and James knew
this when they retired.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

The Washington comedy has sub
stantially closed, at least, 50 far as
Guiteau can appear as a clown to
worry and annoy the court and jury
by his impudence and antics. The
case has now reached the argument
and its tragical phase will assume
prominence during the present week
by verdict of the jury, which of course
will either assign the assassin to the
walls Of a lunatic asylum or to the
tomb of q murderer. In either case
his effort to "unify the Republican
party" was not successful or paying
operation.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12
The staiwart Programme.

PREPARING TO srRESoTHEN TINE LfxKs IN
PENNSYLVANIA AND KlsKwnEax.
Special dispatch . The Times
There e no longer any doubt express.
ed IN Washington that slalwart plans
are being laid looking 10 the control Of
the nexa National Convention in The
interests q Grant or an equally slal.
wart nominee as against the nlalne or
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

TnE trial Of Guiteau has now reach
ed is ninth week, but it Is announced
that the evidence is all in. This gives
some prospect of an end TO the farce
within the next two weeks. The late
expert testimony introduced by the
prosecution all tends strongly to the
conclusion that Guiteau is sane, and
that in all his antics during the
progress of the trial he has only been
playing a studied part. The general
impression is that the jury will find
him guilty.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

THE report of the Commissioners of
Agriculture places the number of per-
sons engaged in farming in this cOun-
try at 100000, and estimates the
value of farming implements at s1S,-
461, 200, ,343. about two.thirds of the
productive wealth of the nation.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

THE question is to be tested in q
Massachusetts, Court whether or not it
is libelous to misrepresent a mans
political principles. A lawyer has
brought suit against a newspaper, put
ting his damages at $1,000 for assert
ing that he was Butler man, thereby
preventing his nomination for an Office.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

IT is said the Altoona shops will
this year turn out ninety-Gve new
locomotives for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. This, with the rebuilding and
repairing of old ones, it is believed
will be equal to the erection of five
hundred in these shops during the
year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

4 CONVENTION of agriculturists is
week, and will discuss. according TO
to be in session at Washington City this
programme, variety Of subjects inn
portant to that interest. No doubt one
of the main objects of the meeting at
this time is to influence Congress in
the establishment Of an Agricultural
Department, with a political rep.
rcsentative in the Cabinet of the
President, if not to boost Commission
Loring as the proper person TO fill the
place.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

EFFTaY SARGEANT, late Senator
from California, aud the notorious
Bill Chandler. from ''away down East"
are the two latest names mentioned for
places in Arthnr's Cabinet. Two more
disgracefnl appointments could not be
made. But still we presume 1t is all
right. Arthur himself i only trad
ing politician, who was removed from
the New York custom house by Hayes
and Sherman because Of the corrupt
practices which prevailed under his
management Of the business Of that
important public position, and it sccms
meet and proper that he should sur
round himself in the White House by
as scrrvy = set Of political scamps as
he can find in the United States. Let
Sergeant and Chandler BY al means
60 into the cabinet.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

IT is said the net funded debt of the
city ofNew York is sos, 300, ,2O6 equal to
eighty-one dollars and forty six cents
to each inhabitant. This is quite equal
to the debt of BellefOnte, but perhaps
the burden is less onerous to the mil
lions of that great city, then our debt
is to the few hundreds residing here.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

The Osceola Repeille makes loud call
upon the new boards Of County Commits
sioners Of Centre and Clearheld counties
for that new bridge over MOshAnnon creek,
at 0sceola. From al we hear about the
matter We do not doubt but that new
bridge Il greatly needed al that point. We
think, however, our contemporary mis-
takes the scope Of what II calls the ''grand
jury's order" The grand jury does not
''order;" il merely recommends, and under
the act Of assembly relating 10 The building
of county bridges, IL il entirely within the
judgment and discretion Of County Com
missioners 20 act upon such recommenda-
tion or not as they may see proper.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

THE annual meeting of the Society
of Fruit Growers" is to be held at
Harrisburg on the 18th and 10th of
January, to which all persons inter-
ested are invited to be present.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

The Albany legislature is again
dead.locked. This time it is on the
organization. The majority is sup
posed to be Democratic, but amongst
them John Kelley's Tammany party
have a following who hold the balance
of powers between the true Democracy
and the Republicans. They appear to
be up for bids, and il is probable that
no organization will be effected until
the terms are made satisfactory on one
side or the other. We trust the DE.
mocracy may stand upon the integrity
Of their principles and purity of party
organization. 1t is more creditable,
and in the end, will be more profitable
TO remain in the minority, than to
submit to the tyranny of Boss Kelly
and his trading gang of desperadoes.
Alliances with treachery and bossism
never have given strength or standing
to any honest party, and never will.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

PLEAsAxT CARA number Of cur res
ideDS are at present on the sick list,
among them Mr.. John Harrison who i
suffering from severe and painful attack
OF rheumatism. We trust that be will
speedily improve.
Mrs. John Sweeny il Also afflicted with
nervous debility, and is quite sufferer.
Her daughter, Miss Margaret, who was
sometime ago injured by being throvn
from buggy, continues TO improve,
though slowly.
Gotlieb Haag now has bis new grist mill
in full working order and the machinery
works in the most satisfactory manner.
He win do considerable business with the
mill.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

Postmaster GENERAL JAMES be.
fore retiring from the Department,
created a great sensation among the
Star route thieves by further disclos-
ing their villaines and causing the
arrest of a number Of bogus bonds
men used by the rogues to procure
mail contracts. 1t appears that thir.
teen thousand bonds have been impos
ed upon the Department which are en-.
tirely worthless and fraudulent. Some
Of these bondsmen are clerks in thC
Departments. and all falsely represen.
ted under oath as possessing real es
tate equal to the amount required tc
legalise them. Verify, there appear
to be no end 10 the corruptions of the
Fraud Administration.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

A MEETING of the Republican State
Committee was held yesterday in
Philadelphia, at which it was decided
that the convention Of the party to
nominate State ticket should be held
at Harrisburg on the 10th day of
May. The fixing of this early date
for the meeting of the State Conven-
tion is regarded as a decided triumph
for the Cameron machine, and a ma
chine ticket will Of course be nomi-
mated.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-01-12

CONGRESSMAN Ortiz, Republican,
of Indiana, angry and disappointed in
not receiving the recognition he ina
gined his great merits deserved, tried
to corner Speaker Keifer the other day
by offering a resolution in the house
TO change the manner of selecting the
committees. Orth is chairman of the
committee on civil service reform and
desired his resolution to be referred to
that committee. The speaker headed
him of, however, by deciding that the
resolution related to n change of rules
and should 60 TO the committee on
rules. The house sustained the decis-
ion Of the Speaker by decided vote,
and Orth must nurse his wrath until
more favorable opportunity TO get
even with the chair presents itself.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-10
MosS-Gatilering.

Along the great sandy beachesot the |
New England coast at the present time,
especially on the more northern pOr-
tons, may be seen numbers of prisons
engaged in gathering or ''accumulaln@
moss-or sea weed-to be used, as Ye are
informed, in the production of blue
monge" in the neighboring townsand
cities. After an easterly gale the beehes
are lined with various plants or heir
equivalents of the sea, all of more Glees
value To the fisherman and the seaside
farmer. Along York beach | haveseen
the Carrapeen or Chondrus moss, Hsed
in the manufacture of various jdlies,
washed up by bushels, and its collection
forms an important industry, givin9em-
ployment to hundreds of persons who
dry and ship it To all parts of the wrld.
Even the Helps that come ashore onthe
Maine beaches are utilized on the firms
and valued for their nutritive prOpemeS.
The softer kinds are packed in gnat
heaps around the cellars to keep outthe
winter blasts, while the more debate
and ornamental varieties are selects by
tasteful hands. pressed and sold DUNG
the summer season to the curiosity cal
er, who labels the more striking f0ms
Japan, the next grade Africa, and
so on, grading down the extent of teir
geographical distribution as they gov
palmer, the common forms being lalsled
coast of Maine In other countriessea
weed is much more in demand, howser,
as the fishermen are, as class, extreaely
poor, while those of the New Eass3Hsl>
States are the backbone and sinew offf1e
land. and as a class well-to-do. Inc
Scotch make much of their dulse. ared
-. Il. Il.
women and children collecting il, and
to many it is a luxury. They cal it
dilleSk: while the currageen is so called
from an Irish town of the name whee it
is found in unusual quantities. The trm
is applied to two species, both eddie,
and used mostly in producing banc
mango. BY putting the f,onds in warm
water. the starch they secretc IS foeed
out, and when allowed to cool ferns
jelly so well known by the above tenn.
In the extreme northern countries of
Europe the favorite weed is tangle. and
dulse and tangle are hawked abou in
the streets of Edinburgh as are shrinps
and crabs here. In Chill favwite
delicacy among the native epicTes,
is the weed known as d DrU1iGd
uti{ts-one of the largest and most mag
nlicent productions of the sea. ItgIows
in the surf off the coast, also at the Falk-
land Islands, and forms gigantic cables,
hundreds of feet long, larger than the
human body, resembling a huge snake,
and requiring forty or fifty men todrag
one plant upon the shore. The appear
ance of these monster vines, beating and
writhing TO and fro amid the waves, is
remarkable, looking like a mass OF huge
marine snakes, and forming formi-
dable obstacle to the progress of boats,
often upsetting them. - York he.J Cor.
AZ Y Dat
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-10
Preparing Bees fof Winter.

The first step is to be certain that the
colonies are all strong in numbers; ii
they are not. it is better to unite the
weaker until all are sta ong. Next the
amount and character OF the stores for
winter should be locke after \ strong
colony of bees wmtered out-of-doors,
seldom consumes more than twenty
Tive pounds of honey but, to be on the
safe side, it is better TO allow il thirty
pounds Ii is better than the honey be
early gathered, we'll ripened and nice
~ sealed over. some Lpiarists think
that an excess of pollen in the combs
sometimes leads tor dysentery or bee
cholera, hence it will be Just aS well,
and perhaps better, IN preparing bees
for winter. TO leave out those combs
that contain the most pollen. ii from
any cause il is suspected that the honey
is not suitable for winter stores, then it
should be extracted and the bees fed
coffee A sugar made into n sirup by
pouring a gallon of boiling water upon
twenty pounds of sugar. This amount
OF sugar ought to be sufficient 10 carry
a colony of bees through the winter.
The feeding ought to be done early
enough for the bees to get it sealod over
before cold weather sets in.
One or two holes should be- made
through each comb, near the top, thus
affording the bees a passagewaJ' from
comb II comb in cold weather.
Bees wintered out-of-doors ought to
have some protection. A veT-y good
plan is as follows: First, make q
sort of box or small pen around the
hive by driving down stakes ami nail
ing boards tn them. The space be-
tween the hives and boards, which
4 oh ia
filled with dry chaff or saw-dust. piling
it on top of The hive also and then the
whole should be covered with roof Of
boards. Before putting in the chatf or
saw-dust a passage-way OF boards
should be made from the entrance of
the hive to the outside of the inclosure,
thus enabling the bees TO fly out when
ever the weather is such that they can.
In very cold weather, this passage
might be filed with straw.
But in our Northern climate there is,
perhaps, no hetter place for wintering
bees than good, dry cellar 1t would
he better if .he cellar were furnished
with pure aiJ through a siX-inch tube
extending tw o or three rods from the
cellar and several feet below the sur
face of the ground. By admitting the
air in this manner, it would be warmed
somewhat Erfore entering the cellar
The impure sir can be removed from
the cellar by running pipe TO within u
few inches Of the cellar bottom, and
connecting She upper end with the
kitchen stoy7,-pipe. A part of the cell
lar should hf' partitioned Of separately
for the bees, so that they may remain
in perfect darkness, and be undis-
turbed.
During IT,, January thaw" it viii.
perhaps, be advisable to carry the bees
out of dooIy and allow them to fly,
when they should be returned TO the
cellar and left undisturbed until the
soft naples are in blossom. Some of
our best apiarists, however, do not re
move their bees from the cellar during
the whole winter Cor. Rural Nel0
Yorker.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-10
Korea.

Fruits are abundant, but have scarce-
~ any flavor, and, while flowers are
everywhere to be seen, they have little
or no fragrance. Valuable drugs are
found in the wild and almost inaccessi-
bic valleys and table-lands of the inte-
rior. their collection sffording a scanty
means of subsistence to a numerous
class of mountain jewellers. There is
but little in the country to attract for
eipners. as has been before remarked,
its resources being almost mi, and the
wants of its inhabitants few. The
French missionaries, who have for so
many wears undergone privation and
suffering in their endeavors to plant
the Christian religion within its borders.
are responsible for the statement that
Korea is rich in mines OF gold and sill
yer. the working of which. however, the
Government forbids- 1t is IT, per-
haps, which has given rise to ice belief
that its rulers are buried in gshden col
fus.-- Cor. London Aetgs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-10
FARM AND PRESIDE.
When a COW stops chewing be

When a COW stops chewing hef end
she is sick. Do not listen to any taIt-
about lost cud. When the animsI y
better she will recommence chewinota
cud. Give pound of EPSON salts. VIZ,
two ounces each of sweet nitre and ~ gu
tian.-M Y. Herald.
A farmer in the Old Dominion /.
raised 100 barrels of sweet potatoes ,' -
the acre on very poor land with no fo,.
tilizer except a heavy coating of los
mold. Wood-mold and wood-pile d.
are found to be good dressing for land
planted with this vegetable.
1t is better to have all the ground !,
an orchard occupied with vegetables tbat
can be eaten than to allow any part ~ =
to grow up with weeds. Edible plan+s
do not injure the soil any more ina,
weeds do, and if the first are not planted
the last will be sure to grow unless the
hoe is frequently used. better Man
will be to use the plow and the hoe and
let the orchard be the sole occupant.
The sweet chestnut (Castanea reseal
is large and handsome tree, and very
profitable when grown upon suitable
soil. The timber is valuable and dura-
BILE, and the fruit brings a good price
1t is related that farmer in Canada
who had grove near his house. made
as.much from the trees rs he did from
the rest of his farm of fifty acres.-N Y
Examiner.
"A veterinary professor SAYS that
''the great majority of ringbones in
young horses come from the failure to
shorten the toes.n To this may be added
that ringbone is apt to be formed if colts
are allowed to stand on plank floor. or
anywhere else where the footing is hard,
during the first eighteen months of their
age. Whether in stable or yard during
this period, let them have earth FOR
standing or walking free from stons or
gravel Il Rural Nel0 Yorker.
To make Cough Sirup takefour
teaspoonfuls of castor oil, four teaspoon
fuls of molasses and one teaspoonfa of
paregoric. Mix together and tase n
teaspoonful at dose four or five times
day. Mothers. try this; honthold
baby can take a few drops, six moths
half a teaspoonful and year old
spoonful. When a child has cold and
threatened with Group, begin gigin the
sirup during the day and on going toOed
If it coughs during the night give more.
1t will not fail to prevent Group and cure
q cough. A grown person can take a
| larger dOse.-[ldtqlaap J0urimt.