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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

ONE Of the most extraordinary sacra.
mental services ever held in Kentucky
was that in which thirty-three convicts
in the Penitentiary were baptized by
immersion. The Mountain Evangel.
st," Barnes, had been preaching to the
prisoners with such effect that these
Ihirty-three professed conversion. They
preferred to testify their faith and re.
pentance by being baptized by INNER.
sion. There being no law of Kentucky
against baptizing convicts in this way,
the consent of the Pepitentary autho-
rites was granted. The whole company
was sent to the river in wagons, as there
was no suitable baptistery in the prison,
Each wagon was furnished with an
armed guard, ready to put riAe-bullets
into any of the convicts who should
manifest desire to get away. But
there was noeffort to escape. The con-
victs all behaved admirably. They were
marched down to the river one by one,
and as each reached the brink he was
then led into the water, immersed and
then led out again and seen safely into
the wagon.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
Ne1U Advertisements.
PICNIC GROUND
EMPLOYMENT FOR LADIES.

- The Queen City Suspender Company, Of Cincn-
nan, are now manufacturing and introducing their
new Stocking Supporters for Ladies and Children and
their unequaled Skirt Suspenders for Ladies. None
should be without them; leading physicians re-
commend them and are loud in their praise. These
goods are manufactured by ladies who have made the
wants Of ladies and children study and they ask NJ
70 rcier them to reliable and energetic lady 10
introduce them In this county, and we certainly think
ta an earnest solicitation in every household would
meet with ready response and that determined wo.
man c"uId make handsome salary and have the ex-
elusive agency for this county. We advise some lady
VINO lS Ia need OF employment to send to the Company
her name aud address and mention tbis naner Adj
@ @atcss Queen CITY suspender Company, No. iT9 Main
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. 81
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
A VALUABLE FARM.

situate in Greene township, Clinton county, and in
Miles township. Centre county, Pennsylvania, along
the public road leading from Sugar Valley 10 Brush
Valley, four miles from LogaHsvslle borough and de-
cribed follows, viz: Beginning at stones thence
extending by land Of Abraham Worrick and Leonard
Heckenstall south one ~ degree west one hundred
and ninety $50 perchcs TO stones thence by land
late Of George Brumgsrd. ST., south egty-sey-
80 degrees east seycnyve as perches 10 stones
thence by land now late Of Jacob Bower north one
% degree east seventy-two (72 perches to chestnut
thence north twenyour 2i degrees east one hundred
land lately supposed TO be vacated north eighty-fye
ty G2 perches to the place Of beginning containing
one hundred acres more less, fOrty-fve acres Of
which lay in Clinton county Pa, which erected
buildings and improvements, and hity-fve Of
which lay in Centre county, Pa. The improvements
good two-storied dwelling house, frame barn,
a wagon shed and other Uuthuildiugs. The land IL in
high state Of cultivation. About thirty acres Of the
property ~ woodland well set with young timber
There fine apple orchard in good bearing onler
well choice variety Of cherry, peach and other
fruit trees. On the premises s well of good water
convenient to the dwelling. The crops growing upon
the premises will be reserved, unless otherwise an
nounced on day Of sale. 1t will lie made known on
day Of sale how the property will be sold, whether a
a tract or 10y the
TERMS or SALE: 0ne-third cash balance in one aud
two years with interest be secured by judgment
mortgage on the property.
JACOB s. TYSON,
DENINE JONES,
27-2 Executors.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

CANDY" CURTIN is one OF those men
who never beat about the bush, but
talk right out in meetin,'" saying just
what they mean and meaning precisely
what they say. The other afternoon in
Philadelphia he remarked to an inter.
viewer, al am unreservedly for Pattison,
because | am a Democrat, and because
the convention which nominated him
was a thoroughly independent one.
There was no bossism there. The young
and better element of the party nomi.
mated him." candy" can do excellent
work ION the stump" when the time
for putting in the big licks" arrives,
and we trust he will give all the time
to that service he can possibly spare
from his personal and official duties.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

From this date and until further no.
tice, we have resolved to sell out our
entire stock of Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Hats and Caps, in order to make
room for our heavy Fall stock which is
already being manufactured for this
branch. Remember the goods must
and shall be closed out at any price
without delay, and he who will not
trade now shall never have another
such an opportunity at the Boston
Clothing House, just opened in Rey-
nolds' block opposite Brockerhof House
Allegheny street, Bellefonte, Pa.
n27.4t
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

How the debauched and demoralizing
spoils system works may be inferred
from the following genuine advertise.
ments, taken from recent issue OF the
Washington Republican, the organ OF
the spoiIsman's administration
S1O0 "A Lady with good indorse.
plOOs ments will give 500 for good, per.
nlsnent position in of the departments Address
G. g., Republican Office.
WILL give Fifty Dollars cash and
w - per cent of salary long retained to
any person procuring position under the govern.
meni Address Money" Republican Office.
The offices OF the government have
become a matter of commerce all
around. The friendless must pay the
hangers.on to get appointments, then
they must be robbed by assessments,
and then they must obey the orders OF
boss leaders or be dismissed. Is it sur
prising that the country 10 in defiant
revolt to force civil service reform p
Phiia. Times.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

REVELATION suggests the idea that
from woman comes the power to "bruise
the serpent's head" The words take a
new meaning to-day since this is pre-
cisely what Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham's
Remedies do for the physically deceased
patient. Her Vegetable Compound
reaches the ultimate sources of the
evil. It's action is gentle and noiseless,
but is more powerful than the club OF
Hercules. BdsaT.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
WALNUT LEAF HAIR RE.

sIUKEH.-It Is entirely different from ali
otherH IL Is as clear as water, and its ndi-
Gates, is perfect Vegetable Hair Restorer II will
Immediately free the head from the dandruf restore
gray hair to its natural color, and produce a new
growth where II has fallen OIL 1t does not in any
manner affect the health, which Sulphur Sugar Of lead
and Nitrate Of Silver preparations have done II will
change light or faded hair in few days 10 beautiful
glossy brown. Ask your druggist for it, Each bottle
is warranted. SMITH, KLINE 4 CO., Wholesale
Agents, Philadelphia and C. N. CRITTENDEN, New
York. 4-27-Iv
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

One of the sons of the Siamese
twins who recently graduated from
North Carolina school for mutes, is deaf
and dumb. He would have been better
off If he had born twin, like his father.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT is pub

THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT is pub
lished every Thursday morning, at Beefonte, Centre
county, Pa.
If not paid in advance-"..'''.'..'''''''' 4 w
LIVE PAPER-devoted to the interests of the
whole people.
Payments made within three months will be con-
eidered In advance.
No paper will be discontinued until arrearagesars
paid, except ct option of publishers
Papers going out of the county must be PAID Ior IN
advance. "
Any person procuring us tencash subscribers VIII
be sent copy free of charge.
Our extensive circulation makes this paper an un-
usually reliable and profitable medium foranyertisng
We have the most ample facilities for JOB WORK
and are prepared to print all kinds of Books Tracts,
Programmes, Posters, Commercial printing &c. in the
finest style and at the lowest possible rates.
All advertisements for less term than three months
20 cents per line for the first three Insertions and
cents line for each additional insertion. Special
notices one-half more.
Editorial notices 10 cents per line.
LOCAL NoTICEs, in local columns 10 cents per line.
liberal discount is made to persons advertising by
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Foreign advertisements must be paid for before in
serton except yearly contracts, when halfyearly
payments in advance will be required.
PoLITIcAL NOTICES. 10 cents per line each insertion
Nothing inserted for less than 50 cents.
BUSINESS NOTICES, in the editOrialcoumns 10 cents
per line each insertion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
Executors Sale of Valuable
Real Estate.
DURSUANT tn an order n

DURSUANT to an order Of the Or
i phans' Court Of Clinton county and the Or
phans Court Of Centre county Pennsylvania will be
sold at public sale the premises hereinafter de-
scrbed on
Tuesday, the 25h Of July, A. d. 1882,
at 2oclock pm, the following described real estate
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

For nervous debility take PERuNA.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20

For weakness of any kind take Pc.
RUNA.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-20
Burchfeid's NeaU Grocery.

wv CENTRE COUNTY BANK BUILDING.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29

| quired on the slopes. Most of the banks or
the concave side of the bends require to be
thus defended by mattress revetments. Thi:
process has been employed with success on
some parts of the Missouri river, and in
many places they are already covered
with sediment and overgrown with Willows
that they may be regarded as permanent.
Travellers on the Rhine, and on most Of the
rivers in Europe carrying alluvial, see in
stances where similar expedients have been
adopted. The levee is the GROWING work Of
this brushwood revetment; it is the parapet
against the food river. The effect Of levees
and revetments is to confne the waters
within their average channel; this con6ne-
ment increases the local hight of the surface,
that hight increases the rspidity of the stream
and consequently the friction upon the bed,
which is thus washed away and the channel
deepened accordingly. The deepened chan
mel allows space for the waters to run of,
with reduced liability to overflow in pro-
portion as the channel becomes deeper, so
that unusual rises of the river, from many
tributaries pouring ont their streams at the
same time, are prevented by leyees OF mod
crate hight from causing disastrous over
flows. The theory OF outlets is hardly worth
consideration. Had the river a cast-iron
channel resort to side openings might be
necessary, but as it is of a yielding substance
nothing could we'll be more unscientifc than
a resort to such method. In conclusion,
Mr.. Atkinson says of the proposal to put the
levees in order: SIT is a war claim which i'm
plies no private gain and no compensation
except for one of the cases of destruction in
cident 10 war, which may well be repaired
by the people Of the whole country"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
ELECTRICITY, SPRINGS AND STEAM.

Ill we could bottle up electricity and let II
out for use we required, it would be a
great advantage. For instance, when a
sewing woman was disabled from working
her machine in consequence of rheumatism
in her ankle, the purchase of a gallon-bot-
tie of electricity to run the machine while
she fingered the material to be sewed would
be great convenience. We have not at
tanned TO that point yet, but we have got far
enough to be able to run a street-car by
electricity stored up in Faure accumulators,
which is step toward the bottling process.
1t may be that bicyclists will soon have
electric power to run their wheels, leaving
nothing for them to do but guide the vehicle,
enjoy the landscape, or mediate ON the
infinite, or on Oscar the Wilde's aesthetic
etherealizations. Flowing by aid OF electric
power is also promised. Electricity is
not to have the whole field to itself,
however. Philadelphia has company that
is going to run cars without aid from horse,
steam or electricity; they will go by spring
power. Six powerful and 6neIy-tempered
steel springs, each 300 feet long, six inches
wide, and quarter of an inch thick, form
the motive power. Each spring is wound
up by a stationary engine at the end of the
road, until the diameter of the coiled spring
is forty inches. When attached to a car and
set to work the spring will gradually unwind
until the. diameter extends itself to seven
and a half feet. While thus unwinding
they will run, as has been shown by actual
trial, a street car full of people five miles on
l. l.
the power under complete control by means
of breaks. He can run any number of
springs at a time, or stop any number of
them at will, or stop them altogether. In
this way he can adapt The power
used TO the amount of his load, to up or
down grades and SO on, and at such speed
as desired, but not more than nine
miles an hour is permitted. The
steam locomotive, however, has by no
means given up to electricity. The Boston
Advertiser informs us that the Bell Telephone
Company, desiring TO lay their wires under
ground between Attleboro and West Mans
field, had beam dashed to a car, pillow was
attached to the beam with a man at the
handles. The engine was started, and in
very short time a trench one foot deep was
opened between the railroad tracks. The
wires, perfectly insulated, were laid in this,
and the desired communication established.
BY these things we see that facilities for Ia
Dor, tor traffic, for travel and for telegraphic
and telephone communication are increas-
ing. In one direction, however, all efforts at
present fail-we cannot direct the course of
balloons through the air, and the birds have
all the space between the tops of the church
steeples and the blue sky to themselves. 1t
is a great deprivation to be excluded from
that part of creation where there is most
room and plentiful supply of fresh air,
with unlimited sunshine on mounting above
"the black border of the envious clouds"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
ARKANSAS POLITICS.

Major Breckenridge has struck boom fol
congressman-at-large.
Jake Frolich appears to be eycrybody'I
candidate for secretary OF state.
Major Billy Woodruff thinks his chances
good for reelection to the office of State
TIRE asurer.
Captain T. p Brashears is making a Wig.
orous canvass as candidate for state land
commissioner.
Geo. W. Caruth, of Little Rock, is quite
favorably mentioned as a candidate for con
gresham at-large.
Judge William Walker, of Fort Smith, is
understood to be a candidate for Judge oil
the Twelfth judicial district.
Judge John H Rogers will try conclusions
with Colonel Cravens for the congressional
nomination in the latter's district.
A correspondent of the Little Rock Gazea.
says none who have decent blood in their
veins should hold an Arkansas office.
The Hon. A w. Files, of Ashley, is max.
ing good impression over the State, and his
chances for auditor appear to improve daily
The country press is very indignant at the
way some of the candidates for State Offices
distribute their patronage. They advertise
in the Little Rock dailies, and expect the
country weeklies to give them free notices.
All of which they protest against, and say
the office-seeker must blow his own horn il
he neglects them.
The Lincoln Lance does not want the
amendment resubmitted to the people. Ii
says: "It will be a very costly proceeding,
and, 80 far as we can see, productive OF little
or no good. Let the de BIT severely alone, and
if any State official does anything contrary
to law or the wishes of the people, mold him
personally responsible, but don't bring the
State into the contest. We cannot afford it,
and il risks too much to introduce such a
disturbing element into politics. The State
officers, at present, have no authority to pay
anything and nothing to pay. So their action
is not to be very much dreaded. Practical
questions in ADMINISTRATION of government
affairs ought 10 occupy the attention now de-
voted to the amendment. Let US have
peace"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
ARKANSAS NEWS.

Little Rock Democrat: "P. 2. Yoakley, for
robbing the mails, was sent to prison for life
yesterday by Judge Caldwell. Robert Adams
was sent up for five years for passing a coun-
terfeit $50 bill"
Hope Pine Torch: "a large saw-mill has
been burned down near Malvern; loss, Sl5,-
900. -. A new passenger depot is talked of.
49,. The railroad depot at this place has
beyond doubt the largest and most select
stock of cockroaches this side of Walnut
Ridge"
Harrisburg Tribune: "The railroad is
completed to point within or near the Poin-
sett county line. The company is building a
switch near the lower edge of Craighead
county. j. II. Jones was, on trial con-
victed Of murder and sent to the penitentiary
for two years"
Little Rock Gazette: "a. J. Clark, the re-
ligious crank, was captured several miles
from Hot Springs on Friday and brought
here for safekeeping. He was discovered in
a wild and secluded spot on a lofty mountain,
surrounded by two small children to whom
he was reading scriptural selections, at the
same time grating; wildly AT the
spring term of the Cross County Court James
7. Jones was convicted of killing Thomas H
T. Majors. 1t seems THAI Majors insulted
and meeting Majors killed him. The people
of Cross county were in sympathy With Jones.
and signed petition asking for his pzrdon'
The governor, acting upon the strong pesi-
ton, yesterday pardOned Jones'. The
sheriff OF Cross county, accompanied by a
force of deputies, arrived In the city yester
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Chancellor Smith is reported very ill at
Tazewell.
Some of the people of Chattanooga seem
to think it easier to pay doctors bills than to
clean up their premises.
titioned the council to appoint colored teach
ers in the colored schools
On the night of May Let Chattanooga
initiates its new electric lights; thirty-o
OF them will be lighted up, and the sight as
seen from Mount LookoutNwill be glorious.
w. Rea, who was to be hung at Pulaski
on Friday of this week, has been refpited till
May 10Th. 1t is thought that his sentence
will be finally commuted. He clings to life
with the tenacity of cat.
Daylight went through the Elk Gap tun-
mel on the Ohio extension of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad last
Saturday. 1t is the longest tunnel on the
line, being 1850 feet, the work en- which COM.
menced about year ago.
Purdy Sun: @Caterpillars are beginning to
make their appearance, lightning bugs are
here, the bat fits his wings in the evening
twilight and the chimney-sweep chaiters
overhead. Pitching dollars is the latest
amusement on Public Square"
colored boy OF fourteen, at Chattanooga,
seld gold watch worth $40; the buyer in
formed the police, who found it had been
stolen from Mrs. Jones, of the Hamilton
House, who had not missed it from her room
when the officer called upon her.
Chattanooga Times: During the past
few months the price OF meat IN this city
has been steadily advancing, until now II Is
entirely beyond the reach OF the poor mar,
and is looked upon as a luxury TO him Of
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29

Volume of business Good, but N
Nancy Easy.

Volume of business Good, but not
Heavy-MOney Easy.
ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-Trade during the
past week has undergone no material change
The volume of business has been good but
not heavy, and the prices OF leading articles
have generally been pretty steady. Money
has not been active, but most of the banks
have done all they could do in the way OF
loans. The demand for funds came generally
from a mercantile and manufacturing source
there being but a small speculative move
ment compared with other weeks. Rates re-
main unchanged, 6 per cent. on call and
7(6S per cent. on time. Exchange easy,
$4,000 premium, and not much making,
shipments TO the East being light. Cotton
has ruled steady and quiet, with diminisht d
sales, but fair receipts and shipments for the
season. The latter exceed the former con-
siderably, and the stock is heavily decreas-
ing. Leaf tobacco was in fair demand for
some grades, but generally the market was
slow. Holders were stiff, owing to
reports of damage to plants by frost,
but their views were not met by
buyers, and business wasa not large.
Groceries show good volume of trade as
usual, and no change in prices is noted, ex-
cept in sugars and coffee, the former having
declined 4c on all raw refined grades, and
low grades of Rio coffee have fallen off &c to
I4c. All good grades, however, are steady
and firm. Grain has fuctuated somewhat
during the week, and speculation has moi
been specially active. The market has SIM
ply been in sympathy with other grain
centers, and nothing notable has occurred
The same may be said of the provision
market, although there had been a good
Southern order trade, and bacon, at the close,
was scarce and irm, prices being maintained.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29

General Tone OF Business Qutet-M0ney
Dull al Per Cent.

General Tone Of Business Qutet-MOney
Dull at q Per Cent.
CINCINNATI, April 2S.-This week has
been marked by an equable temperature, not
low enough for frost, nor high enough to
rapidly push vegetation. Farm work is
we'll advanced, and as soon the weather is
warm enough, planting will proceed rapidly
Fears OF injury to growing wheat have been
pretty we'll dissipated. AS a general rule,
the acreage of corn will be greater than last
year. The general tone of business is quiet.
but there are no indications of weakness or
unhealthfulness. Business men employ dis
cretion in shaping affairs, so that without a
great volume there is fair degree of pros
perIty. The trade in groceries continues
good. High prices appear to stimulate the
demand. Provisions have been firm, above
the markets elsewhere, and to-day are
stronger, with an upward tendency. Holders
are not disposed to sell except at full pricef.
Hogs have been in good supply at high
prices. Flour is dull, apparently too low
for wheat, which continues to be in good de-
mand at 81 4091 AZ. Corn is in active de-
mand, with an easier tone, but prices do not
decline. Speculative dealings are increasing
in this grain. Oats have declined sc dur
ing the week. Rye also shows downward
tendency, and the trade in barley is almost
nominal. The iron market shows more ami
nation. the demand having increased in a
marked degree, though prices remain I'M
changed. Manufactured iron is in good dc
mand and firm. The tobacco market shows
fair offerings in good qualities, and prices
are well sustained under good demand
Money is comparatively dull, and loans
made are generally at per cent, though
rates are nominally and z. Eastern
exchange, par buying, par9l 20 per cent.
premium selling.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29

SENATOR EDMUNDs, writing for the Chris
tidn Union on "How to Succeed in Public
Life" says: "There is perhaps, no one thing
so valuable to the right progress of civilized
society as the courage of sincere individual
opinion; and, as it regards public affairs, the
man who tries honestly TO form an accurate
conclusion, and bravely to maintain and adj
vance it, without counting the number of his
adverssrics, will fuIfin the best mission of a
citizen, and will be, whether in public or
private station, the true politician, often the
real statesman, the best teacher and the
noblest leader.n