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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

We are certainly blest with one of
the very best climates in the broad
territory of the United Estates. The
past winter has been unexceptionally
mild. While the far eastern states
have been afflicted with extreme cold
and heavy snow storms, Colorado has
enjoyed the brightest and most lovely
winter imaginable.
A gentleman who left the Eastern
British provinces about two weeks ago
informs US that at that time the fields
were covered with snow, and the riv.
ers were still covered with ice. When
ne got along as far as the state of
Maine, he found but little improve
ment. Everything looked backward.
and farmers predicted a very late
spring. In Massachusetts,, he found
the spring somewhat more advanced
but the snow had not all left the fields.
In passing through New York and
Michigan, he observed that vegetation
was just starting, but farming opera
tions had scarcely begun. Things
improved somewhat in Illinois and
Missouri vegetation was more ad.
vanced, winter wheat especially look.
ing very well, but the air was chilly
and cold, and cold rains appeared to
be the order of the day. Even the
eastern part OF Kansas appeared back
ward, and rains lnterfered somewhat
with agricultural operations. Every
mile that our traveller drew nearer to
Colorado, he says he found the atmos-
phere to grow clearer and the weather
warmer. When he reached Denver
and Colorado Springs, he was most
agreeably surpr;sed-the air clear.
warm and balmy, such weather as
people of the east enjoy only in the
months of June and September. He,
therefore. thinks it privilege to be
permitted to live in this beautiful and
healthtul altitude. Our climate. Ger
tainly, is not q perfect one but when
we contrast it with that of most Of
our eastern states, We have great cause
to congratulate ourselves.-Gssusex
k<mt~.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

The space allotted to Gunnison
county al the Industrial Exposition,
through Joe Cotter is 16x4o, IN the
center of mineral hall. A pavilion
will cover that space, which will have
twelve stands for the twelve districts
Of the county, and will cost 5000.
Ruby camp wants to have a good
representation and it behooves every
man interested in our camp to Join in
and do all they can to promote the
enterprise. Don't sit down and wait
one for another, but bring in your
specimens when the proper time
comes, and we will prove what we
have been blowing about so much.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

The season is approaching when
the householder will be called upon to
exhibit the patience of Job. In the
Eastern States the family man catches
Hail Columbia periodically about this
time, when there is a grand house
cleaning love feast, and bedbug rodeo.
If a man can't stand cold dinners for
two weeks, help to move furniture,
take down stove pipes and nurse the
baby at intervals, he has no business
getting married and establishing a
household. Fishing excursions with
parties made up of male members ex-
clusively are fashionable as the 1st of
May looms up on the calendar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11
a pound

A glance at the foregoing list shows
that gold is no longer the type of ex-
treme preclousness in the metallic
world. While gold is worth few
hundred dollars pound, many other
metals run into the thousands, and
some day when such current prices
are better known, the figures of speech
relating to value may undergo some
changes; for instance, we may some
day use chromium as a unit OF prec-
iousness, and speak Of good fel-
low" as worth their weight in vana-
dunn,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

A bill has been introduced ,by Sen
ator Chilcott, amending section 2,325
of the Revised Statutes, provides that
a party failing to sustain protest
against the issuance of a patent shall
become liable for costs and damages,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

The prize fight, which was to come
of between Thos. Walling and BYrne
Campbell, at Coal Creek, this state,
did not take place last Friday. The
parties could not agree upon referee
and both agreed to leave the ring
simultaneously. There were about
1000 people present, who left in dis
gust.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

Mr.. Hays, the man who shot Arizo-
ma Bill last fall in Crested Butte,
while in the capacity of Marshal of
that town, has been tried before the
court in Gunnison, acquitted, and sct
at liberty. The prosecuting attorney
recommended his srelease without any
argument.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

The assassination of Lord Cayindish
and under-Secretary Burke in Ireland,
has created considerable consterna-
ton in that country.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

The Indian appropriation bill gives
over S2oo, 900 for the education of
Indian children. What appropria-
tion has the government made to edu-
cate white children? We have several
waifes around this town that ought to
be little Indian boys and girls now.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

On the 9Th inst it showed very heav-
lily throughout the coal regions of
Pennsylvania, and the weather was
very cold like winter. Ditto here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

What has become of our reservation
bill (? We do not want this matter to
20 over another summer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

Ed Silk, the we'll known variety
theatre manager, has skipped out from
Leadvllle, having done some crooked
work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

Weare indebted to Senator Chilcott
and Secretary Teller for valuable pub
lie documents.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11
COMMERCIAL Y6LUE or
MEZ1LS.

The following table serves for gen.
eral comparison of the values which
include, in addition to the tabulated,
lanthanium. tantalum and Cesium-
rot yet articles of commerce. AS yet
tine worlds supply of some is less than
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

DeLong and party, the Arctic ex-
plorers, it is reported have all been
found dead.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

A fire in Racine, Wis, has Destroy
ed several million dollars worth of
property.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11
THURSDAY, MAY II, 1882.

The President has signed the Chi
nese bill.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-05-11

argument.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The pressure of wind seldom e1-
ceeds thirty pounds to the square foot,
except in the case OF whirlwinds.
A lacquered Japanese fan, constructed
on the principle of the audiphone, has
been recommended as an aid to hear
ing.
Methyl alcohol or wood naptha, is
an alcohol obtained as one of the prod
ucts OF the destructive distillation of
wood.
On the last two days Of July, 1880,
the rainfall over an area of $500 miles
in the central part of England was
three inches. A single inch in such an
area amounts 10 100, 900, 900, 600 gal.
Ions.
After experimenting for quarter Of
century on the variation Of plants,
DIR. II. Hoffman ipclines to the opinion
that variation takes place in definite di.
rections, and that its 'cause is in a pre-.
ponderating degree internal.
II gravitation we're 10 cease, and steel
wires were used to hold the earth in
her orbit, each wire being as large as
the heaviest telegraph wire, it would
require nine to each square inch Of the
earth's surface, and the whole suuward
hemisphere Of our globe would have TO
be covered as thickly as blades OF grass
upon lawn.
Mr.. J. Il. Pillsbury, OF Springfield,
Mass, has the following letter in the
Science: A friend of mine who is re-
liable observer relates an incident
which forcibly illustrates the power oi
parental affection to overcome fear
The gentleman found a nest Of young
mice aud removed them to the ground
near by. The mother mouse made hel
appearance and carried away one Of hel
/ young, and while she was gone the gen
tleman took the remaining mice in hi
hand. When the mouse again appeared
and could not find her young sh,
seemed 10 hesitate a moment and theI
ran up the gentlemnu's clothes, tool
one Of the young and carried il away
This was repeated until all the younl
were removed TO place of safety.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
Inherited Perils.

Foremost among the perils of LIFE in
all its stages, but especially in its early
stages, are the inherited. We may
safely say tina. no one is born free from
taint OF disease, and We may almost say
with equal certainty that there is no
dehnable disease that does not admit
Of being called hereditary, unless it be
accidentally produced. To wha. is
known as specific disease, the disease
of diseases to struma, or scrofula, and
its ally, il not the same, tubercular
affections TO cancer, TO rheumatism
and gout, and to alcoholic degeneration,
the grand perils of life are mainly due.
These are the bases of so many diseases
which bear different names these 80
modify diseases which may in themselves
be distinct, that il they we're removed
the dangers would be reduced TO q min.
imum. These diseased conditions do
not, however, exhaust the list of fatal
common inheritances. On many occa-
sions for several years past have OBJ
served and maintained the observation,
that some diseases, rs communicable,
infections or contagious, are also classi.
fed under this head. I am satisfied
that quinsy. diphtheria, scarlet fever,
and even what is called brain fever,
typhoid, are often of hereditary char.
acter. / have known q family in which
four members have suffered from diph-
liberia, a parent having had the same
affection, and probably grandparent.
l have known q family in which Eve
members have, at various periods. sui
fered from typhoid, q parent and a
grandparent having been subject to the
same disease. I have known a family
in which quinsy has been the marked
family characteristics for four genera.
tions. These persons have been the
sufferers from the diseases named with
out any obvious contraction Of the dis
esscs, and without having any com.
panions in their sufferings. They
we're in fact predisposed 60 produce
the poisons of the disease in their own
bodies, as the cobra is TO produce the
poisonous secretion which in its clse
is part of the natural organization
DR.. Richardson. in Fraser's Ma0asino.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
Sdnfowers and lilies, peacock feath-
ers and poppies are in demand.

ers and poppies are in demand.
Polonaises of black moire silk will be
worn over white satin and black velvet
striped goods for underskirts.
Chenille fringes of pale colors to
match evening fabrics form beautiful
trimmings for evening dresses.
Ras terre ESCAPE the ground) skirts
are more in fashion than very short
ones except for very young ladies.
Skirts with trimmings formed OF
sections of different materials are
very fashionable, but they are not
pretty.
Machine lace is used 30 much in the
making OF muslin evening dresses that
the manufacturers can scarcely meet the
demand.
Long tight cuffs OF plush, moire or
velvet are seen on cloth and came's-
hair dresses, the sleeve above the cuff
being rather full.
The new prints, as well as all the new
goods OF the coming season, come in
separated pieces for skirts and over
dresses, showing that composite cos
tunes will be as fashionable as ever.
The new dress linens for spring wear
come in delicate tones of color, figured
in the weaving in geometric and polka
dot designs for overdresses, and in
plain stuffs to match for skirts.
Just nov it is fashionable to wear the
hair quite low in the neck, in coils or
plaits, while the brow is covered with
waves or rings. Brushing it straight
back from the forehead is becoming to
but few-if any-faces.
Here are the fashionable colors in
spring goods: Gray blue or greyhound,
garnet shades, mustard shades, pearl
and dark gray, olives, browns and
bronzes, shrimp and she'll pinks, sap
phire shades. green and dark blue.
The new American prints for spnng
wear show such marked improvement
in the finish OF the materials, as we'll as
in the designs, that the manufacturers
says that before many seasons the for.
eign prints will be driven from our
market
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23

revive the question, often discussed,
but never satisfactorily answered, why
the name of numerous family should
have been, for at least a century, uni
versally spelled Enroughty and univer-
sally pronounced Darby. The mem
bers OF the family themselves follow
this strange perversion, always writing
the name one way and pronouncing it
the other, but can give no explanation
of its origin. Nathan Enroughty, who
has Just died at q great age--from nine
ty to hundred years-was soldier in
the war of 1912 and a pensioner of the
government. He was famous, beyond
middle life, for his strength. activity
and endurance, and it il said no pru-
dent man ever ventured to try conclu-
sions with him when natures weapons
were the only ones TO be employed.
For eleven years, however, blindness
kept him in hateful inactivity.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

To CUHE FELox.-As soon as IL
makes its appearance apply poultice
OF equal parts Of sal.peter and brim-
stone, mixed with sufficient lard TO
make paste, and renew as soon AZ il
gets dry. Afew applications will effect
a cure.
BAD PRAOTIcE.--The common prac-
tice OF having night lights In the bed
rooms Of children Of well-to.do parents
is deprecated by DR.. Robert Il. Bake
we'll. he says il has q most injurious
effect upon the nervous system Of
young children. Instead of the per
feet rest the optic nerves ought TO have,
and which nature provides for by the
darkness Of the night, these nerves are
perpetually stimulated. and. Of course,
the brain and the rest of the nervous
system suffer. Children thus brought
up are excessively timid for years after
on going into the dark"
IcE POR TKETHNG CHu.DHEx. The
pain OF teething may be almost done
away and the health Of the child bene-
fited by giving il fine splinters Of ice,
| picked off with a pin, to melt in it's
mouth. The fragment is so small that
it is but drop Of warm water before
it can be swallowed, and the child has
all the coolness for it's ieverish gums
without the slightest injury. The avid
ity with which the little things taste
the cooling morsel the instant quiet
which succeeds hours Of fretfulness,
and the sleep which follows the relief,
are the best witnesses to the magic rem
edy. Ice may be fed to three months
child in this way, each splinter being
no longer than a common pin, for five
or ten minutes, the result being that it
has awsllowed in that time teaspoon
ful Of warm water, which, so far from
being a harm, is good for it, and the
process may be repeated hourly as often
as the iretting fts from teething begin.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
Baited With Music.

A writer In Notes and Queries says
The boatmen of the Danube arch
across and keep tense upon strong
stretchers hung with grelots (little bells
or iinglesl, a floating net, and 80 ring
In 3 great number Of Hsh by she .ink.
ling Of these bells Rondolet, the
famous naturalist, gives romantic in
stance of the fondness of muaic Of
fishes.
When staying at vichy he took q
walk with some friends in quest of
nlosa, along the banks OF the AIlier.
with violin in hand. ready for . seren-
ade. TIE air was still, the moon and
stars shining brilliantly.
When the party had come to . favor.
able spot for the operation net was
carefully drawn across the stream.
while the violinist, putting thO inssru-
ment 30 his chin, struck up q lively
waits. A wonderful effect ensued.
Scarcely had no drawn his bow when
the sleeping surface Of She waters began
to move, alosa backs appeared rippling
the silvery expansa, aud after . few
strokes q party Of Dab might Be seon
rising and leaping In ths water.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
An Orange Wrapping In Florida.

Last night our party OF tourists went
to an "orange wrapping" A large
warehouse belonging to the Wilkinson
place was lighted up with candles
placed along the walls, and ali the
help" Of the neighborhood vas gath
cred. In one corner of the room there
we're huge boxes filed with oranges.
They we're rigged with handles at each
end, and il took two men TO bring one Of
them in. On the opposite side of the room
were long tables, behind which
sat the wrappers. The fruit
was supplied to them by boys, who
carried it in bread trays, putting >
tray to every three men. Before each
man was package OF tissue paper. BY
a deKterous movement an orange was
enveloped in a leaf OF paper BY one
movement As the fruit was wrapped
it was dropped into another tray, which
was carried TO the packers, who stood
before pile Of empty crates. Each
orange was placed in the crate sepa-
rately, being packed in close rows.
crate holds from 100 to 40 oranges,
and sells here for about So. The
oranges are not brought direct from
the grove 10 the pAcking-house, but
rest day or two in the drying house.
There they are spread over lattice
shelves, where they go through a
Sweating" process before they are
ready for shipment.
The scene in the wzpping-house wss
pretty one. The golden fruit, piled in
rich profusion, the men and boys laugh
ing as they handled il so rapidly, the
orderly crates with their tempting con.
tents, heap Of pine-apples in an odd
corner, filling the room with their Ell.
quisite flavor, huge bunches Of bananas
with just Aeck of yellow here and
there amid the green, clean.lcoking
lemons almost as large as the oranges
heaped of to themselves, great oitrona
with their royal gold color, groups OF
boatmen and hunters with their swarthy
faces aud picturesque attire lending a
hand wherever 1t was needed, negro
with q banjo strumming rude tunes to
which the crowd gave casual accom-.
paniment, the ladies watching curiously
and ssmpling an orange now and then
these we're some Of the elements that
made mp the scene--the whole being
enlivened with the haste and hustle Of
getting ready against the NEXT days
boat ana having the fruit ready to 90
out with the ship. Florida Letter,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23

The New York Graphic thinks that the
increase in cases OF heart disease iB
caused by the life OF hurry and excite
ment which men lead in cities. 1t says:
"If shocks and starts are liable TO
bring about sudden deaths in affections
of tho heart, is there not 4 grea. deal
in our modern life which tend to this
rcsult7 Is not our daily life in the
city, especially that portion of il passed
out Of doors, largely made up Of starts,
alarms, petty fears and AnKietics and
irahtic hurryings? Men step from
their doors in the morning and hurry
10 jump on the nearest passing car;
they run up the fifty steps of the IL"
road station 10 catch an incoming train
as though pursued by a fien2, and gen.
orally wait for the next one; they Jump
from ferryboat 10 dock or from dock TO
ferryboat as though escaping from
armed foes; they hurry S=d hustle aud
run from car line 10 car line and from
ferry to rAilway station. full OF breath.
less anxiety to catch the train;
they fclmper across Broadway in
terror OF passing vehicles. These
and more are daily events in
the lives of tens of Thousands.
Every frantic spasm of haste draws
heavily on our strength. Every such
spasm diminishes our supply OF nerve
force and decreases mental power. A
hurried man omFomRn Is in no fit con-
dition for BUSINESS. The great distances
at which so many live from their places
of business make the loss OF train or
boat serious Inconvenience. And
whether il does or not there Is the same
hurry or anxiety. The question in view
of all this is:, Have not these condi.
tions attendant on the daily life of so
many people something TO do with the
development .of heart disease which
seems Of increasing and alarming fire.
quencyi Wouldn't IL be better, il pos.
sible, TO take things easier, or wait
until the hurry is over, TO cultivate
more disposition 10 leisure7 Or is this
possible where the demands weigh 30
heavily on thousands-where strong or
weak, sick or we'll. the post of labor
must be filled with machine-like regu-
larity7
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
LADIES, DEPARTMENT.
A servan, Girl. Romance.

When the French sought to establish
q monarchy in Mexico Mazatlan youth
raised regiment of boys and waged
against such of the invaders as
appeared at Sinaloa warfare that
told. The young mans father was
of Castilian blood and his mother
was q Mexican. His name, Corona,
soon became famous, and at the
age of twenty-five he was regarded
as the Mosby OF Mexico. At the end
of the war he was major general, tho
hero OF the soldiers and the idol of
Mazatlan society. He was six feet tall,
broad-shouldered, handsome and dar-
ing. While attending ball at the
American hotel in Mazatlan, he stun
bled over domestic, knocking a tray
from her hand. STOPPING to pick up
the crookery, General Corona noticed
that the girl was very pretty and very
saucy. She told him that her name was
Betty Bowman, that her mother was a
San Francisco washer woman, and that he
ought to know better than to rush so
headlong down dark stairway. Corona
made love to the American miss, and
before leaving for the capital he had
learned of her. irreproachable though
very humble life. Once away, Betty's
face and pert ways haunted him so
much that he wrote to her, arranging
for marriage 10y proxy. He remained
at Mazatlan; the bride went to a con.
vent school. They were a thousand
miles apart and wrote to each other
daily, the husband constantly instruct
ing the wife in polite ways. President
Jusrez, fearing that Corona's popularity
would lead the people to give their vote
TO the young soldier at an election
then approaching, concluded to send
him as minister to Madrid, the most en-.
viable diplomatic position in the eyes
of all Mexicans. General Corona took
the washerwoman's daughter to his
palace in Madrid, and she now is re-
garded as the most brilliant and accom-
plished lady at the court OF Spain.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-23
Now. aud Notes for Women.

The United States patent Office last
year granted seventy patents to women.
The government of Liberia has given
200 acres OF land for the foundation of
q seminary for the education of young
girls.
Sarony, the New York photographer,
pays Patti 81, 900 for the exclusive right
of photographing her while she is in
America.
Il is said that there are eleven nuns
in the Dieu convent, Quebec, who have
each completed over fifty years in the
sisterhood.
Miss Anna Grant, Of Boone county,
Missouri, informs the Columbia Herald
that she has woven O,0ss yards oi car
pet during 1881.
Mrs Miller, of Edisco. Fla, becom.
ing involved in difficulty with her
husband, seized an aK azd attempted to
kill him. Failing In this, she retired
to another room, saturated her cloth
ing with kerosene and set fire to her
dress. She was burned to death.
Amens, the daughter OF the chief OF
the Algerian revolt, is the great beauty
of the Arab tribes, and is g. accom-
plished as she is lovely. She takes her
courser and rides as fast and as far as
her father, with a courage that is not
excelled by any Of the bold riders of
tho tribes.
Mary Anderson, the actress, while in
Washington contributed literally to
the fair OF st. Matthews church, and
in return was entertained by Mira. Gt n
eral Sherman, and presented by her
With 3 valuable antique oandlsstick TO
carry in the sleep walking scens OF
Lady Macbeth.
When Mr.. Buchanan was United
States minister at the court of st.
James. an English lady, who was the
wife of . foreign ambassador, attempted
TO take precedence of Miss Harriet
Lane (Bucbanan's niecel at = queens
drawing room. Miss Lane ut once
stopped the whole business Of the hozr,
sent for the lord chamberlain, and set.
lied her right TO lead.