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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
4 Terrible Explosive.

Prof Mezzrof. Of Berlin, an expert on
explosives, has arrived ia New York.
. lie was seen BY Sdr reporter. and his
, views we're obtained on the subject Of
explosives in general. There are, " ssid
the professor. ''tbree kinds Of nitro gly.
cerine. which have different degrees Of
| strength. There are mono, nitro. hi.
nitro. aud tri.nitro glycerine. II you
take guBpowder ss a standard, then
mono nitro is four times as powerful a.
powder. Bi-nitro is eleven times, and
tri nitro ia sIxty.tbree times as powerful.
( Gunpowder explodes at the rate Of 900
miles a minute; mono nitro, 1000; bi.
nitro, II eco; and tri.niiro, 1900 miles
a minute. Nothing that man can make
can resist the blow from quantity OF
til nitro glycerine. Thirty pounds of II
exploded IN the right way aud place,
would demolish and sink the most pow
erful ifon-clad. Thirty pounds will
generate Eve thousand feet oi gas, and
the blow from that amount Of gas would
strike the vessel nj the rate OF nineteen
thousand mile. a minute.
"lou gee. that while the iron.clad
might cost so many millions that thirty
pounds Of the tri nitro will only cost
$50 Al the time iron-clsds were in.
vented rinitro wzs not discovered. To
make q pound Of tai nitro" continued
the professor. 1.-The material to-day will
cost 81 sS At Wholesale prices. Then
come the vessel and skilled labor neces
sary to make il. say skilled labor for
you need not expect 10 get anY one you
pick off the street TO make = chrome
meter. A chemical operation il nicer
work than making n watch, and can not
be done by an igporsmusn
Professor. will ask you one more
question. How can the Irish get weap
ons Of war!
THE way to get the cheapest and
most effective weapons Is for them 10
send twenty young men to New York.
and in thirty days practical teaching
they can make pure ri.niiro glycerine
at the rate of three hundred pounds =
day. Let them return 10 Ireland, and
five of them go to each province and be.
gin the manufacture Of the stuff. II
will make the British lion rosr. if5.
0O0, 900 OF the Germans were 40 ooppressed
as the Irish We would blow all the iron.
clads to the bottom of the sea in twelve
months. The pistol bullet makes little
man - good as q zig one, aBd tri nitro.
glycerine makes = small nation ne big -
a great one"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
Upsetting Moses.

Altoona Tribune.
Jim Manly began 10 talk. II cay.
Deacon, Darwin's theory OF evolution is
little hard on the fret cApter OF Gene.
sis. OF course We don't know vet how
IL will turn out. but it looks n little as
though they were going to upset Moses. +"
The Deacon made no answer. He surely
must have heard Jim's remark. Pres.
emily he was observed TO be counting
his fingers slowly, and with pauses for
thought between each enumeration.
After "a while Jim ventured to ask :
Counting up your saw.logs, Deacon,
aren't you ~ NO" said the Deacon
"I'Il tell you. Your remark set me TO
thinking. was just counting up how
many times in the course Of human his
tory somebody has upset Moses. First
of all, two old iugglers named James
and Jambres undertook this, but they
Jailed. Then u certain king named
Pharaoh went at the work OF upEetting.
lie must have found IL more OF n work
than he anticipated. for he has not
reached home yet. Then three leaders
of liberal thought-Korah, Dathan aud
Abiram-went at the job. They failed
~ eau Nl'DNNNthk BAtN bNh Nffy NfNAiNA
bit OF n rancho for themselves, which
they and their children hold quiet pos.
session OF until this day. Later on II
king named Nebuchadnezzar entered
upon the upsetting business. lie did
not succeed. either. He spent seven
years chaIned to a stump. and when he
had served out his time he had changed
his mind, and was Il sadder and wiser
man. His successor met with still greater
disaster and in n similar attempt Since
that time there have been no end OF
persons who have tried to upset Moses.
Some ancient heather, CELSIUS and Por.
phyry and Julian the apostate, and lat.
terly these German critics and scien.
lists. so called, are at the same thing.
Years ago, when | chanced TO he IN
Boston, heard of meeting Of Free.
thinkers at a place called Chapman
Hall. could not resist the temptation
TO go just once and hear what they said.
| found about twenty persons there ;
three or four OF them were women all
the rest were men. And what do you
think they were engaged inl The old
enterprise of upsetting Moses. And yet
Moses has today in the synaeogues OF
Boston more persons that preach him
than he ever bad before. 1t Is aston.
ishing how much upsetting IL takes TO
upset Moses. II is like upsetting gra.
mite cube. Turn IL on which face YOU
will. there IL stands as solid As ever. The
cube is used to being upset, and does
not Fnind II. II always amuses me when
| hear n fresh cry from some new quar-.
ter averring that some man whom no
body has ever before heard OF has found
out sure way OF doing what all others
have tailed in. And now here comes
jam Manly and Moses has TO be upset
again. All, well 80 and the deacon
sighed. There was roar of laughter
which made the rafters OF the Awmill
ring. and all joined in except Jim.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
Tussie With n Whale.

Mr.. Joseph w. Mead, Of POUCH.
keepsie, is now on board the bark
Hercules on a whaling voyage. His
ship was off st. Helena on the 2stb Of
October, from which place he sent an
interesting letter as follows: "On the
9th OF June last we raised whale. and
got them all in favorable positions.
when We lowered our boats aud in
short time cur second mate struck one.
In lew minutes after the whale
caught the boat about the quarter and
completely chewed it up. Mr.. Luce.
the chiei mate, when be saw our signal
from the ship, sent a boat aud had the
crew picked up. took the line and still
had the whale fast The third mate
also came up and went on the whale
three times. The fourth time the whale
caught aud mashed his boat into fire.
wood. The boat siecrer was killed,
but the rest Of the crew were saved
In the meantime the boats did no;
dare TO 20 near the wounded whale.
but fired at it from a distance with
guns. About this time We received
help from the ship Milton. which sent
two boats TO the rescue, for we were in
very weak condition. Before YOU
could think it possible. however, the
Milton boats were both mashed and
their crews swimming in the water.
they were soon rescued by our baats.
he boats hung about the whale until
dark, when we cut the line and let the
huge monster 60. The next morning.
however, We saw him again and took
another hold Of him. aud about :
o'clock in the afternoon We succeeded
IN despaicbing him. 1t was the llr.
gest whale taken in this section Tor
many years, and made us $50 barrels
of oil. 1ts length WAS so feet. and
jaws ~ feet
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

demanded equality of taxation. The
manors that had been exempted from
the beginning no longer were allowed
this privilege, the Assembly justly claim
ing that equality OF protection demand.
ed equality of taxation. The right of
the people TO control the public purse
was another of the cardinal doctrines
insisted on, and the foundations laid in
those early days are the self.same on
which rests our modern superstIucture.
Any government is free where the
laws rule and the people make the laws.
Thus spoke VIM. Penn; and the nigh.
ty struggle for representative taxation
hinged on this doctrine. The first di.
rect issue on this point was made in
Philadelphia in l740, and the rights OF
the people prevailed. Pennsylvania was
also foremost in the abolition of slavery
and the amelioration OF the penal code.
Under Penn's wise administration mur.
der alone was punished with death, and
work houses were everywhere erected
for the punishment of minor otienses.
In New York, on the contrary, that relic
OF barbarity, the ducking stool for COM
mon scolds, was still in use.
And in that most important part of
our modern political edifce, universal
suffrage, how stands Pennsylvania At
the Revolution of the states save herself
had property qualification attached TO
the voting privilege, and Massachusetts,
had religious qualification. The scot
and lot" test, consisting in a contribu.
ton laid on people according to their
ability, was the only one required in
Pennsylvania, and her wisdom 200 years
ago is manifested in the general adop.
ton of universal suffrage in modern
times. A right once granted can never
be taken back without the peoples con
sent, and the rights granted Pennsylva'
MIA were always steadfastly maintained.
Conspicuous as Pennsylvania ever was
in her love OF liberty and her defense OF
her rights. she yet found time for the
cultivation OF those politer arts, liter.
ature, medicine and the law. and Phila
delphis may we'll be proud OF her Cad.
walader, her Rush and her Hamilton
How marked the contrast between
Pennsylvania constitution and that OF
the Carolinas. The latter, prepared un.
der the inspiration OF the great mon
archist John Locke, sought TO avoid a.
an evil a too numerous democracy, and
was agreeable to monarchy. The con.
stitution OF Pennsylvania has withstood
the storms Of more than two hundred
years, and its influence has been felt by
more han fifty millions OF people. Peac 4,
justice and equality ofrights, these were
the broad foundations on which she was
laid IN the beginning, aud her progress.
i've existence TO day is the enduring
monument raised by time to the illustri'
Gus founder Of our state.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
Why the Parson Left kentueky.

T'iss sifiines.
a good many years ago, when a
certain place in Texas was very
small town, quite a number Of promi.
nent citizens went out on a hunting
expedition. One night. when fhey
were all gathered around the camp fire.
one OF the party suggested iha; q eh
man should give the time and reason
for his leaving his native State and
coming to Texas. Whereupon each one
IN turn told his experience. judge
Blank had killed a man in self defense
and Arkansaw General Soandso, had
forged another mans signature TO a
check, while another came to Texas ON
account of his having two wives. The
only man who did not make anv dis.
closures vas a saDctimunious- looking
old man, who, although a professional
gambler, was usually called "Parson."
well, ParsOn, why did you leave
Kentucky
Il don't care TO say anything about
it. Besides, it was only triile. None
OF you would believe me anyhow"
Out with it. Dill you shoot any.
body ?"
"No, gentlemen, did not. Since
you want TO know so bad III tell YOU.
| left Kentucky because did not
build a church."
Deep silence fell on the group. No
such excuse for coming to Texas ever
had been heard before. There was
evidently an unexplained mystery at
the bottom Of it. The Parsou was
called on TO furnish more light.
We'll. gentlemen, you see a congre-
cation raised $4,000 and turned il over
to me TO build a church-and didn't
build the church. That's tll."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
Won MoItke's Assistant and Successor
Berlin Correspondence London Times.

Berlin corrsspnBdsnes London Tlmss
Count Won Waldersee Is not such
voluminous author as Count Won Moltke,
but what lie has written is of the very
best quality. The only complete work
on the Danish war based on official
sources and published half ianonymously
emanated from his pen. 1t is some.
what curious coincidence that both the
present and future Chief Of the Grand
General staff should have married An.
gIo'Sdxon wives. Count yOn Moltke
welded a0 EnglishwomaD, while Count
Won Waldersee IL married TO an Amer.
can lady Of the name OF Lee from New
York. the widow OF Prince Frederick
Emile August, OF Schleswig. IIolstein.
whose son by previous union was re.
ierred 10 recently in an obituary IN the
Times. Thus Count won Waldersec il
connected 10y marriage, If but slightly.
perhaps with the royal families both OF
England and Prussia. The count comes
TO Berlin with "A reputation for other
recommendable qualities besides great
accomplishments in all the principles
and details Of his profession. He j. a
man OF tall and most distinguished mill.
tsry presence and polished manners,
combining in high degree the siar,tcr
an H,o,to with the foyt,fer N ran attain.
ment which is by no means common in
Prussia in any sphere of life whatever,
especially in army circles. In fact. in
addition TO being an illustrious soldier,
Count Waldersee is also a brilliant cour.
tier-an impress on whichIG General Rob.
erts and hs critical colleagues from
England did not fail to carr, away with
them from Hanover, when last autumn
they attended the Inannuyres of the
Tenth Army Corps and we're objects OF
so much bospiiable attention from the
chief fits Etsf. Whatever be the opin.
ion as TO his appointment abroad, be.
lieve there are few officers in the Ger.
man army who do not believe that by
his nomination as assistsntand presump.
tive successor to Field Marshall Won
Moltke the right man has been put In
the right place.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

the congregation, do they institute
lawsuits against the people of the
world. Like the Quakers and Men.
nonltes, they refrain from taking or
administering oatbs. from parlicipat.
ing IN warfare, or giving countenancc
to 1t In any manner whatever. They
are averse TO accepting public office.
Their poor they support. Among
their host Of two hundred thousand
people, there is not one who suffers
from want. Even those who fail in
business are aided to make new ef.
fort, and such assistance may be lent
three times. After the third failure
they take it to be the will Of God that
the unfortunate brother shall not sue.
ceed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
4 CrRIOTS SECT.

CUSTOMS ASD PRINCIPLES OF THE prxErRs.
Csntury Hssszips
The Dunkers profess all the funda.
mental principles Of the Christian faith.
They do not, however, believe in the
eternal perdition of souls. They have
no creed apari.from the Bible. What
they aim at is to restore Christianity
TO it, primitive purity, scrupulously TO
follow the precepts and the example OF
the Savior, and to make religious con.
viction the sole arbiter of conduct in
life. They still baptize the neophytes
-as their founders at Schwarzenau
did--by immersiug them three times
ia the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Spirit. Their holy commu.
MON is spreceeded by the rite Of foot wash
ing. A curious discussion has of late
engaged their attention-upon the
question whether the single or the dou.
bic mode has the better claim for OBJ.
servance. When the same brother
both washes and dries the feet it is the
single mode; when each service is per.
formed by n separate person, they call
il fooi-washing by double mode. It
Is not 10 be understood. however, that
the whole congregation is thus served
by one or two of their number. There
are enough of them going around with
tub and towel to finish the ceremony
within reasonable time. Foot-wash-
ing and communion are always ad.
ministered in the evening during the
afternoon lovefeast is held, in com.
memoration of the supper which Jesus
took with his disciples. There is no
binding rule a. TO the choice of food.
though among The viands lamb has
the preference. Even such luxuries
as coffee and butter, unknown 20
Scriptural Palestine, are not objected
TO. After the love-feast comes the
"holy kiss" The minister gives IL 10
the brother that sits next to him on
the right he applies il in turn, TO his
neighbor, and thus il is passed along
the line, and BY the last i carried TO
the next table. The same order l.
observed with the women, with The ex.
ception that the first kiss Is applied by
the minister to the first sisters hand.
The Dunkers live in peace with one
another. and seek no redress, for injury
done them, by recourse 10 law. Disa-
grecmenis among themselves are settled
hy the elders. shose decision i final.
Only IN exceptional cases, and after
permission is granted b the officers Of
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

Portland Afvus.
AF. Stephen A. Russell. an Augusta,
Maine. jeweler. has found treasure
which would rejoice the heart of an an.
tiquarian. IL Il silver tankard made
over a century and a quarter ego by
Paul Revere. the famous Boston silver.
smith imriortali1ed by I,onefellow. The
tankaTd hes the name Of Paul Revere
stamped upon II in two places, and en-.
gFaved on the bottom is the name Of
Elisabeth Goodwill. Il i OF solid silver,
sad weighs 20a ounces. Mr.. Russell
tound Il In store In WAteFviIIe. where
its owner had left it, asking that he
be allowed 80 for Il, about its value for
bullIon.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09
Women as Listeners.
Lppinoo,,'s sisg-riae.

isIIihfpNe hnE=Eins.
Woman is primarily a being who lis.
tens. She has in these days lost much
OF her original teAchableness. but che
has not yet entirely discarded the ap.
peArance OF being teachAble. In her
capacity for her hearing without obey.
ing lies her true power. A. a talker,
she has her peers; ~ listener, sbe IL
unequalled. II, asa French writer says.
the conversation Of women in society j.
like the straw in which china is pack I'd
worthless in itself, but without which
everything would be broken-the listen.
ing of women is hat saves Us from q
Babel Of tongues that would bring the
Ky about our ears in no time. Not that
woman is always. or, a. a rule, unwilling
TO use her tongue there - no need OF
being radical. but the listener who en-.
courages you with eyes and expression
aud appreciatiye laughter i woman.
She never lets her glance wander in An
absent manner, 10 he brought hack 10
meet yours al an important point with
an effort OF which you are both keenly
conscious. To whom you are tempted
To relate bits Of curious personal ex peri.
ence, the suffering caused by some ran
dom arrow Of outrageous fortune. the
isncies suggested by some book, some
view, some Journeys To a clever. gym.
pathetic woman, whose eyes brighten
with interest or sadden with sympathy
~ she listens; who seems to anticipate
your next word with eager pleasure. and
who, Tor some reason or other. Just then.
while you are in this confidential mood.
has very few fsucies Of her own TO com.
municate--only hints at them-iust
enough 10 keen YOU in counteuHnce
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

A man named woodie committed
suicide at Laurel Springs, Ashe county,
North Carolina. Hecame In from hunt
ing and asked BITE wife TO pull his boots
OF. She refused 70 do 20. which 90.
wounded biz feelings that he caught ~
hls gun and, By the use Of hIs foot, dis
charged the contents into his body.
killing himself Instantly. They wers
both quite young, and have oaly heen
married about twelve months.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

TnE Pennsylvania R,ilrcad Company
has ordered ten locomotives. TO be built
IN the shops At Wilmington, acquired
by the purchase Of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington End Baltimore Railroad
Company.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

LARcE coal tracts have been taken IN
in Mercer county by philadelphia capi.
islist, and the tonnage will be sent 20
Buffalo over the Buffalo. Pittsburg and
Western Railroad.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

A nov 5 idea Of having a tooth drawn
may be summed up as follows The
doctor hitched fast on me. pulled his
best. and Just before IL killed me the
tooth came out"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

THE contract for building ; railway
tunnel under the st. Lawrence RlseF
has been awarded 10 s. II. Rouillinrd fer
$500 600, including drainage and light.
ing complete, the wotk 10 Be finished
n 1885,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

WILuAs 2. SANFORD. OF Upper YodeE
Cambria county, who was = years =
aEe. died recently from exhaustion
caused, IL i said, BY rapid growth. lie
grew ten inches IN one year.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

ms smallpox still continues bad In
Pittabnrg and Allegheny cities. 1t is
now nearly year since ID iirst broke cut
there and - no time since has il entire.
= ulsappeared from the two cities.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

TnE ChambershurR Reposiiory says that
At least $500 worth Of bovine virus has
been shipped from The three farms in
that vicinity for purposes Of vaccina.
tion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-09

FIvE hundred shoe lssters struck
Saturday at Rochester, n. Y. for an adj.
vance OF 25 per cent. in wages. Two
thousand men are thrown out ofemnloy.
ment In consequence.
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-23
A Generous Gift,

Senator Joseph E. Brown, of Geor. gia, who recently made handsome and iudicious gift of $50, 1000 to the State University for the education of poor young men, has written an interesting letter to an old friend setting forth his hopes respecting the fund. It is part of his plan that the beneAciaries shall return the money advanced to them, when they are able to do so. eff one is taunted as charity scholar" writes Senator Brown, Che can promptly reply: No, sir; I am borrowing the money to complete my education; but if I live I shall pay every dollar of it back again. There is something manly in this, and I believe that eight-tenths of them will return the money. thank God that He has given me the means to give, to some extent, to worthy ob. jects nothing affords me more pleasure. As you may reasonably expect, this donation doubles the number of appli- cations of every imaginable kind for assistance, relief, donations, loans, etc. Of course, I cannot accommodate many of them, but try to select, to the ex. tent of my ability to give, the objects which, in my opinion, are most appro. priate; and feeling then an acquitted conscience, have no hesitation about saying no where it is proper that should say 3D."
Connecticut western news., 1882-08-23
No Charity There.

The committee on the sick of the Detroit Lime Kiln Club reported that Brother General Jackson Cox had sent for them on the previous evening, and they had arrived at his cabin in a one- horse wagon to find him out of his mind and evidently drawing near deaths door. They recommended that he be allowed five dollars from the re. lief fund, and that two members be de. tailed to sit up with him.
 Brudder Cox didn't send fur me. observed the President, as he placed the report on the window.sill, where it would blow into the street, "but I went over dar' jist the same. arrove dar' bout half all hour arter de com mittee left, an foun' de gineral lickin' de chillen wid one han an eatin' cold co'n beef wid de odder. His mind had got back, an so had his ole woman, an de way she was rakin' him down made me weak in de knees. Doorin' de ar- ternoon de gineral had eaten two q uarts of hucklel,erries, cherry pie, loaf of bread, fo' billed aigs an due quan- tity of sassRge, an de strain on his constitushun was a leetle too much. He won't git any reliet heah, an de nex' time he shows up in dis hall Ize gwine to talk to him in a way dat will make him lose SIX pounds of fat in five minits."