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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
Fantastic ExtrayaRauce.

Warsaw society Is still excited over
an exhibition of fantastic extravaganza
with which a number of Russian Off
GERS have recently entertained them
selves. Adjutant-General Count Pillar
and Prince Mijanowiez, of the Hus-
sars, conceived the idea of Roman
banquet in the style of Lucullus, and
twenty-six other officers united in the
novel diversion. The banquet-halI was
filled with roses and perfumed with all
the Odors Of Arabia, and the feasters
arrayed themselves in Roman togas
and wore garlands OF roses on their
heads. Swallows nests from India.
wild African pigeons and n ragout of
nightingales were among the costly
viands with which they were served,
The banquet lasted eight hours and
cost 81. 600, or $3.50 apiece. This gas.
Economical extravaganza has provoked
bitter criticism in Warsaw, where it Is
denounced as u wicked imitation Of
tho wanton luxury which proceeded the
fall Of the Roman empire, and where
II has, at least, done nothing to make
more agreeable the relations existing
between the Polish population and the
Russian garrison.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07

A fair blue sea, whore mirrorod lie

A fair blue sea, whore mirrorod lie
The gold-brown rock in sunshine resting.
Tho cbangeful glory Of the sky,
Tho white-wing'd guIl his swift way brsas,
ing
world Of light and song and bloom,
Where earth is glad and heaven rsjJio.,.
And, floating through my quiet room,
laughing chime Of baby voices.
Half way across the seaward slope
With tall green grassess bending over,
Two sweet eyes bright with love and hops
Laugh mp at me among the clover
With futter Of little gown
Whose flying fold the wind u2raiss%
Her pretty head Of golden brown
My darling lifts amid the dAisis-.
Part Of the shining day abe seems,
But more divine than all its splendoi.
Like some fair light that shines in dreams.
So softly bright, 10 sweetIy tender
The glow upon ths rounded cheek,
The lisping voice in broken Tweetnsz..
More life and love and joy bespeak
Than all the summers nch competence.
And yst-alAs! the woful chance
That comes TO dim tho moment piesrg..'
The sparkling eye, the speaking glanos
The heaped-up wealth OF june 1s.,
treasure,
Do but recall vanished bliss,
Az Menory's hand the curtain raise
Another head, n fair ~ this,
That lies below the nodding daisics'
-HGT7y T.. I'rs<
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
Curious Facts About the Mormons.


~ viii sound strangely in the eari
Of the people in "the States" and yd
IL is an actual fact, says a correspond.
ent, writing from Salt Lake City, that
there is not common or free school
in the Territory. In the city of Salt
Lake and at other points there are
schools where pupils Of all denomna
tions arc admitted, but a small tuition
fee is charged. The teachers are all
Mormon, and the exercises every day
begin and end with reading from the
Book Of Mormons The Gentiles, |
need hardly say, do not care 10 send
their children 10 these dcns Of fanati-
cism, and lattcrly they have established
few schools Of their own, but they
are all sectarian-the Catholics
have one, the Episcopalians an
other, the Methodists another,
and 50 on. II it be true that common
schools are essential TO a republican
form Of government, then Utah has
not republican form Of government,
and it is about the only Territory
which has not, and the want of com
mon schools is by no means the only
evidence of this fact What is called
the perpetual emigration fund is
one Of the chief agencies in keeping
up and increasing the numerical
strength Of the church. II is estimated
that 5000 people are brought from
Europe every year through this instru-
mentality. There are agencies Of the
fund in New York, Liverpool and the
cities Of Denmark, Sweden and
other countries likely 10 furnish recruits
for the grand army Of fanaticism.
are sent abroad every
year 10 solicit enlistments. The emi-
grant is furnished with transportation
across the water and across the plains,
and when he arrives here he is settled
on small farm-about ten acres is
the average, believe. He gives his
note for the grand total at ten per
cent. per annum. This note is hardly,
ever collected, because it is almost i'm
possible for the eInigrant to pay it off
after settling with the tithing master
twice year and complying with the
cTactions Of the church in
other respects. II is held simply
As mortgage upon the man and
his family, the non-enforcement
Df which is conditioned upon his
good behavior 10 the church. II he
chance 10 fall into disfavor with the
hierarchy his lot is hard one. He
inds himself without home or friends
lie cannot 60 back whence he came
there is no fund for that purpose-and
70 stay Ehcre he is is the worst kind
II slow torture. The emigrants are
carefully instructed upon their arrival
here that their first allegiance is due
% the church, and their second and
,nly other allegiance to the authorities
II tho Territbry.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
All Who Can Tells

al Who can tell what waits us when the vel
That hides that other life Is rolled away2
4syond it's bounds mysterious, what dread
assail7
What lies within its shadows, who can say
What waits us there
Beyond our sight2
Hope or despair,
Or day or night7
Whence flies the soul when it casts OF the clay
Ahl who can tell2
Our loved ones die; through mists of blind
ing tears
In deepest gloom despairingly We grope;
Forebodingly we see the lonely years
Unlighted by their love- unoheered by hope
Ali who can tell2
Where are our dead2
Will all be well
When life is fied2
Guard they our path Ger life's descending
slope7
Ahl who can tell2
We see the ceremonial winding-she
The toll of solemn funeral bell we hear;
The last sad rites are paid, and grief COM
plete
kills all the heart with desolation drear
The somber PAIL
The lonely hearth,
Can this be all
There is of earth2
Rnds life with coffin, shroud and funeral bier?
Ahl who can tell2
Zen while We weep, the tears that ease the
heart
In rays prismatc paint tn o'erhanging
skies,
And a new hope, Of our great grief part,
In faith prophetic TO the doubt repies
Bodies must die
Death is their goal,
Dowly they lie-
Not go the soul;
bod keepeth that with ever-watchful eyes
All will be welll
~ sorrow proved, made pure by trials here,
The ohastened heart looks upward for
relief,
And holds in spirit that communion dear
Which is thei well-spring of this sweet
belief
After the strife
Caneth rest,
Eternal life
Forever blest
ahs soul BE gathers home, precious sheaf,
All is well.
-Frdnk N. Scott.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
The Yellow Satin Dress.

"A very pretty girlr' said Mr..
AlOnzo Fitzapine, languidly biting the
carved top of his cane. mice COM
Plexion. Figure like the Venus di-
what's her name7 Do make some ex-
euse to send her in again, madame!"
Madame Fontani laughed indul-
gently.
Miss Fitzalpine was buying q white
hce tunic, over canary-colored glace.
Mrs. Fitzalpine had just ordered gar
net velvet, with carte-blanche as to
point-lace trimming. And if the son
and heir of this wealthy family be-
Thought himself to behave like a Cir
eassian prince surveying eligible young
nnaidens for the market-well. young
men would be young men, everybody
knew that; and it would not do TO dis
sbligc the Fitsalpines!
Flora" she said, hurrying out to
the little reception-room, where Flora
Nottingham, with blazing cheeks, was
singing costly lace draperies into the
deep drawers, 1--WE forgotten this
Eape. Take it to Miss Fitzalpine, and
sell her I think it matches her dress
setter than"
But instead Of meekly obeying
nadame's behests, Flora Nottingham
tan out of the room, and never stopped
until she had hidden her burning face
N the curtains of the back work
room.
Good gracious me" said Bella
Brown. What's the matter?"
Such horrid young man" ex-
planned Flora He stared at mel
And madame wanted me to go back
Hgain into the room, but l wouldn't"
Humph" said Bella Brown. I'D
b. glad enough to get into the show.
room. no matter If the customers
stared their eyes out at me-"
But Madame Fontani was cross and
curt with poor Flora after this all the
afternoon.
"I don't believe in such parade OF
feminine modesty," said madame, shak
ing her false curls.
But" pleaded Flora, piteously, "h'
looked at me so insolently-just rs il
Z were one Of the show-fgures r.
Wen, what else are you?" sale
Madame Fontani, sharply. 81 cam
have any young women so exceedingly
sigh-toned that they'll have to be pu
/gnder glass shades. IL they can't holt
themselves ready to obey orders, the,
may leave the establishment. Here
Miss Nottingham--this yellow satiI
dress must be finished for tomorrow
saorning at Q. Take 1t home with yo,
sO-night. dare say, If you are stead
II II, you can finish 1t by H."
" But, madame" cried Flora, :"
Son't think it's possible to-"
Hush r whispered Bella Brown
-I1l help you"
For Flora Nottingham and tn
Sashing Miss Brown boarded togethe
ia tall, red-brick house, where
spare landlady, with led nose m
faded alpaca raiment, charged them
modfrasa price In confederation
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
PUNGRNT PARAGRAPHS.

A Boston man calls his wife C-ys-
tai, because she IS always Or he
watch
A woman has 20 settle man cri
fee with the white Of an egg, bu' .ts
can settle his hash with look.
When man prefaces his conyars~
tion with Now, know it ism, 4a7
of my business" you may be petty
sure that it isn't.
"Great pains taken is the heaiag
Of an advertisement in one oi TIE
dailies. Probably some gentlema- las
eaten a whole watermelon.
"Mr. D., if you'n get my coat done
by Saturday, / shall be forever D
debted to you" 'If that's your gar
1t won't be DONE" said the tailor.
A Missouri girl whose father refus
TO buy lemon-colored linen dress poi
soned one Of his mules TO gCt even 4
girl who can't be in style will be-
desperate.
: A New York physician gives half
dozen reasons why Americans grow
bald. 1t appears that the principal
reason is because their hair comes ont.
We always suspected as much.
An intelligent farmer being asked #
his horses were we'll matched, replied.
Yes, they are matched first rate; ols
Of them is willing 10 do all the work
and the other is willing that he should
4 Brooklyn boy wrote composition
on the subject Of the Quakers, whom
he described as a sect who never qua,-
relied, never got into a fight, never
clawed each other and never jawe1
back. The production contained
postscript in these words: Pas
Quaker, but ma isn't"
For little lady of two-and-a-hai
years old this will do; She had picked
up q cane in the corner of the room.
and was playing with it--a plain stick
bent at the end. Papa asked; "Whsi
are you doing with the caneY" at
Isn't a cane" What is it, then
!" It's an umbrella without any clothes
on"
The policeman saw the mob vas
bound to wreck the building, and his
own unaided efforts could not hss;
them off. But he had the presence q
mind TO run around the corner and
yell dog fight" and in ten seconds
there wasn't man in the crowd who
wasn't hustling around TO find the
dogs.
"But why did you leave her 5,
hastilyY" asked sympatizing friend
who was trying to console lover fr
his separation from the object of his
idolatry. "Oh. IL vas a sudden i'm
pulse" What sort Of an impulse
] don't know exactly" returned the
sufferer, thoughtfully. "but it mus
have been at least No. Il"
4. He sat at her feet in quiet peace
He looked into her face and said, softly:
f" All, dear. could sit here forever"
" Could you. loveY" answered she
{" Yes, sweet" "You are right sure
you could, darlingg" 81 know Il, ny
own" Very well, then. you st
there, for I have an engagement to 80
out with young Mr.. Fitzpooner, and
won't be back this evening. Turn
down the gas and fassen the niEhi
latch when You 60 away"
! Said singer 10 a.farmer: 81 would
like to engage board with you fora
month" ThehuSbandman looked At hin
. moment. then asked: What do you
do fer a livingY" "oh sing in achurch
choir in the city" " You do, ehl Vel
Jon can't hoard with me-" "Why
notp" gasped the wondering warblsr
Cause" replied the soil-tiller, The
last fellow who boarded with M vas
; singer, and he had such q thuna nalaing
bass voicc that every tlmo he : oxIed
all the milk in tic cellar turned gur.'
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07
night. and had the honor of dancin

Widow Clickett champagne on 1t ai
supper, and there was firstI,lass row
about it,"
"Ob, Bella! oh, Bella" cried Flors
Nottingham, reproachfully; "then my
dream was true, after all"
And Bella Brown burst into tears,
and uttered never word of self-dc.
fense.
Madame Fontani discharged her
within the next half hour.
"Such assurance never saw" said
the indignant modste. "As if my
customers elegant orders were to be
ruined at her balls and hops, and low.
class things. And she may thank her
stars, Itdon't have her arrested and
flung into iailr'
While poor Flora stood by, with such
an expression Of white. mute disnay
on her face, that Mrs. TrueGtt turned
kindly to her.
MY DEAR" said she, in low voice,
you are not happy here?"
"Oh, no, mol" cried Flora, wringing
her hands.
Isn't the woman kind to you?"
questioned the doctors wife.
NO." murmured Flora.
Don't they pay you well?"
Not very"
In that case" said Madame Fon-
tani, turning suddenly on her appalled,
workwoman, "you, too, had better
leave my service, Miss Nottingham.
I'm sure l beg your pardon, Mrs.
Trueftt; but if you could but know
the laziness, the treachery and the in
gratitude Of the creatures that have
to deal with"
Pray don't excite yourself" inter
posed Mrs. Truclitt. coldly. Here is
my address, child" s2ribbling a few
words on leaf Of her notebook and
handing it to Flora. Come to me
this afternoon, and we will see what
eau be done"
And so she went away, leaving the
yellow satin dress on Madame Fonta-
mis- hands
Don't come TO me for a recommen-
dation," said the drcssmaker, in
blind rage
And Flora didn't.
But that is how Flora Nottingham
came to leave the great, grinding city,
where the poor are borne down to the
very ground, and go to Mrs. TrueGtt's
aunt, smiling, kindly old lady, who
kept fancy store in one of the sew
eral New England villages where
double rows of naples shaded the
streets, and the scent of the honey
suckle fills the air To the poor child
this atmosphere Of peace and quietness
was like a foretaste Of heaven itself.
And old Miss Hedgeley was equally
pleased with her new shop-girl.
My dear" she said To Flora one
evening, after half an hours medita-
tion in the purple July twilight, do
You know what am thinking OFF,"
"No, Miss Hedgeley," said the girl,
laughing
"of adopting you, Flora, as my
own child"
"oh, Miss Hcdgeleyr' faltered
Flora.
"If you don't marry. mean," the
old lady corrected herself.
Flora blushed bright soft pink.
IL shall never marry, Miss Hedge
ley" said she.
am not so sure about that" said
Miss Hedgeley, as she thought of tho
number Of visits that Mr.. Pattison,
the new minister, had considered it
necessary 10 make at her domicile of
late. But anyhow. my dear. hope
you won't 90 away very far from me-"
And out Of the fullness of her heart
Flora speaks
"0h, Miss Hedgcley. | never knew
what true happiness was until knew
you" ."-HeLen Forrest Graves.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-07

When tho funds arc unsteady
When money Is tight.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02

The AwmI crime Committed
Last Night by an Enraged
Husband.

Henry Cannon, colored, who has been
separated from his wife for some time,
visited her cabin, just north of the brick
church in Chelsea, about IL o'clock last
night and knocking at the door, demand
ed TO know who was with her. She re.
piled that no n was with her hut Ma.
tilds Foster, and begged him to leave.
Without further pafleS Cannon dashed In
the door with his foot and Springing upon
tho bed which stood just within, plunged
a knife time after time into the body OF
Matilda Foster, who Jay upon the
side Of the bed furthest from
him. Tho weapon used was n slender
butcher knife, and at nearly every stroke
Il sank to the handle in the woman's side.
The murderer sprang away from his vic
tim as soon as the last blow was struck
and fed out into the darkness Of tho night.
The woman expired within ten minutes
sfterwsrd. Captain 0'Haver and Ser
geant Kunholz, who were informed Of the
affair, mounted their horses and started on
the trail about midnight. After
visiting a number of places where
1t was supposed the murderer would
be found they rode out to the
house of an old negro mar named Gilbert,
five miles from the city on the new Raj
eigh road. Kunholz approached the rear
while 0Haver advanced toward the
front door which stood slightly ajar, show
ing a bright wood fire burning on the
hearth. Opening the door quietly
O'HAver discovered the murderer seated
in a chair with his legs stretched out TO
the blaze and his head thrown back, sound
asleep. Kunholz entered Just at that mo-
ment and the slumberer awoke, but only
10 find himselfi in the hands Of the law.
He made a stout resistance but was soon
%overpowered and securely bound. His
hands were tied behind him and a pillow
line thrown around his neck. One end Of
this wa tied to the horn of OHaver's
saddle and the brutal murderer was trotted
back to She city, tasting, by the way, of
the sweets in store for him. He faintly
denies the crime but the evidence Is posi-
tive. 1t is not known under what hsllu-
c~ination be killed the woman. One the
DRY is that, as che was covered up, he
mistook her for a man, the other solution
that his intont was to murder his wife,
who was also in bed,
Cannon has admitted since the above
was written that he killed the woman. He
sayshe believed her to be- man, and that
the decd was committed with II piece Of
stiff wire. The wounds, however, show
che weapon to have been a knife.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02

sisA6d 70 hst ptUsttGsiun whsssvst sht
result 1t Is barely possible that she
may recover,
To give cOnnoisseurs an idea of the
scarcity Of the genuine B. F. Gravely
tobacco, of the strictly FIRST grade, we
wish to make mention Of the fact ths.
Sol Coleman intends to keen Il
(genuine Eagle brandt at all hazards,
dc wired an order to q house in Pitts,
burg who happened to have a few
boxes, and it will cost Mr.. Sol Cole.
man 81 80 per pound. Wo doubt
whether there is now in the city more
than fifty pounds of it.
Congress OOnvenes at Washington
December 4th. 1882. It is important
therefore for Congressman and Others
who will attend to know that the Cap.
itOl is reached via the Memphis aud
Charleston railroad and it's connec,
tiOns, with only one change Of cars
that the trip from Memphis to Wash,
lngton is made within thirty sever
hours-mOre than two hours quicker
han the best time by any other line.
hat connections are made with more
certainty, and hat the rate Of passage
IS only $26 %. Persons leaving Mem
phis as late as Saturday, December I'd.
at S;S5 am, will reach Washington
the next day, Sunday. at $50 pm,
IN ample time for the ceremonies Of
Monday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
Crates aud ManISIs saa
w. B. Jockey, ESQ Second. /,
POLICE POINTS.

Sixteen dollars were taken in tosdav.
Emma Rollins wal fined ave dollar,
and ordered to brace up, even If she had
TO wear stays,
Another dog who bites, bit the dust in
the ealabooso yard yesterday.
Eleven arrests were made yesterday.
President Haddeps policy is to fine the
men who have most money and friends.
the seyorcst.
John Smiths name Is often given nv
other parties, The Court gned ! man to-
day for ,.ealiug tho name. and said II he
did not do something to nut a stop TO the
practi'e John would be after him.
II depends altogether upon the sex Of
persons found %promenading alone lstc at
night what charge is preferred against
them, II il Isl female a charge Of street
walking isplacedi il a male a charge Of
prOwling. The Aps "a = out tho samo IN
either case, aud thus the advocates Of wo.
mans rights are sasisaed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
sudden SUNRISE.

A son OF Teutonia, with an inquisitor'a
turn, WAS yesterday aferaoOn suddenly
thrown into a fit of establishment By one
Of his v prsnks, and he has not yet re-
covered from its effects. A little darby
with a pair Of toy balloons was ~innocently
strolling near Main and Madison, admir-
ing his airy playthings when the dutch
mar touched q lighted match tothe lower
side Of each balloon. There was an ex-
plosion. which, half a square away,
sounded asif small mine of dynamite
had gone of. a couple Of hats few IN
in the air, one from the head Of the ex-
porimentor, and for ten minutes or more
the same individuals hair stood straight
up like quiils on the fretful poreupine, or
pigs bristles, perhaps, would be a better
figure to express it. A crowd gathered
to ind no one hurt, but the invest gator
was o o after seen Sinking of as if be
was heartily ashsmed Of himself.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
Game. Fish ana Ponltrr.

The oyster, game, fsh and poultry
depot Of Victor D. Fuchs, on Jefferson
street below Main, is the leading markst
for a large number Of people to buy their
Sunday dinner material. Mr.. Fuchs is nm
osthetic in his peculiar sphere and he
selects nothing but the very choicest
viandi. He has oysters, he has game.
flesh eggs, fish from the Northern lakes.
and the Gulf of Mexico. also nom Reel.
foot and then he has dressed poultry, in
GLIDING big, fat and luscious turkeys Of
the incest possible description, Ho des-
canis eloquently upon bis turkey meat,
which he says is fats tender aud overly
nice. Those desiring good things for the
table would do we'll to call at. Fuchs. on
Jefferson street.