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A Scene In tho United States Senate.

Inferior in intellectual ability TO
Webster, Clay. or Calhoun, Thomas
Hart Benton had no superior as man
sf iron win and naughty disposition,
during the twenty-nine years and
seven months that he served continu-
ously in the United States Senate.
Aggressive. bold and defiant. he would
occasionally strike ont rccklcssly at
everything and everybody about him,
like the huge wild brffaloes Of the
Missouri prairies. treading his oppo-
nents beneath his feet in his angry
rush. Ills greatest display Of UNCOVER
nable rage in the Senate chamber. was
when, in an angry debate, he advanced
with threatening gestures toward
Senator Foote, of Mississippi. who.
fearing that he was TO be attacked.
drew n small pocket-pistol. The sight
of this weapon made Benton uncon-
trollable. and, endeavoring TO shake off
the grasp Of friends who seized him
he shouted; "The cowGrdly assassin.
let him shoot me If he dares never
carry arms, and he knows it. Let the
assassin fire" After quiet was some
what restored, Clay suggested that
both senators should enter into bonds
to keep the peace, upon which Benton
rose and exclaimed: II will rot in Jail.
sir, before I will do itl No sirl I will
rot in jail iirst" and he proceeded to
pour forth a torrent of bitter invective
on Foote before he could be quIeted
Even when he was defeated in seeking
a reelection for the sixth time in the
Senate, and was forced TO accept a seat
in the House of Representatives, lien
ton failed TO display chastened ambL
tion or softened heart. Ben Perley
POore IN The Century.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Remedy For DIphtheria.

The editor of the Des Moines Regis-
ter publishes the following letter,
signed, w. A. Scott, NJ d.: In long
years gone by you published my cure
for diphtheria. 1t attracted wide
spread attention, and became known
as the "RegiStcr diphtheria cure" and
saved hundreds Of lives, as thankful
letters received by me show. The
years of progress and thought have
brought better treatment, because not
so slow in action. ] have lately re-
cciyed several letters asking for the
treatment As published in the Register,
their much treasured copies containing
the same having been loaned, mislaid
or lost. l now give my improved
treatment, which can be had at any
drugstore, and used by any person
without danger. Take ten grains Of
pcrmanganatc Of potassium and mix
it with one ounce Of cold water. As
soon rs dissolved i, must be- applied
with a rag or sponge mop or swab to
the whitish places in the tonsIls, and
other parts that have the diphthcria
membrane on. DO this very gently,
but thoroughly. every three hours until
better; then every six hours until well
1t does not give pain, but Is rather
nauscuus 90 the taste. II the tongue
is coated white | mix one drachm Of
hyposulphitc OF soda and 1--WE drops Of
oil sas,atra, in four ounces Of syrup
made Of sugar and hot water, and give
a tca-,pooniul every one 10 three hours
rs needed, when awake. II the
tongue is not coated white ] mix
twenty drops Of tucturc Of phyto-
larca in four ounces Of cold water, and
give a tea-spoonful every one to three
hours n needed. when awake. The
phytolacca Is the common poke root of
the south, and rs it loses its strength
by drying and age, the tncturc should
b" from the fresh root or It Il worth
less. It is well to apply little swec;
oil. or cosmolinc. 70 the outside Of the
throat to protect it from the action Of
the air. as the patient must be pro
tccted from all danger 81 getting
chilled. In the beginning Of the
disease in mild cases, the above sOlu-
tion Of pcrmanganatc Of potassium is
all use. and all that is needed, rs the
disease Is located at first, but rapidly
affects the whole system when seated.
In the sinking form Of diphtheria
this solution soon destroys all smell,
and in every case 1t destroys the diph-
liberia membrane without leaving any
bad effect behind.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
Statesmen In Bed.

a Spanish minister signalizcd his ac-
ccssion to power by going straightway
to bed and staying there, lest he should
be expected to do something. No
English minister ever adopted that ig-
noble cNpedicnt to escape performing
his duties, but Walpole relates that
william Pitt and the Duke Of New.
castle once held counsel together in
bed. Pitt had the gout. and, rs was
his custom when SO afflicted, lay under
a pile of bed clothes in a trclcss room
The duke. who was terribly afraid
OF catching cold. first sat down upon
another bed, as the warmcst place
available. drew his legs into il rs he
grew colder, and at length fairly
lodged himself under the bed clothes
Somebody coming in suddenly bchcld
"thc two ministers in bed at the two
ends OF the room, while Pitts long
nose and black beard, unshaycd for
some time, added 10 the grotcsguc
nature of the scene. The Great
Commoner was ahcd and asleep when
Wyndham and others OF his colleagues
burst into his room and shook their
chief out Of his slumbcr5 TO tell him
there was mutiny in the fleet, that the
admiral was a prisoner on board his
own ship and in danger Of death.
sitting up in bed Pitt asked for pen
ink. and paper. and wrote: III the adj
miral IS not released. nre upon the ship
from the batteries. turned over on his
pillow, and was asleep again before his
disturbcrs were well out Of the room
The shadow Of death was upon Fox
when George Jackson came for in
structions before setting ont for Ger
many. and followed 50 quickly on tho
heels Of the servant announcing him
that Mrs Fox had only time 10 slip
from her husbands side and take
refuge in closet The interview
proved longer than she expected or de-
sired; and finding her signals Of dis
trcss. in the shape Of sundry little
coughs. all unhcedcd. the imprisoned
lady had no resource but TO tap on the
closet panels and ask II the young gen
tlcman was going. az she was perish
ing with cold. Looking at him with a
smile. Fox badc Jackson farewell for
ever. and released his shivering. wife
from her unpleasant situation
ChGmbeT's Journal
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
GettIng In and Out Of the Army.

Mothers and fathers are constantly
applying to the secretary of war for
the discharge Of their sons from the
army. sass a Washington correspond
cnt. Secretary Lincoln has absolute
power in this matter As result he
has b. talk 10 4 dozen or two agonizcd
parents every day. As general rule
they represent that their sons were uu-
der the lawful age when they enlisted.
II they can prove this their sons are
discharged. When they can't they
complain that it is unjust to hold q
young man 10 contract which he
concluded impulsiyely in moment OF
desperation. Sometimes il was the rc-
suit Of money troubles, sometimes Of
love troubles. and sometimes OF family
troubles. You would imagine. II YOU
heard all these tales, that this was the
popular method Of committing suicide.
Most Of our young soldiers appear %
have taken up arms because of a sea
Of troubles In almost every case the
young man is just about to desert. lie
secs nothing before him in the army
but the slayish. monotonous life OF a
soldier without cent and without a
future. He sees about him-if he is
in the West. as he usually is-splendid
possibilities for young man. They
want to get out Of the army. They
want to get at the possibilities. So
they write 10 their people in the East
that they will desert unless they are
honorably discharged from the army
by certain day. Thereupon the half
frantic mothers and fathers and unclcs
and aunts flock 10 the war department.
The war department holds on like grim
death to the few soldiers il has. The
army grows smaller day by day. 4
years desprtions decimate II rs battle
would There are only 10000 men in
all. They are dropping out by twos,
threcs, dozens every day. The fasci-
mating recruiting agents do not charm
enough recruits to make up for the
losses. So the war department fights
for its soldiers as its soldiers ought to
fight for 1t. When they desert they
are chased. IL enough soldiers remain
in the garrison. If the deserters are
caught they are tried by court-martial
and sentenced 10 two years imprison-
ment at hard labor in the military prison
at Fort LeavenwOrth, Kansas. At the
expiration Of his term of imprisonment
he is dishonorably discharged from
the service of the United States /
would advise young men to keep out
of the army until at least the army
grows better. Perhaps It will never
grow better unless they grow better,
and unless more Of them 50 into IL
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

The story Of wedding cake is thus
told 10y the Fond du Lac (Wisl Jour
HaL The joke is sorry one, and II
the young couple are at all supcrsti-
tious it may cloud with apprehension
the dream Of their youthful lives:
About twenty years ago occurred a
wedding in this city upon grand
scale. In the course of the evening q
guest suggested that one Of the we'd
ding cakes be sealed in a tin box and
kept until the marriage Of the bride
and groom's first born. One Of the
most delicious cakes was selected and
sent to a tin shop. with the proper in
structions. As may be supposed, the
timers yearned for that cake, and soon
1t was divided. The tin box, which
had been prepared for its reception
was then filed with water-soaked ash
es, carefully sealed and sent TO the
blushing young couple. who. remem-
bering what was expected Of them and
their prospective offspring, took II ten
derly in charge, and have since guard
ed IL well. In course of time son
was born to them. who is now niGeteen
years old, and, IL is said, will ere long
be married. 1t will be an amusing
sight when that box is solcmnly brought
before the guests, its little romance re-
lated and the seal Of years broken in
the presence of the company
Boston Is becoming quite enthusias-
tic over the foreign exhibition ~ be
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

held in that city next fall. opening on
September !. The enterprise Is unique
in some respects. 1t will consist of Il
display of arts, products and manufac-
lures. Commissioners have been at
work for many months past in almost
every foreign country, and with the
most encouraging results. A very full
exhibit of British. Irish. French, Rus
sian, German, Italian and Spanish
products, both mechanical and artistic
is already assured. japanese arts and
industries will also be very fully rep
resen ted, and so also will those Of Per-
sia, and the TTdCelier asserts ut is GER
tain that the exhibition will present
features both from the orient and the
occident Of an unique character, such
as never before have been seen in this
country, not even in the great centen-
nial exhibition, vast and comprehen-
siye as that was supposed to be. Per-
sia had no exhibit, it will be recalled,
at Philadelphia in 1876" Among the
many novel attractions will be col
lection Of some $1,000 newspapers,
representing the journalism Of over
100 different peoples and languages,
not single American paper being in
cluded therein. The scheme is backed
by an association of capitalists, and no
pains or expense will be spared in ef.
forts TO make it grand success.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
The Cashler Ahead.

4 new bank which had been cstab-
lishcd in n town in Indiana had
engaged the services Of watchman
who came well recommended. but who
did not seem ovcr-cxpcrienced. The
president therefore sent for him TO post
him up n bit. and began:
James this is your first job Of this
kind. isn't it,"
Yes, sir"
Your FIRST duty must be to exercise
vigilance"
"Ycs. sir"
"Be careful how strangers approach
YOU"
II will, sir"
NO stranger must he permitted TO
enter the bank mt night under any pre-
text whatever"
NO. sir"
And our cashier-he is a good man,
honest, reliable and thoroughly trust
worthy, but it will be your duty to
keep an eye on him."
but II will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same time
sir"
"Two men--howp
"why, sir. it was only yesterday that
the cashier called me in for talk,
and he said you were the squarest man
in Indiana. but that II would be just
as well to keep both eyes on you, and
let the directors know IL you hung
around after hours. Wan Street
Nctcs
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

The simplest forms of insanity are
those which consist merely Of false
perceptions. and they are not Of such a
character as to lessen the responsible
ty Of the individual. There are two
forms Of false pcrceptions--illusions
and hallucinations. Uncomplicated
illusions are rare; still there Is no
doubt that there are illusions not the
results of disease in the organs Of sense
or Of circumstances unfayorable TO ex-
act perception, but which are due to a
morbid condition of the perceptional
ganglia, and the unreal nature Of
which is clearly recognized by the in
diYidual.
Illusions Of sight often relate merely
10 the size Of objects. Thus, a young
lady who had oycrtasked herself at
school saw everything of enormous
size at which she looked. The head Of
person seemed 10 be several feet in
diameter, and little children looked
like giants. So far IA her own person
was concerned there were no illusions.
Her hands appeared Of the natural
size, but those Of other people seemed
to be Of enormous proportions. Sauv-
ages refers to a case in which a young
woman, suffering from epilepsy, had
the illusion Of seeing objects greatly
magnihed. a fy seemed to her 10 be
as large rs a chicken. In the case
which came under my observation,
the unreal character Of the perception
was fully recognized, and hence the in
tcllect was not involved.
Morbid Illusions Of hearing. unac-
companicd by other evidences Of men
tai arrangement are not very common.
one class only has come under my OBJ
s"ryation. 1t was that Of gentleman
10 whom the ticking Of "A clock was re-
solved into articulatc words. Gcncr,
ally the expressions were in the form
If commands. For instance, If At
dinner, they would bc. Eat your soup
Drink no wine" and 50 on. one day
he made the discovery that, if he
closed ,hc right car firmly, the illusion
disappeared; but, if the left car were
closed, t.c words were still distinctly
hcarn 1t was hence clear that tho
center for hearing on the right side
WAS the one affected, and that that on
the left side was normal For long
time this gentleman resisted accepting
any Of these illusions rs facts. hut
after time hc began 20 bc influenced
/ hy them to the extent of regarding
them rs guides Eventually be- put
! clocks in every room in his house. and
profcs,cd to bc governed altogether hy
the directions they gave hn-br
Hammond in Popular SricHoc Myldhiu
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.


1t is estimated that 100000 hu-
man beings die every year.
General pardons were first proclaimed
At coronations by Edward III in 1927.
Paranne was first obtained from
.oal in 1880, and from mineral oil in
lS4s.
At stenographic exhibition at Paris
postal card was exhibited which con-
tained 1900 words.
Emperor Louis Napoleon served a.
special constable In London during the
Chartist riots in 1S4s.
Samuel 5. Tilden's house at Gram
mercy park, New York, Is now said 70
be the richest and most ornate in
America.
In Churchville county, New, Is ahill
Of moving sand four miles long. mile
wide, and from 100 TO 400 feet high.
Within few years the hill has tray-
tled a mile.
In Bethlehem, Penn. shop window
are a pair Of spun silk gloves made in
1888, and they are almost fac-simile
Of another pair lying alongside and
made in 1888.
There is an Indian woman 100 years
old living in Fitzpatrick, Ala, who
was once cook on Andrew Jackson's
staff when he was cutting road from
Alabama 10 Florida.
Frederick n. Crouch, the composer
Of " Kathleen Mayourneen," is gray
haired man, who lives on poor fare in
Baltimore. A tattercd coat keeps some
Of the cold out lie is now out Of en-
ploymcnt and too old 70 help himself.
The virtues Of Peruvian bark were
discovered by jesuit in 1886, and it
was used by members Of the Society Of
Jesus from that time. In 1919 it was
introduced into France, and Sir Hans
sloane carried it to England in 100.
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

Bankrupts have n hard time in Chi
ma. The North china Herdid says
that the broker Of the silk firm of the
Red Peacock chop of Shanghai, which
has suspended payment, was walking
on the street when he was set upon
by a crowd Of bankers, creditors of the
firm, who carried him of to a house
where they hung him up by the queue
80 that his feet were off the ground,
and otherwise maltreated him. A for
elgner heard the disturbance. and in
formed the police, some of whom were
sent to the house, where they found
the man still hanging. lie was taken
70 the police station for protection. af-
ter which anumber of bankers repaired
there and clamored for him to be given
up to them. As appears to be usual
In such cases, the bankers stated their
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

II is reckoned that the daily sale of
flowers in Paris realizes about $40, 900.
The flowers most in fashion at present
are the gardenia, which sells at 81
each flower; the lily of the valley,
worth 81 the pot; the queen rose and
the purple rose. the Spanish carnation
and the violet. OF the latter a large
number come from Nice; but they
have not the perfume of those grown
around Paris. The camelia, at one
time so much priced, is now quite out
of fashion.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

The first American adhesive stamps
were issued by the United States in
1851 in denominations Of ; and 10
cents. Shortly afterward a second
series was issued in /, 3, :, 10 and II
cents In 1851 this series was increased
by the addition Of p. 80 and 90
cent stamp. a third issue appeared
in 1861, and in 1868 the first 2-cent
stamp made its appearance-black,
with head Of Jackson. In 1866 the
15-cent stamp was introduced for for
eign postage. In 1870 a series Of ten
square stamps Of various devices ap-
peared, but they were unpopular. and
a month later the present stamps were
brought out The head of Washing
ton has always been upon the most
used denomination. 1t il now on the
3-cent stamp. and when that denomina-
tion, as will soon be the case shall pass
almost entirely out of use. the image
of Washington will supplant that of
Jackson on the universally used 2-cent
stamp.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

When it comes to an international
eating match the American champion,
if he has the choice of weapons, will
doubtless be required to choose pies by
his confident but willy fellow-country-
men. 1t is certain, however. that the
American champion win not be Louis
Heinmitz, of st. Louis, for he failed in
attempt to eat fifteen pies within an
hour, on a wager of s. and the costs.
lie began well, but became much dis
tressed at the tenth pie, and at twelve
pies and half lost all control of his
stomach and retired.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

Did any one of our readers ever
think how many steps the farmer takes
in ayear? Take the simple planting
of field Of corn. Take five-acre
field. To break it up would require
walking some forty miles; narrowing
it, ten miles; furrowing it, twenty
miles; planting. eleven miles if with a
planter, and if dropped by hand and
then covered, twenty miles. Thus it
will be seen that it takes 100 miles of
travel to put in afiye-acre field of corn.
to say nothing of cultiyating and har-
vesting, and the going to and from the
field while planting.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

The opponents of capital punish
ment in France have been furnished
with a new weapon. The last time
that the guillotine was set up in Paris
the criminal upon whom it was en-
ployed was a youth named Menesclou
who murdered little girl under cir
cumstances of appalling atrOcity about
two years since. His conduct was so
abominable that even a Paris jury
could find no extenuating circumstance
for him, although it was admitted that
his intelligence was of the lowest
order. When, however, he was dis
sected certain cerebral LESSONS were
brought to light, and those who wage
war against the guillotine declared
that he was not responsible for his
actions. This view has been greatly
strengthened by the fact that the con-
victs mother has become a lunatic. 1t
appears, moreover, that her sister is
also insane, and that her father com
mitted suicide. These revelations
have given new impetus in France
to the endless controversy waged there
respecting mental unsoundness in re-
lation to criminal impulse.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

Mr.. Gladstone at scventy-thrcc is the
oldest of the British ministers, and Sir
Charles W. Dixie at thirty-nine the
youngest; Mr.. Henley at cighty-nine
is the oldest priyy councillor, and
Prince Leopold at twcnty-nine the
youngest; Mr.. Bass at eighty-three is
the oldest NJ. T.. and Mr.. Ken~,y of
Ennis, at TWENTY-FIVE the youngest;
Vice-Chancellor Bacon at cighty-four
is the oldest, and Judge Brown at for
ty-siN is the youngest Of the judges;
the Bishopof Chichester at eighty is the
oldest, and the bishop Of Sodor and
Man the youngest Of the bishops; Sir
Moses Montefiore at nincty.cight is the
oldest, and Sir Thomas Neaye at eighty
the youngest of the British baroncts.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24


w Sondav NJ 4 u u professor of
the cvegesis or the Holy Scrintnrcs ot
Oxford. is praciously plcascd IN sneak
well of certain American accomnIish-
mcnts "Clcarness and cvactituJc"
he saws "arc qualities that seem to be
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The wine production Of California
j. reported to be- steadily growing. In
ISsI the vintage was about 1000. 600
gallons. In ls.2 II was estimated 10
bee between 100000 and HOO 600
gallons. In France IL was noticed
that tho ,yr,-ta.i,r ~ cb,u,,,,,c
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

An interesting decision was made
recently by the attorney general Of
Minnesota. The son Of Judge Farmer.
Of the sixth judicial district. was as
signed the task Of delivering. on Ger
tain Friday a defamation in the Spring
Valley high school. He commenced
an extract from one Of Ingcrsoll's
speeches, and was told he must select
something else Declining TO do so he
was expelled by the teacher. The al
fair created great deal Of talk on ac-
count Of the standing of the boys
family. The matter was referred to
the state superintendent, and he in
turn called for decision from the at
torney general. The decision was that
the expulsion was illegal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

inteRtion, If the man came into their
power, of biting him to death and eat
ing him afterward, and there Is no
doubt they would have bitten their
debtors servant severely had he been
given into their hands.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-24

Boston is becoming quite enthusias-
tic over the foreign exhibition ~ be