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The Clerk Wllted.

4 few days before Congress adj
journcd Senator Harris, Of Tennessee.
rather plain-looking old gentleman.
went into the room Of the Senate COM
mittee on claims to look up the case Of
a Tennessee friend The clerk Of a
Senate committee Is always a bigger
man than the chairman. or the presi-
dent Of the Senate for that matter
The clerk Of this particular committee
had never seen Harris before. and he
did not like the somewhat imperative
way in which Harris asked for inform.
alton about his friends claim. "Are
you the claimant he finally asked
sharply. NO." said Harris. II am
not" "Are you his attorneyY' still
more sharply. mo-" said Harris as
quietly as before, 81 am not" We'll.
then, what interest have you in the
case?" asked the clerk in the high
keyed-George- Bliss tone. "Oh." not
much," said the senator blandly; "but
the people down there sent me to the
Senate, and as the claimant in this case
Is my constituent thought the best
could do WAS to ask about It." For
once the clerk wilted. Troy Times.
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4 Great American.

Henry Cabot Lodge says in the Allan
tic Monthly: The universal preya-
lcnce Of the colonial spirit is
shown most strongly by one
great exception, just rs the fash
Of lightning makes us realize the in
tense darkness Of thunder storm at
night In the midst OF the provincial
and barren waste Of our intellectual
existence in the eighteenth century
there stands out in sharp relief the
luminous genius of Franklin It is
true that Franklin was cosmopolitan
in thought, that his name and fame
and achievements in science and Iitcra-
turc belonged TO mankind: but he was
all this because he was genuinely and
intensely American. His audacity.
his fertility. his alaptaGility. are all
characteristic Of America. and not Of
an English colony. He moved with
an easy and assured step, with a poise
aiAA thlhA'' hAt'i HHNbaHB N'A4A
shake, among the great men Of the
world; he stood before kings and
princes and cuurticrs, uumoycd and
unawcd lie was strongly aycrsc to
breaking with England. but when the
war came he was the one man who
could 60 forth and represent 10 Europe
the new nationality without touch u
the colonist about him. He met them
all,grcat ministers and great soycrcigns,
on common ground, as II the colonies
Of yesterday had been an independent
nation for generations. His autobiog-
raphy IS the cornerstone, the first
great work Of American literature
The plain, direct style, almost worthy
Of Swift, the homcly, forcihlc language,
the humor. the observation, the know
ledge of men. the worldly philosophy
Of that remarkable book. are familiar
to all; but it's best and. considering its
date, its most extraordinary quality Is
its perfect originality. 1t is Ameri.
can in feeling. without any taint Of
English colonialism. Look at Frank
lin in the midst Of that excellent Penn
/ sylvanian community; compare him
and his genius with his surrounding.
and you get better idea Of what the
colonial spirit was in America in those
days, and how thoroughly men were
saturated with it, than in any other
/ wav.
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H.

stand from under" She was pass
ing under the scaffold Of an unfinished
building three days after the posting
of Mr. Cartons epistle, when this cry
and an ominous crashing overhead
brought her to a standstill Of terror
She was still undecided which way
to fly, when a figure stepped quickly
from the doorway near and lifted her
within.
When the crash was over and the
dust clearing, she found her senses suf-
ficiently to recognize Jack Carlton.
"This way, Miss Trente. l can in
sure you a safer return" said he, qui-
etly, leading the way to the rear en-
trance of the house
Miss Trente gave a shuddering
glance at the still vibrating timbers.
"They would have crushed me to
atoms" she murmured. fearfully.
81 was very fortunate to be in time"
Carlton said, after a brief pause. "The
house is one of my uncle's and | hap
pened by with directions from him"
There was kind of stern repression
about him that Miss Trente noticed
with surprise.
II hope my silence has not led you
to believe me unappreciatiye," she
said, hesitatingly, as they reached the
sidewalk. II am very grateful, Mr..
Carlton, and"
"And sorry. no doubt" Mr. Carlton
interrupted, bitterly. "But compassion
and gratitude are what | never desire
FROM any woman--least Of all from
you, Miss Trente."
The little hand that had started to
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-07
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A good character shines by It's own
light.
They that govern most make least
noise.
Life is but short. therefore crosses
cannot be long.
In jealousy there is more love Of
self than Of any one else
People do not need 10 know more
about virtue, but rather practice what
they already know.
If there is any person TO whom you
feel dislike. that is the person Of
whom you ought never to speak.
He who can irritate you when he
likes Is your master. You had better
turn rebel by learning the virtue Of
patience.
Poetry Is the blossom and fragrance
Of all human knowledge, human
thoughts, human passions, emotions
language.
Whosoeyer lends greedy ear to a
slanderous report is either himself Of a
radically bad disposition or mere
child in sense.
Speak the truth; yield not 20 anger;
give, when asked, Of the little thou
hast; by these three steps thou shalt
60 near the gods.
It Is little troubles that wear the
heart out 1t IS easier 70 throw a
bombshell a mile, than feather
even with artillery.
BE willing TO do good in Your own
way. We need none Of us be disturbed
IL we cannot WELD another's weapons;
but our own must not rust.
In misfortune one may know a
friend, in battle a hero. in debt an
honest person, in decaying fortunes a
wife, and kinsmcn In anliction.
Let US be careful only Of the quality
Of our work that it be thorough,
genuine. simplc-hcartcd. the best that
Is in us, the best that can come out Of
us
II Is neither safe. respectable, nor
wise TO bring any youth 10 manhood
without "A rcgul4r rallfup industry
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you come this EVENING"" half-com-
mand, half-entreaty; and, before Jack
recovered from his astonishment, she
had placed card in his hand and was
gone.
He never remembered how that
drive was finished.
Some recollection came of narrow
escape from arrest at the depot, and
he had a vague impression of being
abused by some passengers who seemed
to have passed their destination, and
threatened by others who rcsorted TO
jumping Off while his horses were be-
ing urged to their utmost speed.
But he did not notice anything par
ticularly until darkness found him in
Miss Trente's presence. There was a
certain constraint in her greeting that
troubled him.
After a while she showed him fa-
miliar envelope, saying:
"See, the number is wrong-two in
stead of three; and it did not reach me
until you were gone, and you left no
address"
His face grew bright rs n new brass
preserying-kettle.
"Thcn YOU did not send me away
and you will not nowT"
IF you still mean all this"-with a
shy glance at the letter whose cloquence
had been 50 nearly wastcd-I would
not send you away for the world"
Evidently Jack was sure of his
meaning.
Even knowing my position%" he
said, presently. with queer smile in
his eyes.
81 cannot bear to think Of that" she
cried, eagerly. Don't go back to
those horrid cars ever again. Indeed,
| cannot bear it. while have so much,
Jack"
My dear" cried Jack, with light
hearted, ringing laugh. 81 have been
growing rich, not poor. and now | am
the richest man in the world"
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King Alcohol's Way.

A young man by the name of Muir
ply. living in London, went home tn,
other night, and instead of finding Z
warm welcome and hot supper, h'
found his mother stone dead on the
floor, with her head firmly wedged in 9
tin saucepan. She was in liquor wher
her son left her, and the medical evi
dcnce went TO show that she hat
pitched forward upon the floor and
driven her head into the saucepan 81
securely that she could not extricate Il,
and had consequently died OF sufroca
tion. Since the dawn of creation the
king Of terrors has welded an infinite
variety Of weapons. but probably
never before confronted his victim
with saucepan.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-07

\ woman's advice is generally worth
having so. If you are in any trouble,
tell your mother. OF your wife, or your
sister all about it. BE assured that
light will fash upon your darkness.
Women are too commonly judged YER
dant in all but purely womanish af-
fairs. No philosophical students of
the sex thus Judge them. Their intu-
itions or insight are most subtle, and
If they cannot see n cat in the meal
there is no cat there advise a man 20
keep none Of his affairs from his wife.
Many a home has been saved and
many n fortune retrieved by a mans
confidence in his wife. Woman is far
more seer and a prophet than man.
IL she bc given fair chance As a
general rule the wives confide the mi-
nuteSt Of their plans and thoughts to
their husbands. Why not rcciprocate.
II but for the pleasure of meeting con-
ldepce with confidence ? The men
who succeed best in life are those who
make cOnadants Of their wives
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ward him returned hastily to its fellow
in the shelter of dainty muff, and
Miss Trente's pretty brows raised n
triile with dismay.
"oh" she gasped. Then, with gen
tie dignity: Il will not offend so far
again" passed on with slight
bow.
But Jack cried, Forgive meH' in Il
tone of trouble and contrition. that
stopped her MS effectually Ms an iron
grasp could have done.
Il did not mean that. Forget It,,
and say good-by"
His hand was extended entrcating-
ly and hers met it without hesitation.
"Are you going away" she asked.
gently, wondering at the white shadow
on his face.
What else?" he said.
Her eyes fell, and her color changed
slightly as she murmured:
81 hoped You would learn TO forget.
"In death, perhaps"
She looked up then with quivcring
lips and world of compasHoa in her
eyes.
"Good-by. You know what that
means?"
God be with YOU"
And she passed on. an expression
mingling with the pity in her face that
puzzled him; for had she not sent him
away?
1t puzzled him so much that he
would have followed her but for the
flash of her diamond earrings.
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A Chapter of Accidents.
Little things on little wings
Bear little souls to heaven"
Dora Read Gooddle

He wrote and wrote, and wrote
Not exactly from "early morn till
dewy eve" but from the crickct's first
shrek to the rattle OF the milkman's
equipage. He told first how he loved
her, and, being a slightly sensible man
and thoroughly in earnest. that did not
require much space; but then he had
the story of an old love to explain
how he had been bewitched by other
smiles, and only escaped their thrall-
dom when the fair enchantress had
proved herself unworthy by marrying
some one else Moreover and this
was a difficult point-those chains had
been rivetcd not before he met the oh
ject of his present devotion, but under
her eye and with her encouragement
as conidant
He felt keenly the delicacy of this
position, and it is not unlikely that his
brain and pen did also. Then there
was another troublesome point The
mighty dollar" had most pertinacious-
ly evaded his grasp. and while that
fact alone offered brilliant suggestions
for eloquent pictures, viz, love in a
cottage" and strong. devoted arms, it
shrunk disagrecably when coupled with
the knowledge that Miss Trcnte was
an heireSs.
He spent a large portion of the
night dreaming on this situation re-
yersed. How glorious to possess every
thing, and say, "All yours. my queen
But while there was latent relief
that she never know priyation for him,
the waking was bitter, and had his
affection been one iota less. he had
flung his letter into the fire. and his
love as far as possible into Lcthc. As
it was, he wrote on, ending in an i'm
petuous, heartful fashion. thus
"If you send mo away, lot it bo by silence,
cannot bear No from your lips."
Then he fastened to sign, seal and
deliver TO the corner post.
1t was on a deserted corner, and
gray morning; so perhaps no one saw
that he touched the letter to his lips
certainly no one knew that he
breathed a prayer toward the tiny
streak Of silver that Aurora was push
ing over the eastern chimneys.
Being a sensitive, reserved young
man, he considered this ignorance on
the part Of humanity laudahlc; but if
some kind busybody could have hint
ed another glance at the direction on
that envelope, how doubly grateful he
would have been,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-07
Influence OF Iron.

Does the increasing transfer of iron
from the interior to the surface Of the
earth, asks Knotciodge. exercise any
meteorological influence? Is 1t in any
marked way influential on electric cur
rents, and thence does it affect magnet
ic storms? This is a question which
needs little thought to answer safely.
The development of railways. and the
almost universal substitution of iron
for wood wherever it is practicable TO
use that metal. must surely exercise a
decided influence of its own. Every
year more and more Of the iron former
ly buried in the earth is spread upon
its surface, and II is surely reasonable
to assume that, electrically at least
some effect is produced how far we
may venture, as some seem now dis.
posed to do, 90 translate this into me
teororical agency is n problem for sci
ence to determine.
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Ancestral KcSemblanccs.

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The TeaehabIlitr Of Orsters.

II Is common to quote the oyster az
the lowest example Of stupidity, or alb
Bence Of anything mental. and, as IL
hcallcss creature, the accusation
might not seem wholly unfounded.
Yet the oyster Is not such fool but
that 1t can learn by experience. for
Dicquenase asserts that, If it be taken
from depth never uncovered by the
sea, it opens its shell, loses the water
within, and pcrishes. But oysters
taken from the same depth, If Kept in
reservoirs where they are occasionally
left uncovered for "A short time, learn
~ keep their shells closed, and then
live for much longer time when
taken out of the water.
This fact is also stated by Bingley,
and Is now turned % practical account
in the so-called "oyster-schools" Of
France. The distance from the coast
10 Paris being too great for the newly
dredged oysters 10 travel without OPP
cning their shells. they are first taught
in the schools to bear longer and long
er exposure % the air without gaping,
and when their education In this re-
spcct is completed, they are sent on
their journey 10 the metropolis, where
they arrive with closed shells and In "A
healthy condition.-PoyuLqr ScicHcs
lf,,tJy,,
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The Wind Blows.
HsrkI

Hsrki
The wind blows, and slect and hail
Fast follow on the eddying slle-
The winter seething in tho SHOWS;
The sweeping storm, from Light to hight
Beats back the huge, devouring night;
The watchdogs bark
And the wind blows.
Hark!
The wind blows, the hills grow brown,
The snow melts and the rain comes down,
The swollen current dips and flows;
The water loans, the bridge gives way;
BY night the horseman drinks the spray
The watchlogs bark
And the wind blows.
Hark!
The wind blows, the nights grow brief.
Tho savage forests burst in Loaf,
Tho time OF planting comes and socsi
The waters fall, the sand drifts down;
Suns pass and no man thinks thereon;
The watchdoGs bark
And the wind blows.
Dora Read Gooidis
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BEAUTIFUL CORALS.
what They Are and How They Are
klahsd Our.

A"sS nv Sh1 HNo" AhSS nv
FIshsd Out.
Coral, as an ornamental stone, was
appreciated centuries before It's real
nature was known. At first IL was
thought 20 belong to the mineral king
dom, and then 1t was recognized as
marine plant, the coral beads which
were first brought into Greece being
thought 20 be berries. which had red
dened and hardened by exposure 10
the air. II was centuries after It's first
discovery that an Italian naturalist
called these supposed flowers or berries
"Corallium rubrum, "and scientific men
accept this definition as conclusive.
But 1t was French doctor at Mar
scillcs who found out, not much more
than hundred years ago, that these
supposed flowers were in reality ami.
mails. endowed with the power Of vol
untary motion. When, however, he
communicated his discovery 20 the
French academy Of sciences, his name
was concealed, in order 20 protect him
from the dcrision that was expected tD
follow his declaration persuaded
were even the men Of science that
corals were merely petriicd flowers
The French doctor. however, was
right. Corals are sea ancmoncs, that
have secrctcd a calcarcous skeleton and
have become compound by budding
In living state the coral branch We
see in commerce Is covered with q
lcathery coating Of bright red color.
studded with small holes, out Of which
protrude white polyps, with eight ten.
taclcs, looking exactly like flowers
which deceived the Italian naturalist.
Well, IL is these colonies Of soft-bOdicd
zoophytcs which sccretc the lime Of
which the valuable stone is composed
Now, although coral Is one Of the most
abundant substances in naturc-cntirc
islands and reefs being formed Of it In
tropical seas the particular variety of
red coral is comparatively rare, and IS
almost entirely confined 10 the Mcli-
tcrrancan sea. II is there found in
reefs, a few miles from the shore, and
at depths varying from one 10 hun
dred iathoms. The greatest coral fish
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Ill.

I llASh OF hcr diamond earrings.
1t was "nipping and an eager air, "
that almost frozc the breath upon ones
lips "A bitter, snowy day in January.
Carlton had taken a horsc-car, din
ner-ward bound. and. finding it full,
took his stand beside the driver.
That farewell blessing of Miss Trcn-
te's had proved very potent one. In
the year since, "Car!ton's luck" had
become trite phrase among his
friends. His face was a fortune in it.
self, they said Not that he was pc
cul!arly handsome but there was a
light Of stcaIfastncss in his eyes. and
irmncss OF purpose in the curve Of his
mouth, that must win, soen or late.
some said he had changed with his
changing fortune There was a GER
tain brightness wanting in his glance,
and somehow his read was less CHEEKY.
but he was no less generous or brave.
and only q fractions critic could have
found fault in him "a he stood there,
facing the shower Of snowAakes with
strength and good-nature written I'M
mistaGably in face and figure and n
gl"am of compassion in his eyes when
they rested on the tired horses or a
thinly-clad passer-hy.
How are all. Nike" he began. be-
slowing a genial smile upon the driver,
whose family history had become IA
miliar 10 him in his rides to and from
his office.
"Surc, the wifc's worse, and two Of
the childcr have tho maslcs, and there
was only one little creature, wee
mite, sure, scarcely able to climb into
a chair herself, left to nurse them, and
provisions were scarce, the doctors
charges terrible etc. etc The AL
dcnda were unusually serious and pa
thetic to-day. Evidently Mike was
mot aisy in his mind"
why, YOU ought 10 be with them
said Jack.
"Och, how could be? I'd lose me
pla'c entirely, sir" said Mike. ruefully.
But Cartons sympathy aroused; he
never failed in possible service.
"You know me "a q friend uf your
employers. will make it All right
with them. Just step off here and 60
home" he commanded, pcremptorily.
AN whatn become Of the horses 2"
IN drive on to the depot and ex-
plain"
sure" cried Mike, enthusiastically,
you're the foinest gentleman | liver
see. and If you're not a gineral, ye
oughter be-"
"All right" Carlton laughed, slip
ping some coin into his admirers S hand
Give it to the little ones, with my
love"
That was how it happened that Miss
Trcnte, taking n car in front Of Browne
(y Co.'s, found herself face to face with
Jack Carleton.
She stared incredulously as he
flushed, lifted his hat, and then quietly
turned the brake and started his
| no; ses.
"Sir Carlton, is it possible?"
lie gave a silent glance toward the
crowd looking on. The old look OF
wondering compassion, mingled with
something else. CLEANED on him for a
moment, then she silently passed in
I side.
"a delightful position" thought
( Jack, rather regretting his quixotism
Then came the reflection. What did
il matterP What was he to liecuba
or Hccuba TO him? And he ground
his teeth together sayagely, and forgot
to take up any more passengers.
a gentle touch upon his sleeve re
called him suddenly. and he stopped
the car without meeting her eyes.
II am visiting a friend here. VII
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-19
MEASLES AND FEvERS

We can have NO better authority for the
cause of the great mortality from Measles
md Fevers than Professor IL. Demme, in
his essay the changes of the blood in the differ
emit stages of Measles.
From the Boston Medical Journal, Aaq. IL
professor r. Demme has made some observa-
pusces of the blood in twenty of measles and
the relation between the red and white corpuscles.
He found that occasionally In the beginning of the
fever stage there was slight increase of the red
corpuseles, while on the development of the erup-
ton there decrease which lasted for twelve or
forty-eight hours after the fever, that the red
corpuscles sank to half the normal number. After
eight or ten days the number gradually increased
with frequent variations. The spectroscope showed
in the beginning increase, and after the appear
ance of the eruption decrease of the hBmoglobine.
The decrease of the red blood corpuscles occurred
also in case of measles where there was intense
ef1orescence but fever. An absolute increase of
the white blood corpuscles was found in the course
of the disease during the fever stage, and usually
before its decline.
Murdock's Liquid Food will make blood faster
than all foods or preparations known.
Its value consists in supplying the system with
red corpuscles which the life of the blood and
it is the only food or preparation that will do It,
confirmed by the fact that it is the only raw food
known and when used in fevers prevents the pa
tent from having relapse, which many have and
in many cases the patients are left feeble for life
death follows. aug3S&Wtf
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