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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-07

And now Brooklyn is agitated
over a public libel in the shape of
hideous pictures caricaturing Rev.
T. Dewitt Talmage, as means Of
revenue" to an opera company.
The authorities propose to inter
fere.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-07

By WHAT AUTHORITY ?-Demo-
Gratis, as well as Republicans, in
numerous party conventions all
over the State have invariably de-
clare6 in favor of submitting the
Amendment, and by what authori-
ty does the Register oppose it in be-
half of Democracy? Who shall
speak for honest Democrats or Re-
publicans, but themselves?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-02-07

Fuss OR FIGHT.-Those French
folks are hard fellows to please,
anyway you take them.
They wont allow anybody or any
form of government to govern
them, and they won't govern them
selves.
They don't seem to enjoy good
health, unless in a fuss or fight.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
little prince. and is well provided with
down-stuffcd accessories.
winning IA Bride.

So late "a the seventeenth century
IL was customary in some parts of
Ireland for the brdegroom's friends
to receive those of the bride with n
shower of darts, carefully directed so
rs to fall harmless, and Lord kaimcs.
who died IN 1872, dcposcs that the
marriage obseryanccs of the Welsh of
that day were significantly symbolical
of marriage by capture; the respective
friends of the bride and groom meet
ing on horseback, the former refusing
To deliver the lady on demand and
bringing about sham conflict, during
which the nearest l. Lnsman OF the
bride, behind whom she is mounted,
gallopcd away, to he pursued by the
opposite party, until men and horses
had had enough of il, when the bride
groom was permitted to oycrtakc the
pretended fugitive and bear her of in
triumph. The Bcrricors of France are
the only European pcoplc among whom
this form of capture still survives.
Upon the day of wedding the doors
of a brides house are closed and bar
ricadcd. the windows barred and hrr
friends mustered within. Presently
the hrIdcgroom's party comes, asking
admission on one iahc prctcnsc after
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
Women In Wall street.

Says a New York correspondent
Wall street is oycrrun with women
women who are old and women who
are Young: women who ara poorly clad
and women in rich attire. women who
talk patty Of the market and can ring
the changes on the stock EXCHANGE,
mclodions lingo: women attractive and
women rcpuIsiyc ali with a, ovs
single to gain. They are wild with the
speculative craze. Their ambition il
"flycrs;" their methods most childikc
and bland In the list of thcsa nov,
habitucs of Wall stree, are embraced
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
"BeIl OF Justice. ~

In one of the old cities Of Italy. n
bell was hung in tower. which any
one was at liberty to ring who had
been wronged and by it summon tho
magistrate TO see that justice was done
him. 1t was called the BELL Of JUS
tice," and the following beautiful story
is connected with it :
When. in course Of time. the Hover
end Of the bcll-ropc rotted away, a
Wild vine was tied to it - lengthcn il;
and one day an old and starving horse.
that had been abandoned by it's owner
and turned out to die. wandered into
the tower, and trying to eat the vine,
rang the bell.
The magistrate ct the city, coming
to see who had rahs the bell, found the
old and starving horse.
lie caused the owner of the horse in
whose service he had toiled and been
worn out to be summoned before him,
and decreed that rs this poor horse had
rung the Dell of Justice" he sh luld
have justice. and that during the re-
maindcr of the horses life his owner
should provide for him proper food and
drink and stable.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
IceInndic FarmhOuscs.

The farmhouses (Bac) differ matcri-
ally from those of the town. being
built of lava blocks, with Il turf cover
ing for the roof, secured by flat stones
TO prevent displacement during the
violent winter storms. a ble is about
twelve feet in width by twenty in
length. but the larger ones comprise
several Of these buildings joined TO
gcthcr, then including Out-houscs for
the storage of cattle, fodder, fuel and
produce. The low entrance at the
gable extends through the length of
the building, terminating at the kit
chen, whrrc raised hearth, about
three feet high. supplies all the arti-
fcial heat. The chimney. simply a
hoe in the roof, allows part of the
smoke TO escape and admits a few rays
of light to that end of the building.
Alongside the fireplace the unfortunate
chickens roost and the store Of peat and
the few culinary utensils occupy the
remainder of the limited space. On
either side of the passagc-way there
are generally two rooms. one side being
used for storage purposes, the other
for a sleeping apartment. These rooms
have bed or bunk on each side,
raised about two feet above the hard
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
A Gathering Conscience.

One of the neatest stories is that Of
an early judge. IN archbishop. who, in
denying an accusation, said, strikin,
his breast: "By my conscience. NJ
lord. know nothing oft r The bio,
made his shirt of mail rattle. which
brought the caustic rebuke. My Lord,
your conscience is not good; | hear il
Gathering" lie had to flee with his
Gathering conscience. and seek safety
disguised as shepherd in tending
sheep ON the mountain side. c.--FraSer's 8
Magazine.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

The lately-born infanta Of spain.
Mary Theresa Ysabel, sleeps. wakes
and cries in a cradle shaped like a
conch-shell and lined with tho palest
Of pink-satin. Her tiny form is covered
with point d'Alencon lace, specially
made from pattern designed by the
Queen of Spain's mother. in which the
arms of Spain and Austria are grace
fully blended. She has a couyre-pied
and tiny pillow, on both Of the lilies of
the house of Bourbon and the Y of her
pretty name, Ysabel, are laced and in
terlaced. The other new royal baby,
the young hereditary prince Of Sweden.
has a much less delicate cradel. as be-
comes a hardy young Norseman. II
is shaped like a swan. the wings COM
ing up, If wished, and sheltering the
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
Eggs as Food

The Jour1iat n chemistry says that
eggs, at average prices. are among the
cheapest and most nutritious article.
Of diet. Like milk, an egg is complete
food in itself, containing everything
necessary for the development Of a
perfect animal, a3 Is manifest from the
fact that chick is formed from II. II
seems mystery how muscles, bones,
feathers and everything that chicken
requires for its perfect development
are made from the yolk and white Of An
egg but such is the fact, and il shows
how complete a food an egg IL. IT l.
also easily digc.trd, if not damaged In
cooking. Indeed, there is no more
concentrated and nDurishiug food than
eggs The albumcn, oil and saline
matter are. a, in milk, in the right
proportion for sustaining animal life
Two or three boiled eggs, with the
addition Of .liccNoT two Of toast, viii
make breakfast sufficient for a man
and good enough for king.
According TO Dr. Edward Smith. in
his treatise On Food, an egg weighing
an ounce and thrcc-quarters contains
l2D grains Of carbon and seventeen and
thTrc-quartcrs grains Of nitrogen, or
I5.25 per cent. Of carbon and two per
g q
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

The nearest uf The fixed stars is
twenty trillions llo.OooUoo.OO0.opDl
Of miles distant from Ms The next in
distance is four times farther removed.
If We attempt to fix an average dis
tance for the surrounding group Of
fixed stars nearest our system. we
could not safely give Il a radius Of less
than four hundred trilions Of miles.
Yet what does this involve. Light.
which reaches US from the sun in eight
and half minutes, would take seventy
years in its journey across this vast
domain Of space. II the value of
space included within our solar system
were occupied with one hugo sphere
of 5.GOO.0OO.oo0 miles diameter. even
such mighty mass would be but A. A
floating feather in its marvellous spread
Of empty space surrounding. This
space would contain twcnty-scvcn hun
dred trillions Of such spheres. and
would contain the material Of contents
Of our solar system number of times
indicated 10y the figure with twenty
two ciphers annexed.--Phiiadeiphid
american.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
4 Joke on the Artist.

There is an eminent painter in Paris
who IS economical and scntentiuus.
The othor day one Of the students
broke a pane of glass in the studio
window, and replaced it temporarily
by pasting sheet Of paper over the
aperture. When the painter came
down next morning he thrust his cane
through the makcshift with the re-
mark. "IIe that breaks pays" None Of
the class. however. took the hint. and
next morning another sheet Of paper
was pasted across the window. II met
the same fate. And so on the next
day, and so on the fourth. On the fifth
day. when the artist came down. there
was the paper as before. Fire flashed
from his eyes, and roaring "IIe that
breaks paysr he drove his cane through
the paper-and through the pane of
glass behind it that had been put in 10y
the students. and then carefully pasteG
over with n sheet OF paper.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

Paper is an article Of great utility
to our sister. in Japan. Not only do
they use paper fans, paper pouches
and paper lanterns. bat also paper
pockct-handkerchicfs, paper umbrellas.
paper walls paper windows and paper
string.
The japanese obtain il from a diff
fcrcnt source from our own. Itstead
Of old rags being converted into clean
paper, they make use Of the bark of
the Broussonctia papyfcra, STRIPPED.
dried. and then stepped in water till
the outer layer comes of. 1t is cheap.
four sheets Of the ordinary quality
being worth about one farthing. II is
paper that does not tear evenly; some
kinds are tough-more like cloth.
when required for string it IS deftly
twisted into strong twinc, which in
some cases is made Of part cf the paper
forming the wrapper.
" H'H Nli'"' IL - maui Illth water
proof clothing. or stretched on a neatly
constructed bamboo frame and used ~
an umbrella. One kind is manu-
facturcd to assume the appearance Of
leather, and is made into tobacco
pouches. pipe and fan-cases. The con
iurcrs use kind Of white tissue paper
in the famous butterfly trick, when a
scrap. artistically twisted, hovers over
a paper fan with all the fluttering
movements OF the living insect.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
The biggest Organ.

The largest organ in the world. n
cording to the Leipsiger ZeiuBg. is
bring built in Ludwidsburg. near
stuttgart, for the cathedral mt Riga.
Besides being the most deliberately de
signed instrument existent. it will
contain all the most modern improve.
ments. 1t will be SO constructed that
it can be played from an upper gallery
or from below. The whole upper por-
ton is to be blown 10y gas motors, and
the lower part 10y hand. Thus two
people will be able to play at the same
time, one playing the solo. while the
other plays the tutti. 1t is estimated
TO cost 10000 marks 1922 500.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
"Darling Nellie GRAY"

4 Cincinnati correspondent SAYS .
There are few persons in the South
who have not heard and admired that
charming melody. Darling Nellie
Gray" and at one time It stood in the
same rank with "Old Kentucky Home" +"
and others of that class. It IS less
known now. hut in certain southern
sections "NclIy Gray" IS as household
words. and in every list of plantation
songs u has an honorrd place. But 10
come to my story. was talking the
other day TO mu-ically-iuclncd gen
tlcman. whose practiccon tho violin in
room near my own keeps me con-
stantly striving no. to do anything Of
4 riotous nature. when wc mentioned
IN" old song incidentally. and he told
me the author was his cousin. and that
It had little history.
The song writer was y. Il. Handy. Of
Wcsteryillc. Ohio, who was also a
painter. musician. and a poet when
he was about twenty years Of age he
sometimes iottcd down melodies which
struck him. and on one occasion the
notes Of Nellie Gray" went on paper.
and ne aftcrward wrote the words. He
had never published any music, and
this was put aside where he could use
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
Docs the World Miss Anr Onei

An exchange gives the following
truthful and beautiful answer to the
above question: Not long. The best
and most useful Of us will soon be for.
gotten. Those who to-day are filing a
large place in the worlds regard will
pass away from the remembrance Of
man in a few months. or. at the furth-
est. in n few years after the grave is
covered over the remains. We are
shedding tears above a new-made
grave and wildly crying ont in our
grief that loss il irreparable: yet in a
short time the tendrils Of love have en-
twincl around other supports and we
no longer miss the one who is gone. so
pasces the world. But there are those
to whom a loss is beyond repair. There
are men from whose memories no
woman's smile can chase recollections
of the sweet face that has given up all
its beauty at deaths icy touch. There
are women whose plighted faith ex-
tends beyond the grave, and drives
away rs profane those who would n
tice them from a worship of their
buried love. Such loyalty. however, ia
hidden away from thepublic gaze. The
world sweeps on beside and around
thcm, and cares not 10 look upon un-
obtruding grief. II curves a line and
raers a tone over the dead. and hastcns
away to offer homage to the living.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

the steel, and this Is filled with quick
silver. The criminal puts his head in
an arrangement much resembling the
pillory. The AK IL raised but slight
distance above the neck. and then is
drawn across the neck. The sharp
edge cleaycs through skin and bone
very smoothly, and lacks much Of the
ObiectiOnable noiae Of the gnillOtine.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

The key of a safe in q railroad Office
at Joliet, H.. was lost. and, there being
no honest locksmith in town Of sufi-
eient skill, wcll-known bank burglar
was employed TO pick the lock.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
TOPICS OF TIE DAY..


A Nevada man, who has been very
deaf for years. was recently Sc
severely burned about the face and
neck. and aftcrward found that he
could hear perfectly well He attrib-
utcs his cure TO the shock, but IL is too
violent remedy 10 be generally ac-
ccpted.
Governor Blackburn. Of Kentucky,
leads of in thcpardon business. Dur
ing his administration Of four years
he haspardoncd more than 800 criIni-
nals,remittcd fines of more than 81, ,OO0,-
600, and granted respitcs TO other fines
TO the amount Of some 81 100000.
1t Is proposed to hold at Paris, next
year. an exhibition Of recently devised
appliances for lcsscning the frequency
and dangers of railroad accidents. 10
judge from experience, says the Ame.
rtcaa hochiHiSt there is need enough
of bringing such appliances into use;
and, If the proposed exhibition results
IN the adoption Of the unknown good
ones, its value will be apparent. The
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22
bETHODs UF TORTURE.

~ "heoi the stations, a reporter ven
tnr"d upon the subject Of corporal
punishment, when the policeman sud
dnly became interested and said "Oh.
hanging don't amount 10 anything.
~" seen men killed in manners far more
horrible. I've seen them die all sorts
OF ways. ] will only say in what man
hcr J have seen men punished for
crime. When very young ! entered
the Danish navy, and remained in the
service until ! was thirty-nine years
old. During all the time | was cruis-
ing mostly in the East and about the
coast Of Africa. / was young. and
having al uncle in the Admiralty. !
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thrIH. one Of my earliest cruises was
along IN 1884 along the Chinese coast.
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iogging, and SAW several iu-ubordiuatc
s"amcn Ecrl-haulcd. two or three of
them being killed by tAr punishment.
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

The men who learn endurance are
they who call the whole world brother.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

Cattle trains should not be run with.
out COW catcher
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

A Nevada man, who has been very
deaf for years, was recently So
severely burned about the face and
neck, and aftcrward found that he
could hear perfectly well He attrib-
utcs his cure to the shock, but IL is too
violent Il remedy 10 be generally ac-
ccptcd.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-02-22

Governor Blackburn. of Kentucky,
leads of in the pardon business. Dur
ing his administration Of four years
he haspardoncd more than 800 crini-
nals,rcmittcd fines of more than 81, ,0O0,-
600, and granted respitcs TO other fines
TO the amount Of some Sl.OOO,0OO.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-08
----4----------= h1z'A---A--~----z---- How to hiIl Rats. rC All GL v1nr Dor.I

Marvellously cunning are rats in discover ing devices for their capture. Toasted cheese and rank fish are the baits commonly en- ployed, since the far penetrating odor of these lures them to the spot where the trap is set but in places where they are so plen- tifuI that their resort may be counted upon, nothing is so likely to induce them to enter as bit of fruit or lettuce, of which they are passionately fond. Another very successful dodge for catching them in bulk is to strew a room Gberally with some highly seasoned thirst-producing food-salt cheese, for in stance, or peppercorns and hemp. seed-and arrange bucket of water in such way, either by means of tilting board or greased rim, that when they go to drink they may tumble in and be unable to get out again. A friend of mine asserts that no bait is so at- tractiye to them as simple paper (they cer- tainly seem to be very fond of it), and sug- gests that they would greedily devour blot ting paper impregnated with some fluid poi son disguised with their favorite oil of anise. How this might be I do not know; but I should doubt it, considering what 'cute ana lytical noses these little toxocologists have but it is worth trying. Deer and such like animals are highly absorbent of paper. I knew 8 fellow whe possessed pet brocket that could do no wrong, until one day it came into his cabin and ate 8 number of five-dollar notes since which he has looked upon the cervid@ as very inferior group, and genus cariacus as distinctly immoral.
 Traps they will rarely enter they are sus- picious of poison, and if they are beguiled into taking it they get away behind bulk heads and into other inaccessible places to die, and SO breed 8 pestilence. Anything with very strong admixture of arsenic vii preserve the bodies from corruption. unless they get wet but not one rat out of hun dred will even sniff at such a compound, and it's trial generally results in the poisoning oi every domesticated animal on board, and ends by it's finding it's way into the coffee one morning, or something of that sort. Oc casionally however, rats will make mistake and it is no uncommon thing to pick them up dead in the holds of ships which carry dried hides, in the preparation of which a great deal of arsenic is used.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-08

reader of this little volume will dissent from that opinion. The letters are charming in the simplicity and beauty of their uncon- scious literary art. They breathe the spirit of sincerity which was characteristic of the poet. They are enriched by continuous undercurrent of fine poetic sentiment, and they abound in charming bits of description. They are written mainly from Italy, and are rich in disclosures of the poets life in that country, when his special companionship was with Byron. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-08
PLEASING G.

A newly married Detroit clergyman took for his text, 'tShe pleaseth me well. " An Ohio man has taken the smallpox from a pet pig. When once this disease gets into a family it is pretty sure to go through it, Saltwater Lumberman.
 A Tallahassee belle recently attended party wearing live spiders in her hair. Gen orally it isn't spiders that infest Tallahassee belle's tresses.-Boston Post. Says Dr. Jackson, ''Marriage is no chiId's play, Very true, doctor; but without childs play, married life fs "a mighty lone some one at the best.-Boston Transcript. It is wrong to laugh at the crooked legs of the young man in tight trousers, but it is perfectly proper to laugh at the tight trous- CTS upon the man with the crooked legs Boston Transcript.
 Professor Abel and Dr. Siemens are the new knights. Scientific men are delighted and electric-ighted. 'tDe navy" nigger sea-cook says, ''take it as a compliment to Abel Siemens. Punch.
 Nebuchadnezzar ate grass, my son, because he was living at college boarding house and had to fill up on something, and grass seemed to combine more nutrition and cheapness than anything else on the bill of fare.- Hawkeye.
 "A riferince, is it?" exclaimed the girl at the intelligence office, when asked by the lady ln search of help for recommendation ''an' why should give ye riferince? It is mesilf that's got to live wid ye, an not ye wid me. Boston Transcript. -''I think it perfectly disgraceful !'' ex- claimed Mrs. Fogg. 'tFlanderson's wife has been dead just six weeks, and he's going to be married next Sunday. Only think of it :" q don't see anything to make fuss about, grunted Foeg; Che couldn't very well have married again before his first wife died. To be sure, he's lost six weeks of happiness, but don't see anything disgraceful about that "-Boston Transcript.
 There is 2 farmer who is Y's
 Enough to take his E's
 And study Nature with his Is
 And think of what he C's
 He hears the chatter of the Us
 As they each other Ts,
 And Z's that when the tree D Ks
 It makes home for B's,
 A pair of oxen he will Us
 With many haws and G's,
 And their mistakes he will Q's,
 While blowing for his P's.
 In raising crops, he all X LIS,
 And therefore little Os,
 And when he hoes his soil by spells,
 He also soils his hose.
 -[WhitehaIl Times.