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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-04-26

An anecdote is related by Mr..
Barnum in illustration of the axiom
that drinking is a habit that grows:
Last winter two Of my elephants
began shaking with chills one morn
ing; the keeper ran down into the
village and got six gallons of whisky.
Hastily returning, three gallons were
given to each elephant. They lacked
the artificial warmth it superinduced
Next morning when the keeper came
to them he found both elephants shak-
ing with might and main. NO you
don't" he shouted, "you are well
enough to-day" and they stopped
shaking.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-04-26

A mule at Stockton, Cal, recently
suffered fracture of the fourth, fifth
and sixth vertebrT of the neck, and
was about to be killed when a veter-
mary surgeon concluded to experiment
with him. The animal was placed in
slings, and tackle fastened TO the
head. \ number of men manned the
rope, and after several strong pulls
the dislocated vertebrH slipped into
place. The rear cNtremctics of that
mule are as dangerous to-day As they
were before it met with the mishap.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-04-26

In 1875 Ramcy Thomas killed
Joseph Deal, a clerk at the Maxwell
house in Nashville, Tenn, for insult
ing a young woman to whom he
(Thomas) was engaged to be married,
He was sent TO the penitentIary for
twenty-one years, but his sentence
was commuted to ten years by Gov
ernor Porter and the term having
been again reduced for good behavior
he has just been released. The young
woman has remained faithful To her
avenger, and their marriage will soon
complete the tragic romance.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
Il RIVAL OF OUINNE.

German medical journals discuss a
new medical agent lately discovered by
Prof. Fischer, of Munich. In the
course of long series of Investigations
concerning the nature and action of
quinine, he found that by means of a
series of chemical transformations a
substance can be obtained, i'll the form
of a white crystalline powder, from
coal tar, which greatly resembles qui-
nine in its action on the human organ
ism. Fischer has given it the name Of
"kairin." The chief effect produced
by it, as yet observed, is the rapid
dimunit on of fever heat, and its eff
C ency in this respect is described as
remarkable. It is believed that it will
render the use of ice i'll fever cases I'M
necessary, and that its skillful employ
ment will enable the physician to mod
crate the temperature of the patient.
Karin is also reported to have less in
convenience for the stomach than qui-
nine But observation does not show
as yet, at least-that it possesses that
tonic and restorative influence for
which quinine is so frequently admin
istered Perhaps, from chemical and
physiological point of view, the most
valuable thing about the new discovery
is that it seems to bring us nearer to
finding out the chemical nature of
quinine itself and the true character of
its agency. The discovery has been
patented and manufactory of karin
established, under the direction Of Prof.
Laubenheimer, of Glessen. But, as it
is said that the cost of producing a
kilogramme (about 354 ounces) of the
new agent is fl5, it will be some time
before its patrons can hope to see it
take the place of quinine in practical
t,bcr,Oanr
The conservator., 1883-09-08
4 "SISSYn POLICEM4N.

Gus DeSmith, while ploddng his
homeward way to his clearinghouse at
or about o'clock in the morning, dis
covered a man, fast asleep, sitting on
the doorstep Of closed saloon.
Are you a policeman" asked Gus,
punching him familiarly in the stomach
with his cane.
"Of course l am" replied the slum-
berer, rubbing his eyes.
"Are you on duty?"
"Why, of course, am on duty"
"But you were asleep"
mo, I wasn't asleep. I was just pre-
tending to be asleep"
"What for?"
Nothing in particular, only I think
it is my duty to pretend to be asleep, as
kind of hint to these society galoots
that they ought to be at home in bed
instead of bumming about the streets
of Austin at 2 o'clock in the morning. y
-TerdS SittingS.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
ORIGN OE JOERNA LISM.

At very early period daily news
letters were circulated, concerning
public and official acts, in Rome,
Venice and China. The first printed
newspaper was the Gazette, published
in Nuremberg in l457, and the oldest
paper extant is the Neue Zeitatag aus
Hispanie1a and. Italien, printed in the
same city in 1884 Other countries
followed Germany in issuing printed
newspapers in the. following order ::
England in 1922; /; France, 1851; Sweden,
1914; Holland, 1865; Russia, 1903;
Turkey, 1927. The progress of jour
nalism has been most rapid in America.
The first American newspaper, consist
ing OF three pages of two columns each
and a blank page, was published in
Boston. Sept 25, 1890, under the name
of "Publick Occurrences, both Foreign
and Domestic, but it was Immediately
suppressed In 1704 the Boston NelCs
Letter appeared, printed on one sheet
of foolscap paper. 1t fourished for
seventytwo years. The following data
will show the advancement in the
United States:
First printing Office in 1889.
First newspaper in 1880.
First political newspaper in 1888.
First daily paper in 1854.
First penny paper in 1888.
First illustrated paper in 1858.
In 1880 there were published III
America Omitted States and Canada)
lO,l3l newspapers and periodicals
899 dailies, 8,42S weeklies, tri weeklies
and semi weeklies, and 904 monthlies
and semi-monthlies. More than 6,0O0
of this number belong to the United
States, and the annual circulation is
about l, 800, 100000.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
.IooK OFT FOR THE ENGINE.


am locomotive engineer. and have been for
twenty years. and am now running on the Maine
Central Railroad. Life on engine as all engineers
now, is very trying to health and strength. The
tnual jar of the engine and strain our long trips
ri tend to weaken the kidneys and urinary organs
IN addition to this. ten years ago met with
accident. and was taken from under my engine with
severe internal njures which gave great pain.
ws laid up for six months. and suffered more than
an describe and more than wish to suffer again I
resumed work, but my kidneys began to disturb me.
and my nervous system seemed to be out of order.
could not sleep, my water demanded such con-
stant attention that was kept awake great part of
the night to urinate caused pains employed
the best medical skillin Portland and elsewhere but
continued to grow worse.
Il was persuaded to try Hunts Remedy. as found
that many of my friends in Portland had used it with
great success yet had faith that it would reach
hy case. However. sent for half dozen bottles st
he OF the drug stores in Portland and from the uss
Of the first bottle found great relief. My water was
much better. and the pain in the back and limbs
greatly relieved. continued its until had used
ten bottles in all, and it has been to me wonderful
blessing and have deemed it duty and privilege to
recommend it to those troubled in similar manner;
and you may publish this for the benefit of rail-
road men and the public in general, as it has COM
pletely cured me. GEO. w. BRADLEY,
Engineer Maine Central Il. r.
PORTLAND Ne. Nav II lSS3
The conservator., 1883-09-08
CREMATION.


In olden times the dead were dis
posed of by the method of cremation,
but by the processes of the ages" the
grave came into fashion" For sew
eral centuries burial by interment in
the earth has been practiced by all the
civilized nations of the earth. Within
the last ten years the idea of cremation
has returned. At first it was received
with shock of horror, but reason and
time have made it more acceptable.
Now there are many who are advo-
Gates of cremation. In Europe it has
made considerable progress toward
public favor. The New York Post
says: According to the claims of the
projectors of the New York Crematory,
there will be no more suggestion of fire
nor any more smell of smoke about the
process than there was on the garments
of Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego
when they came out of the fiery fur
mace that had been heated for their re-
ception seven times hotter than usual
In the LIE Moyne crematory, which is
to be very much improved upon by the
one set up i'll this city, fire does not
come within fifteen feet of the crib in
which the corpse rests. Incineration is
effected by pure heat which absorbs the
gases of the body even to the dissolu-
ton of the bones. The outward form
remains unchanged till the work of dis
integration is accomplished and until
air strikes it when it crumbles to an
ashy powder The residuum of body
weighing $50 pounds is only about six
pounds and this is about as destruct-
ible as any earthly matter. The gases
that gave form and bulk to the body
have been driven off by the heat in the
retort, have escaped through fiue In
which for puritication charcoal is kept
burning, and have gone back into the
air whence the came In the lie Moyne
crematory some hours are required for
the dissolution of a body, but in the
Siemens or Gorini furnace to be used
in the New York crematory, forty min
utes time does the work which nature
requires weeks or months to perform
when the body is laid in the grave.
While there has been but one crematory
constructed in this country since the
subject was taken up ten years ago,
several have been put into operation in
Europe Furnaces are in operation in
Milan, Gotha, Padua and Lodi, and
societies for the promotion of the re-
form exist in nearly all the important
towns of the continent The leading
members the New York society are con-
fdent that as soon as the United States
Crematory Company is prepared to
show by practice the actual process Of
this method of disposing Of the dead,
1t will make more rapid headway as a
reform here than it is making in any
other country"
The conservator., 1883-09-08
RAISING TURF FOR SALE.

There is HOW o demand for turf for
sodding purposes in all large towns and
cities. 1t is wanted in parks, cemeter-
les and private grounds. It is often
difficult to obtain it in the vicinity of
where it is wanted. 1t is sometimes
brought long distance in cars and wag-
ons. Common prairie sod that has
been grazed for several years by cattle
is most commonly used for the reason
that it is most easily and most cheap1y
obtained. An artificially-formed sod,
however, is preferable. 1t should con-
tain nothing but the short, fine grasses,
with the possible exception of white
clover. A mixture of assorted lawn
grasses and white clover would make a
most desirable turf for sale. The turf
should be entirely free from weeds,
and should be of uniform quality. 1t
would take two years to establish fine
turf that would cut we'll and stand
transportation. The grass should be
cut several times to insure firm and
compact turf. Landscape gardeners
and decorators of grounds now employ
machines for cutting turf into pieces of
uniform width and thickness. Turf as
fine as that on welL-kept lawn will
command high price from personl
who can afford to pay for it. At the
rate turf sells for in the vicinity Of
some cities the covering of an acre of
ground will bring $780, This is often
| much more than the lands would sell
Tor with the turf thrown in. Chica-
40 Times.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
dfeIENT ifISTURY REVISED.

Phl'p Of Maccdon was the possessor
Of horse, Bucephalus by name, which
all its erooms had in vain endeavQred
To train 10 thai it would show three
minute TX ord.
HIS youthful soH, Alexander, how
We undertook the job and was not
i nt III -ubIu ng the Al imal
The news of t!lis exploit having been
brought the King, he was not slow in
sending for his son, to whom he adj
dressed the following words:
"You must seek out for yourself some
other kingdom than mine, my son, be-
cause people who so into the horse
business are rarely good for anything
else"
1t was upon hearing these words
that Alexander wept to think that he
would have to conquer other Kingdoms
instead Of coming into one at the old
mans death,
CESAR AND THE PILOT.
G. Julius Cesar having occasion to
make sea voyage, a storm sprang up
and the vessel was placed in imminent
peril.
At this moment Cesar's freedman, Oh.
Pompilius Mucilaginus, whispered to
lii master, Would it not be good for
you, oh, Caesar, to encourage the pilot
by reminding him that he carries Caesar
and his fortunes?"
by no means" replied the conquer
Or 1T would only rattle him; and
b>5ide, ii he saved us he would accept
liberal tip."-G. T. Lanigan.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
nov TO "RATSE Il SWE4T.-

When Quin, the actor, was in his
last illness, the faculty were much di-
vided in opinion concerning his re-
covery, but his apothecary never had
any doubt about it; one day after he
had felt of the patients pulse, Quin
asked him what he thought now? Il
think" he answered, you'll do very
well if we can but raise sweat. /"
Then" said Quin, "only send your
bill, and I warrant you the thing is
done"
The conservator., 1883-09-08
COIORS.

In nature, seen under ordinary day
light, there are for the healthy human
eye about 1,100 disting'lishable colors
For lO2 of these Roget has names; but
the number of color names in modern
French is said to be not short of 500
Alma Tadema reproduces his color inn
pressions of the antique world by 8
palette of twelve colors, while the pal
ette of Virgips vocabulary contains
twenty-seven terms of high colors, and
fifteen more for shades due to excess OF
deficiency of illumination.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
A Voice from the Northwest.

MILWAUKEE, WIs.-The Daily Sentinel,
which is the leading morning paper of this
State, writes; st. Jacobs Oh, the wonder
tul remedy for rheumatism, has been used
by large number of people in this city,
and with effect truly marvellous"
The conservator., 1883-09-08

This is difficult conundr1ih; but it
may be that man is harder to keep
awake in church-in some churches, at
least-than anywhere else. Norris
tOrra Herald.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
~ DRTNK as D4TID'y sOW

A farmer living few miles south OF
York, Pa, thre some cherries which
had been in an empty brandy cask into
the hog pen. During the night the
hogs, which had been eating freely OF
the cherries, got gloriously drunk and
became quarrelsome, making the night
hideous with their squeals and grunts
and groans, arousing the family. Not
knowing the cause of the noise, the
men sailed forth with guns to find out
the reason Of the disturbance, and
upon reaching the hog pen, witnessed
a regular drunken hog fight
The conservator., 1883-09-08

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression of
spirits and general debility in their various
forms; also as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers, the
@Ferro- -Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya."
made by Gaswell, Hazard 4 Co, New York,
and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic;
and for PATIENTS recovering from fever or
other sickness it has no equal
The conservator., 1883-09-08
CAUSE FOR ALARM.

ALICE Z. CURTIS of Brunswick Me- writes US on
May Is. 1888: That she has suffered very much at
frequent Intervals with kidney disease and the attacks
were increasing i'll severity steadily to cause
alarm. Her aunt. Mrs N NJ. Small, persuaded her to
use Hunts Remedy; and after using several bottles
Miss Curtis has been freed from the aches and
laius to which she had long been accustomed; and
further says that Hunts Remedy never fails to relieve
the pains in the side and intense back ache, and
kidney diseases and she cordially recommends it for
the many ills and pains peculiar to women"
The conservator., 1883-09-08

ISN'T it little paradoxlcal to speak of a
man as crank when he is so set in his mind
that you can't turn him?
The conservator., 1883-09-08

THE VoLT4IC BELT Co, Marshall, Mich
will send Dr. DYES Celebrated Electro.
voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial
for thirty days to men young or old who
are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vi
tality and kindred troubles, guaranteeing
speedy anu complete restoration of health
and manly yigor Address as above. N. B.
No risk is incurred, as thirty days trial is al
lowed
The conservator., 1883-09-08

The man who looks forward to benefits
through the will of a relative, sails through
life on a dead reckoning.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
A WESTERN writer thinks that it

A WESTERN writer thinks that it is
unfortunate for women that they must
wait to be courted Yes, but just think
how unfortunate it would be for fellow
if half-dozen women should follow
him home and insist upon remaining
until midnight courting him.
The conservator., 1883-09-08

GREAT improvements have recently been
made in Carboline, deodorized extract OF
petroleum, the great natural hair renewer,
quisite and delightfully."- perfumed hair
dressing and restorer Everybody is de-
lighted with it. Sold by all druggists
The conservator., 1883-09-08

MARION. Mass DIR n S Ruggles says: Il
recommend Browns Iron Bibters a, n valued
tonic for enriching the blood and removing
all dyspeptic symptoms 1t does not hurt the
teeth n
The conservator., 1883-09-08

TRUTH hes in well. This is because there
are no fish stories connected with we'll wa
ter
The conservator., 1883-09-08

A NEBRASKA man refused to marry a cir
because sae powdered. He couldn't LET
himself down to her pale
The conservator., 1883-09-08
THE REASON EHY

A Boston religious weekly feelingly
asks: why do flies bite SO much
worse in church than anywhere else?"
The conservator., 1883-09-08

WELLS ROUGH ON CoRNs"-15c Ask for it.
Complete, permanent cure. CJrns. warts. .bunions
The conservator., 1883-09-08

HUNTSVILLE, Ala-Dr J. T. Ridley says:
Browns Iron Bitters is good appetizer
and merits attention from Sufferers
The conservator., 1883-09-08

The business man or tourist will find
fils class accommodations at the low plice
OF s. and $40 per day ut the Gauit House,
Chicago, corner Clinton and Mad son streets
Tn.s far famed hotel is located in the center
Of the city, only one block from the Union
Depot Elevator; all appointments first
class. II. W. HoYT Proprietor.
The conservator., 1883-09-08

DON'T di- in the house. Rough on Rats" Clears
out rats, mice, tits, reaches, bed-bugs. 15c.
The conservator., 1883-09-08

LADIES & children's boots 4 shoes can't run
over il Lyons Patent Heel Stiifeners are used
The conservator., 1883-09-08
"Put Up" at the GauIt House.

THAT husband of mine Is three times the man he
was before he began using Wells Health Renewer.
The conservator., 1883-09-08

TIE hest cure for diseases of the nerves.
brain and muscles. is Browns Iron Bitters
The conservator., 1883-09-08

To CHECK is to stop, except in case of a
travellers baggage, which is checked to
make it 90
The conservator., 1883-09-08

STICKING, inttat on, inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, cured by "Buchu-
Paiba." 81
The conservator., 1883-09-08
Randolph Chicago, TIT
Reasons WHY You Feel Badly

Reasons Why You Feel Badly.
Because your stomach not doing its work properly.
Because liver S of order, and righing
blood is thin, and needs iron in it.
Because troubled with aches and palms.
vexed with languor and debility,
the which win
ub eneebed stomach, and help digest.
Refresh your weared liver and put splendid order.
Enrich your waery blood, and give rich red color.
Calm your worried and give them restiul peace.
Strengthen your whole and drive debility and anguor
Considering that any who has dollar may nearest
druggist IRON BrTER people
should continue feel badly, for the fun oft
The conservator., 1883-09-08
Personal.-To Men Only!

The girl who bangs her hair often makes
the woman who bangs her husband
The conservator., 1883-09-08

TIE oldQ piano in North Carolina is at
Raleigh, Twas made in 1850 by Muzio,
Clement d Co, Cheapside London, and is
about ripe Ior being placed in summer
resort hotel parlor
The conservator., 1883-09-08
People Grow BiIious

Scarcely less often from imprudence in diet, and
failure to avoid other causes which aggravate q
natural tendency TO biliousness, than from the
use OF ill-chosen remedies. The violent cat har-
tics injure the bowels by weakening them, but
have no specific action upon the liver The
aperient operation of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers is widely different from the abrupt effect OF
drastic purgatives, half triturated blue pill and
potent but. injurious calomel Il Initiates a
la .ural and n aithful change in the habit OF
body, stimulate the liver to renewed activity in
the performances OF its bile-seCreting function,
promotes digestion, and manifests its efficiency
by the removal of the unpleasant sensations,
yellowness o. the skin, nausea and furred
tongue when accompany liver disorder. Fever
and ague anu bilious remittent fever, which are
always att tnded with chronic disorder of the
hillary organ are prevented and relieved by it,
and it Is a medicine OF standard excellence in
cases OF rheumatism, Kidney and bladder
troubles and debility
The conservator., 1883-09-08

SILENCE does not always mark wis
dom.-C0leridge.
The conservator., 1883-09-08
<ee week in your own town. FERNS and S5 outfit
vVV free. Address II. HALLErr Co.. Portland. Ne.

C1E0 a, MONTH. Agents Wanted. 90 best
"A Af.n1 selling articles in the world. sample FREE
VGVO Address JAY BRONSON, DErRoIT, MICH.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-16

IN Nav the present Car will be
e. NIL crowned at Moscow, If he
lives. The ceremony is expected to
exceed in lavish extravaganza and
sp!endor any similar event in ancient
or modern times. The table for the
general feast is TO he only eleven
miles long. There is great fear that
the Nih;lsts will make their power
felt upon that occasion, and should
they succeed in killing The Car in
this extraordinary spectacle, it would
he one OF the most dramatic even 5 IN
al history. 1t is not at all likely,
however, that any occurrence OF a
tragic na.ure will mar the festivities
The greatest precautions will be IA.
ken, ana powerful and dareing though
the Nihil:sts have been, they will
have to wait until their victim is of
his guard before they strike their
blows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-16

AT the convention of the sorghum
growers of Iowa held in Des Moines
this week, Mr. Hanger said that he
had made syrup profitable for 20 years
and had sold all he made; had found
one grocery in Des Moines that had
sold two car loads from Kansas last
year. Prof. Knapp Of the agricultural
college favored iron pan. A full dis.
cussion was had and the sentiment
was that while in sparse neighbOr.
hoods small outfits would be renumer-
alive, not less, han $500 as a RUE
should be invested for the plant. DR..
ph;lbrick said with super carbonate
soda he could maze IS pes cent. su
gar it destroyes the gum and neutral.
ICES the acid. He had good results
from cane kept all winter. Those
who have had experience in the cul
tiva,ion of sorghum in Minnesota
claim it profitable industry. and one
that will take rank with other Of the
most profitable crops raised in this
locality.