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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
4 War Incident.

Among the Chicagp commercial
traveller, whoyi>it Chillicothc are two
gentlemen. now good friends. who's"
first meeting wa, under circumstances
just the roycrs" "f friendship. Mr. =.
il Tjrginian. ami Mr. b. is New
Yorker ~ birth. aad both were sol
dier, during 'h" lat war. the former
q oartlin IN the faWo3, Confederate
trooper, mmaudci hy the celebrated
General John :. Mo~bv, and the latter
a private in a NV York regiment.
In one uf The many -klrmishcs in the
vicinity OF Warrrntnn, Va, Captain
+. wa, captured by B's rcgi
mcu'. the commander II which.
in pursuance % a previous order from
his superior, "to shoot Moshy's men
wh,nrycr caught ordered the i'm
mediate execution of the unfortunate
captive. lie was led ont short
distance from tn, command and a
one. was ordered to execute the drum
head sentence. At the word Fire ~
the squad discharged their weapons
straight at he victim. and poor L. fell.
riddlcd with sX minnie balls. lie was
left for deal as food for the vultures.
and his eNccutionerS mounted their
horses and followed their regiment
in pursuit OF Moshy. The victim
was unconscious for twenty-four
hours. and when h awoke and
feebly called for help there was no
response With six ghastly wounds
in his chest. and covered with blood. he
dragged himself a mile to a negro's
cabin. where he was kindly received
and nursed fo- week. until Mosby's
forces ha rallied and driven the FEEDER
ais from the vicinity. Then for the
first time his wounds were dressed by
a surgeon. an in about six months he
reioincd his command and fought un.
til the FINAL surrender at Appomattox.
His health has ever since been delicate
out he is energetic and pushing. and is
very popular and successful sales.
man. and has no warmer friend than
h, who was one Of his executioners, OF
thought he as.-ChiiiicDthc (Ohio)
/ ( o lStitution,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The great question Of life Is. " What
shall wc do"
There are many echoes in the world
and but few voices.
Every man d,s. res to live long, nut
no man would be old.
Woman is the sunday Of man not
his reposc only, but his joy, the salt Of
MS life.
We carry all our ncighbor, crimes in
sight. and throw All our own over our
shoulders.
Truth should never strike her top
sails in compliment to ignorance or
sophistry.
The man who is always boasting Il
speaking his mind usually has the least
mind to speak.
sorrows are our best educators. \
man may see farther through tear
than telescope,
Private troubles are very much like
infants-the more you nurse them tn"
bigger they grow.
BE loving. and You will never want
for love; be humble. and you will
never want for guiding.
II is every mans duty 10 labor in
his calling and not to desponi for any
miscarriagcs OF disappointmcnts that
were not in his own power to prevent.
False happiness renders men stern
and proud, and that happiness is never
communicated. True happiness rem
ders them kind and sensible. and that
happiness is always shared.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
A Year at Castle Garden.

Last year i2O.3 passengers were
landed at Castle Garden. New York OF
this number all were aliens but 1929
This exceeded the total emigration Of
ISL by 7O.717. and was far larger than
in any previous year. OF last years
arrivals l9S. .i6s were Germans. -. 16s
were Irish, i4.jl7 were Swcdcs. 4O.-
$40 were English. and 27.is7 were Ital-
jans. The ayowed destination Of the
smigrants were ~ follows: New York.
1G6.S2i: Illinois. 81 1881; Pennsylvania.
4G,39s; Ohio. 23.3G2; Michigan. 90
i1j; Minnesota, 20. 1913, Iowa. 1866
Massachusetts,. 1862 New Jersey,
1t.s49: Missouri. 1858; Connecticut,
s,l53; Indiana. 1855; California.
4,52l; Dakota. 1883. and Rhode
Island 2.4l0 The remainder wer,s di-
vidcd among the other States. The
larger number-thirty-six per cent
credited to New York is explained by
the fact that many emigrants make
the city their stopping place for time
and afterward go permanently to the
West or elsewhere without making
known their destination to the com
mission.
The cost Of receiving and caring for
the emigrants per head was in 1880
iorty cents. in 1881 thirty-eight and
four-tifth cents. in 1882 forty four
cents. In all preceding years since
1847 The cost ranged from 81 to $3.50
per head.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

Professor Ayrton, of London. has
successfully applied electricity to the
propulsion of trycicle. The added
weight was equal to that of anothe.
person.
Mr.. +. J. Stone expresses confidence
that the British contact observations
of the transit OF Venus were so sue
ccssful that they will reduce the pos
sible error in our estimate Of the suns
distance to 100000 miles or less.
One of the glaciers mentioned in the
IIimaylayan Journals" of Mr.. JOS
cph Hooker has a vertical height OF
$4,000 feet. It's source is the g-eat
Kinchnjunga mountain, whose sum
nit reaches an altitude Of $4,000 feet
above the sea.
A remarkable shooting star was OBJ
served one morning from steamer in
the Red sea. 1t quickly disappeared
like ordinary meteors, but left "A bright
train, some eight or ten degrees long
and half degree wide. which was Wis
ible for more than half an hour.
A curious and important discovery
is reported by the eminent New YORK
scientist, Brown-Sequard. 1t has been
found that if powerful stream of car
bonic acid gas is directed against the
throat or tonsils for one or two min
utes they will become entirely free
from sensation for eight to ten min.
utcs. so that surgical operation can
be performed without pain and undis-
turbed by any sympathetic nervous ac.
tion.
From observations Of the planet
Jupiter from September, 1879, to De
cembcr, 1881. Herr kortazzi has con
cludcd that the great rel spot must he
either Of a liquid or a solid nature. II
the former case it may be consldcrc'
rs a large lake in An ocean of othci
liquid. If it is solid body it must h'
a floating mass on the surface OF An
ocean, as ut is only on this hypothcsi.
that we can account for the change
in its position which are observed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

Scotch ginghams are largely inn
ported.
Corn blue is a favorite color for new
ress woolens.
The new muslins are soft finis he'd.
without any starch OF size,
Jagged. ragged-edged flounces and
ribbons are coming in vogue.
Plush remains in high favor for
household decorative articles.
Irregular points called cocks combs
edge the new ottoman ribbons.
Ashes Of roses has made its appear.
nee among the aesthetic colors.
The finish and the designs Of tn,
new prints are rarely beautiful and ar
tstic.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

Basques and bodices. with very sharp
and long points back and front. will be
much worn
Cloth for prlisscs Is seen among new
goods with rough finish in the new
shade Of corn blue.
AS many as six different col r. ap-
pear in some Of the new Ottoman rib
bon cocks comb corsage bows.
Sprays Of flowers beautifully imi-
tated in precious stones. are taking AS
brooches the lead of all others.
Bodices Of velvet, whether plain or
brocaded, are elegant and fashionable
for afternoon, dinner and reception
toilet.
Checks. large polka dots. Greek keys,
stripes and shamrock leaves are among
the designs of the new satcens and
cambrics
New cotton dress goods exhibit
gr"at.r variety in color, and designs
than ever, while the finish is simply
admirable.
sleeves and the collars ~ dresses
are trimmed with hat-lying collars and
cuffs Of lace pat on over the dress col.
lar and cuffs.
Tn" newest fancy in plush decora.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
How the Chinese Make Dwarf Trees,

We have all known from childhood
how the Chinese cramp their women's
feet, and so manage to make them
kccpers-at-home. bu; how they grow
miniature pines and oaks in flower
pots for half a century has always been
much of a secret They aim first and
last at the seat of vigorous growth,
endeavoring to weaken II "a much as
may be consistent with the preserva-
tion Of life. Take young plant say
a Seeding or cutting of cedar-when
only two or three inches high. cut of
its tap-roOt rs soon as 1t has other root
lets TO live upon, and replant it in an
carthsn pot or pan. The end of the
tap root Is generally made to rest on q
stone within it. Alluvial clay is then
put into the pot, much of il in bits the
size Of beans, and just enough in kind
and quantity to furnish scanty
nourishment to the plan. Water
enough is given to keep it in growth
but not enough to ex ite vigorous
habit. 80. likewise, in the application
Of light and heat. As the Chinese
pride themselves on the shape Of their
miniature trees, they use strings. wires
and pegs and various other mechanical
cOntrivances to promote symmetry Of
habit or TO fashion their pets into odd,
fancy figures.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


Taking the United states through
there r. not large city, says the Phill-
dclphia Pfesa, where marriage engage
ments are 80 formally announced and
looked upon AZ such solemn obliga-
tions ~ in Philadelphia. Long on
gagements also prevail To- "A consider
able extent, and they are looked upon
as good things, because they famliarize
young people with each other and
give them chance TO test their con
geniality and escape in time if they find
they do not agree.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
The Star Of Bethlehem. .

A writer in the Boston Herald
claims that the star Of Bethlehem will
re-appear in 1887. The general be-
lief is that this star is the one which
blazed out in the constellation Of Cas-
siopeia in the time of Tycho Brahe in
1872. This remarkable star reached
the brilliancy of Jupiter. and then
slowly faded 20 invisihility. Its re-
appearance is merely conjectured. The
character of the forces at work TO pro-
duce this remarkable display are a
mystery. The spectrOscope. had It
been invented at the time, might have
thrown some light on the matter. Il
is impossible TO estimate the forces re-
quired TO lnake such light at the dis
tance Of the fixed starS-Rooheste
Democrat.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
-" TI'RIOTI9.


In the polar regions snow sometimes
falls from clOudless sky.
On an ayerag: nowadays thirteen
theatres are burned every year.
Women childlcss in Europe after
years Of marriage often have families
in Australia.
The eastern side Of the Atlantic Is
warmer at the same latitude than the
western side.
That monarch Of the seas. the Great
Eastern. is lying idle at Milford Haven.
England, not only eating its head of.
but consuming itself generally.
There are 24G cities Of over 10000 in
habitants each in this country, and
nearly one-quarter Of the population Of
the United states are dwcllers therein.
Mrs. Mehncrt, ninety-nine years old.
has kept the Golden Trumie. hotel, at
Reichenbach, Germany. for eighty con
secutiye years. She is still hale and
hearty.
...-.-.,
English co,s, o,,,,i,y 80 Linz
matter vay olscryrJ ., u.indous II ,
distant inland. TN. .deppsjt i believed
10 have been made by ocean gprav.
whicn in this case must have been
blown by the wind AT least sixty miles.
The garland. warn tv "a. r,v,,,an
mummics were made Of the petals and
sor,Is ~ dircr.r, eov.,. irc,,.s.,
each in a leaf Of the Egyptian willow
and then arranged in rows. Larkspur,
blue lotus. white lotus. saffron bios
som and acacia were among the flow
crs thus prepared
In the carly centuries Of the Chris
tian era the cathedral Of -, Dayid's.
Wales. wa, a place T. which pilgrim.
agrs were made hv kings and conquer
, orS. After the canonization Of the
saint two visit. to nj. tomb were con
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
Two RavnIWrt Nur-r..

The young infarta Of spain ha, two
wet nurses, who relieve each other ia
thcir arduous duties. They are mag
niiiccnt young women, who were So
lcctcd by the cardinal pr,matcof spain.
or rather received his recommendation
for their exemplary conduct. They
are clad in ruby-colorcj velvet. en-
brodcrcd with silver, and wear costly
white wells. Til" little iufauta cried
several times during the christening
ceremony. She was christeued Maria
Teresa Isabel Patrocina Diega. She is
a pretty child. with fair hair and blue
eyes. After the ceremony the young
infanta's ears were pierced by her
mothers Austrian medical attendant.
This is ancient custom among the
Spanish Bourbons, even the princes in
Spain have their ears pierced, il being
considered beneficial for sight 10 have
blood drawn very early. That is. In
fact, their first baptism Of blood
HoierH Age.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
Plans OF a Sugar King.

II is whispered, says the Washing.
ton Republican, that Mr.. Spreckles,
the San Francisco sugar monopolist, is
quietly engineering a scheme for the
ccssion of the Hawaiian islands to the
United States. should Congress deter
mine to abrogate the reciprocity treaty,
which it will probably do in the near
future. Mr.. Spreckles is in receipt of
governmental gift of three or four
millions of dollars yearly through the
operation of this treaty, and if it should
continue the gratuity, will increase
from year to year. The abrogation of
the treaty will impose heavy tax on
him, which will amount, in the course
of few years, to $lO,OOC,0OO or $l5,-
100000 annually. lie can we'll afford
to pension King Kalakaul and all his
uncles, cousins, aunts and other rca-
tiveS Of remote degree in more magnili-
cence than they ever dreamed of to
get them out of the way and save such
IN amount money.
American influence already domin-
atrs in the little insular kingdom, and
rs the monarch is not in receipt of u
colossal income it would not take more
than cord OF gold To charm him from
his throne The total revenues of the
! kingdom only amount to 100000 a
year, and as the government is pat.
termed after the older nations, kala
/ kaua is Obliged To do business on a
shamciully narrow margin for u real
king To put it briefly and plainly.
he is in straitened circumstances for
the head of a royal family, and as his
native subjects are dying of with lep-
rosy, he will soon have nobody but for
eigners to rule Mr.. Spreckles and his
associates already own the best Of the
sugar lands, and they are slowly but
surely absorbing what is left. They
really own about all that is valuable in
the kingdom, and they feel that they
ought TO have the right 10 annex their
/ property to any country they want to.
/ The annexation OF the Hawaiian
islands would, Of course, at once settle
the vcXed question which is now ere
ating such stir.
1 Mr.. Sprccklcs' dominiuns consist Of
eight islands, having a combined area
of about 100000 acres. and popula-
tion of 6n.UOO. Of whom 1900 are
natives. \ hundred years ago the
native population was 100000. Vol
canoes, lcprosy. sugar. rice and wool
are the only productions. Hawaii IS
the largest island Of the group, and Is.
in fact, larger than all the others com
bincI. Maui. Oahu and Kanai are
near in size. Mr.. Sprccklcs kingdom
is considerably nearer the United states
than any other country, being only
2.lOO miles from san Francisco. Japan
Is $500 miles distant from Honolulu.
Mr.. Sprecklcs is said to be worth t25,-
/ Oo0,0OOs or $3o,Ooo.roo. -Four wears
ago he was rated at $2,jOO.OOO.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

machine burning concentrated fuel In
large CRATE at tremendous rate, and
developing very large power in
small space There is no engine in ex-
istence, certainly no steam engine and
boiler combined, which, weight for
weight, gives out anything like the me
chanical power exhibited 10y the alba
tross."
The conclusion arrived at by both of
our contemporaries is that man will
have to give up the hope of competing
with the birds in fying Scientific
american.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

A century since the Hawaiians were
savages aud cannibals. Now there are
over 800 telephone wires in use in the
city Of Honolulu, and the application
Of the telephone is made throughout
the islands on the plantations Some
of the planters cut their cane at night
with the aid Of electric light.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
4 0uieL-wittrd Woman

There Is one woman in London says
a correspondent, who has her wits
about her, and when you come TO
think about it the fact is highly credit
able TO London On the Strand thief
suddenly snatched her purse from her
and instantly disappeared in th"
Crowl. In the purse was some small
change and a check for SO. The lady
spent no time in fruitlcss attempt 20
catch the thief or Hnd polio man.
She went TO the nearest postoilicc. took
telegraph blank and sent a dispatch
to the bank saying when any on"
presents 4 check signed by - for
so. arrest him AMI dctain him till |
come" She then got into a cab and
drove TO the bank. When She got
there she found a policeman explain
ing to "A very astonishrd young man
that he would have 10 wait little As
they expected a lady visitor The
young man viii have three years to gct
over his a,tonishmcut.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

Experienced lumbermen say that the
supply of walnut is rapidly diminish
ing, and that fully three-fourths Of the
good stock throughout the country
has been consumed within the last
ten years
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

The mother of President Garfield
spends several hours every day read.
ing the published works Of her son.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22

SlIrIlu Spefd. ne IOf OF Eastern
story it pronounces a mechanically
impossible creature"
The albatross is the largest bird in
existence, and one of the heaviest
There are heavier birds with limited
powers of flying. but the maximum
weight Of any natural flying machine
which can fly we'll does not exceed
thirty pounds, according to the Engi-
nesr; and the weight of the albatross
seldom, If ever, exceeds twenty-cight
pounds, or one-sixth that Of a power
full man. But the albatrOss can keep
its wings. thirteen feet long from tip
to tip, in motion for a whole day,
while the strongest man would be ex-
hausted, If he hal to keep beating the
air with them, in half an hour. And
to fly he would need far heavier wings
to be kept in motion.
After a mathematical calculation
the Engineer comes to the conclusion
that the albatross possesses as much
muscular energy as man, and far
more endurance, with which to propel
the twenty-eight pounds Of It's body
{" We have in the Bird II adds, "a
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-21

CATCHING DRvu. Some time ago, dur
ing camp meeting in Arkansaw, an old
minister more noted for his shoulder
striking" qualities than for ecelesiastic ora
Tory was strolling around the grounds, when,
after wandering rather far from the flock, he
was suddenly confronted by tall, dark
horned object. "Who are you ?" demand
ed the minister. 81 am the DEVIL" replied
the object, in deep, base ball accent, fol-
lowed by loud snort. g What do you
wantT 81 want you" and the devil
jumped up and popped his hoofs together.
"All right said the old man, and Selling y
pole he knocked the devil down and tying
him with his suspenders he hurried to the
nearest telegraph Office and notified the
Sheriff that the devil had been at last cap.
tured The Sheriff summoned posse and
hurried 10 the place. when it was soon dis
covered that the devil WAS only a young
man who had been beaten by the old minis
ter in horse trade Traoeler.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-21
The following properties arc now offered 70
prices and on terms especially dc sirable:
Valuable Hotel Propertv.

Inc ioiiowtifg properties arc nov offered for sale
i at prices and on terms especially desirable:
Valuable Hotel Property.
That long established and well
known hotel property, situated on
corner Of Bridge and Union streets,
near the Depot, in LambcrtyilIe, N.
D., and known as The I.ambertville
House" The house contains about
forty rooms and is in every way
most eligibly situated for business
can be bought right, and to an en-
terprising purchaser, would prove a
capital investment.
A Brick Dwelling House on York
street, east of Main, present residence
of Thomas B. Naylor.
The Fine Brick Dwelling belong
ing to Hugh b. Ely, on York street.
Most eligibly situated and the house
and grounds all in prime order Will
be sold n bargain if applied for soon.
A Good Brick Dwelling House on
the south side of York street, east of
Main, and contains 6 rooms and at
tic, all in good repair. Well of good
water and cistern at the door.
a Good Brick Dwelling House
containing Six Rooms, situated on
the Turnpike Road, near Levi Rey-
nolds, will be sold at a bargain.
Also, Two Small Frame Dwellings
on Quarry St.
No. l. Is a nice three story brick
dwelling house, on Union
ST., between York and Dele
van, containing s rooms.
No. 4. A large brick dwelling house
with stable, on Bridge ST.,
near the depot. A good
business location, and in
a position to grow in value.
No. 81 A brick house with vacant
lot, with barn, situated on
Washington and Coryell
SITS, very cheap.
No. g. A large lot on the Delaware
and Raritan Canal, North
of Moore's Spoke Factory.
Lot is "a #. on the canal,
and has three tenement
houses renting for good
income, and the property
is also approaching in
value.
No. Z. Isa frame dwelling and store
room with bakery at
taehed, situated on Della
ware avenue, one Of the
best streets in the city. A
good location for the bak-
ing business, and can be
bought cheap.
Several other desirable properties
now in hand and for sale not includ-
ed in the above list.
Sept, Ia. 1889.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-21
REAL EsTATE&IN INSURANCE
OFFICE OF
Joseph Smith & Co.,
Corner Bridge and Union sts.,
LAMBERTvILLE, n. j.,

Real estate bought. sold and exchanged or i'm
surance effected all classes Of iusurabe proper
~ % the lowest rates consistent with the interest
Of the assured
Money loaned on Bond and Mortgage and taken
for investment in the same.
Persons wishing 10 buy property will do well to
consult The list given below and those having any
for sale will find il 10 their interest TO have
catalogned, th.it attention may be called 10 Il.
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Wednesday, March 81, 1883.
THE LITTLE BANANA PEEL.


like bar OF the beaten gold
CLEAN in the summers sun;
am little, know, but think can threw
A man that Will weigh a ton.
/ send out no challenges bold,
Iblow me no vaunting horn,
But foolish is he who treadeth on me;
He'll wish he had ne'er been born.
Like the flower OF the field vain man
Goeth forth at the break Of day,
But when he shall feel my grip on his heel
Like the stubbse he fadeth away;
For lift him high up in the air,
With his heels where his head ought TO be;
With homecoming crash he maketh his mash
And know he's clear gone upon me.
/ am scorned by the man who buys me:
lam modest and quiet and meek;
Though my talents are few, yet the work that !
do
Has Oft made the cellar doors creaE.
I'm blood-red republican bora.
And Eihilist fearless Ibe;
though the head wear q crown, would bring It's
pride down,
lit set its proud heel upon me.
Robert J. Burdette, In Editors Drawer, har.
per's Magazine.