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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
Chinesc Temples and Pagodas.


There are more than a hundred tom
pies Of heather worship in Canton.
Among them we will mention four: l.
The Temple Of the Five Hundred
Gods" founded in 4. d.. $50, and re-
built in 1855. In this temple are 800
1ife-sized images. seated in long rows
and representing that number of noted
disciples Of Buddha. now dcifcd. Each
image is finely carved and richly gildcd
with gold. Some of these gods are in
rich garments and some in rags. Some
are wearing shoes. others are shoelcSs.
Some are laughing and some are weep
ing. ,. Temple of the Five Gcnii."
According TO Chinese tradition. away
back 800 years before Christ, one day
i've genii came riding through the air
on five rams. They stopped on the
spot where Canton now stands. and
said to some people who stood there:
May famine never visit your markets
After delivering this benediction. the
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were turned 10 stone. This temple
contains the images of the five gcnii,
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

Few people have any adcquat" idea
Of the quantity Of turtles which are
consumed in this country. New York
furnishes the chief market and they
come into that port every wear from
$4,000 10 l-u pounds. Philadclphia
comes next after New York. and Balti-
more stand, third on the list. these two
cities. taking together probably So
uOo pounds. while Boston has never
developed any great fondncss for this
article Of food. and is satisfied with
about 2.OpO pounds year. Turtles are
most plentiful during the summer. and
not seldom are brought to New York
in larger quantities than the market
demands. in which case they are placed
in hoatiug cars in the slip behind
Fulton market and fed until they are
wanted. While thus confined they are
given cabhagcs, lettuce. cclcry-tops and
watcrmclon-rlnds. this latter article Of
diet being tho turtles special weak
ness. They can only bo kept in the
river, however. during the summer
months and September, ~ a tcmpcra-
tnrc below forty degrees Kills them.
Turtles vary IN size from a few pounds
10 over aquartcr of a ton. the largest
ever brought to the New York market
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
Ancieut Crcck NanuscrInts.

Many ancient manuscripts Of unteld
7alue are believed to be stored 3SSay in
the monasteries Of Greece. a loss that
will never be understood to its full exs
tent has just been sustained in the
destruction Of the monastery Of Vato-
pedi, which took fire through careless
ness Of one Of the monks. and, in the
absence of any appliance for extin-
gushing the flames, was speedily
burned to the ground. Several
thousand Byzantine manuscripts were
consumed in this fire. To prevent
such irreparable losses in the future.
the Greek government has sent two
Athenian professors. Findiklis and
Kslogeras, who are experts in decipher-
old manuscripts, 20 examine the
libraries and archives of the monas.
tcries, and to send such manuscripts as
they find Of value to the natioual
library in Athens. These gentlemen
report that they have already Dis
covered a great store of parchment
treasures in the monastery Of Dusiko.
among them some OF ancient Greek
authorship. II is said that they have
found an unqucstionable tradedy hy
.Eschylus and one by Sophoclcs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
Misunderstanding.

Hand-shaking is British. The
loungcr in society. in his glaS, of fash
ion. cnumcratcs its various STYLES as
indicative of character. These are
aggressive, supercilious. lyppathic.
imperative, suspicious. sympathetic.
emotional. but none Of these are re-
quired by etiquette. Still. to shake.
or, rather TO take or give a hand in
mere conventional greeting is cult
waited art Of society. A gentleman
can not take a lady's hand unless she
offers il, and an American authority
on etiquette reminds him that he
must not pinch or retain It," A
young lady must not offer hers first. or
shake that given her, unless she is the
gcntleman's friend. A lady should
always rise 20 give her hand. and in
her own house she should always offer
il in greeting strangers and friends
alike. In the ballroom, however.
hand-shaking is not the thing. 1t is
also the privilege Of the superior TO he
the first to proffer the hand. An
American Is chary Of his hand in
these progressive times nod is suai.
cient. except in conservative Virginia
and the South generally, where family
traditions Of old courtly and kind OBJ
servances still obtain.-AH the Year
Round.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

A party of Philadelphians recently
made a practical test Of rat flesh as an
article Of diet. The rodents had been
caught and Gagged while young, and fed
carefully upon grain and green food.
At the meal in question they had been
carefully prepared, and were served
with an appetizing sauce in company
with other viands. The flesh, after
cooking, was found to be quite light in
color, much more so than either the
rabbit or the squirrel, and possessing a
delicacy of flavor entirely unknown 10
either Of the last mentioned animals.
The experiment proved entirely sue
cessful, and a diet Of rats, prepared
under proper conditions. was voted to
be both practicable and economical.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
The Feast Of Lanterns.

The Feast Of Lanterns.
The annual festival called the feast
OF lanterns Is one Of the most peculiar
Of the Buddhist cercmonals among the
japanese, belonging more particularly
among the working than among the
official classes. buddhism in Japan IL
remarkable for the extraordinary ven.
Grafton Of the memory of the dead
which II inculcatcs. Graves are ha-
bitually kept clean and dccked with
flowers, and nearly every grave in that
iath has a cup Of rice and a Jar Of tea
water standing by for the use Of the
departed spirit on its supposed frequent
visits to this world. These graves.
among groves Of ornamental trees and
lowering plants, bcautify the hill.idcs
about Nagasaki. Besides this ordinary
care, Buddhism also inculca'cs the cel-
cbrallon by the relative, Of deceased
persons of distinct commemorative ser.
vices upon the first. third and seventh
anniversaries. In the case Of distinct
ppr.ouagr- or Of the heads uf fagllcs
these are kept mp 10 hrGit.rlh orcy.u
one hundred and Gfticth anniversaries.
hut Il, 50 tho vast majority of ordinary
deaths all obligations Of prop.'jary Ger.
cmou.c, are DISCHARGED after The scy-
cu,h anniversary hy one common and
general fcas, Of lanterns TIi.is held
"a, a three day-' holiday by .g cla.,r.
about the first day Of ~rptcmb.r au-
uuallv. and the ueoplo gC the outlyiDg
country flock into the clty 10 attend +,
and cnioy its accomrauyiuy VISITING.
dressed in their best attire
On the first of "a. ,frea DAYS ,br
ghosts uar'jcularIy hpn,r.l ar. lo-
licyeI 10 leave the .uirit-Iand an q r..
turn visit, AccerJfrgrv an ~. lo,,..
doors are eot wid. omen and IA. I,ad
of each family +, h.. L.., ,I.,b.. .f,.
in his rcror,5on-raa,p. nnw5,g "a, inter
walls and u,,,ri,,e, ,,,-.l. - .,I,.,,,,,. g.,
his invisible gurst. a. ,h.v co,rn f.,
cogsrirufjou. prr-uns yboh,vca ,,r,c
ghnstly acgpslptsr,. ,.,,;,ufr, mis-
ceremony we'll into tho rigl, RS ~,
next day all the srfri,.. ,r.. .,,,,...5 Fl.
have arrived and a small r,lfrc,
,,,,r,u,.,, g.,,s g.. ...... p.,u.:..
dwelling lr,ur1 ~. r.Y..f.lJ ,,,r,.r,
,pl 60, ,r,r, for ,,..u.,,r a.. 5,.,s.
10 aer.r,,,I ,,.,,. r,v.,ry ,,3 ca, o.,.
with rice fry... vir.. ,og ,,o, 80,
ting in the adio5Ding rnafn tho 7iyioc
member, hold their own arrnpr,nviro
feast. which j. ken, up through the
second dav and mos, of tho third In
the night of the third dav the ghost.
hay. o., lack and a. uigh,f,ll au,t.
r,pulation that can moyeh,..,lc,bc,r.
selves 20 the graves. which they deck
with nrirh, paper banners and many
cnlorcI lanterns. lighting M the latter
A. the day fades. So that the dcrarting
visitor. NAV have their last hour, as
plcasant A. possible As midnigh, an.
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

An ingenious Tagd has lately been
practiccd in London. \ tall, w,l-
dressed man. apparently city mcr-
chant on his way home from business.
is seen talking on tho street 10 man
in workingman's dress. who carries
basket and some tools The "mcr-
chant" arcosts some wcll-drcsscd pas
scngcr. and tells him tn. "mcchanic's'
tale of want and employment and
family distress. He adds that hc ha,
satisfied himself ~ the truth Of the
story. and is about to give = tribe; viii
the gentlemen join In giving small
sum 10 relieve deserving necessity?
The apparent rcspectahihty Of the
voucher often succeeds where com
mon begging petition would fail. and
the person acc1stcd generally gives
something. 4 gentleman who had
given a small sum saw both swindIcrs
issue from a public-housc some time
hiA'ls Va '.'ttl - va FftilAk llilt AilfN
decampcd.
\ clever dodge has lately come to-
light. which shows how thoroughly the
swiudlcr understood those on whom
he was 10 operate, and forms n curious
commentary on the relations between
servants and tradrsmrn. \ man hay-
ing the appearance of gcntlcman's
servant called on several tradcsmcn in
fashionable part of London. asking
them 10 come 90 n certain house for
orders for different classes Of goods. at
the same tin" throwing out n sugges-
tion that a small gratutity for himself
would be acceptable, and might not he
lost by the tradeSman in distribution
Of further orders. In a number Of
instances small sums were given but
when the shop-men attended at the
place named they found their services
were not required. and that the fees
had flowed into the pocket Of some
other rascal.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08
A PA1KRNAL CONVENIENT.
life In -aNony--Y elbow Tickets for Every
fIluu.

'''' >" =" ''' thi"s. 'Hw '''Hf'' ''' Every
on cannot live in Sax0ny without
handling an assortment Of yellow
hckets every day. You get a ticket
TOT everything when you pay your
idFe On the street car the conductor
gives you Il yellow ticket. Before
',,'''''"h ,''' 'iii u your mp ah'ther
'i''''"i enters th' car ana tears a corner .
81 'ii '"o "c"et' II you SEND a package
- '"I''A7 you f''"I'" yeil"" tcHet.
- 70" S'h' money by man you get
W. '''''" '''h''a' one I"f 'he con
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

In Humboldt county, Cal, the whole
area OF the redwood forest has been
mapped and plotted. There are some
thing over 100000 acres of that timber
in that county alone. Disinterested
experts estimate 100000 feet of lumber
per acre as an average. If not a small
yield. At SIS per 1000 feet. the red
wood Of Humboldt county alone would
just about pay the present national
debt.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

There have been $4,000 divorces de-
creed In Maine during Ave years, make
ing a ratio Of one separation in ten
On arriages.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

One vessel was lost at sea every
four hours during 1881, according to
the English Nautical Gazette. In
ls79-S0 there were 400 steamboat
collisions in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-08

Among the articles which were taken
from the mails d-.ring the past year
were cans Of dynamite and loaded pis-
tolls. as well as bowie knives and other
sharp instruments.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
l ThieYinS Bride.

\ few days ago AlonzO Lynch was married near Bowling Green, Caroline county, to Miss Isola Abbey. The par ties were of good socIal position, and the wedding was largely attended by the best people. As the happy couple were about 70 board the northern train on their wedding tour they were ar rested by detective on the charge of stealing Sl,OOO from James Wright, an uncle of the bride. Their friends were indignant at the arrest, pronouncing it an outrage; but the officers insisted that they knew what they were about. They were taken to the hotel parlOr, aud the detective insisted on searching them. This was done, but no money was found and was about to release them, when 8 lady friend present, confident of the brides innocence, suggested Sarcasti- cally that the officer had better look in her hair. "I believe | will. said the officer. whereupon the bride turned pale and said: "Oh, don't, Please don't l have not got t there Her hair was worn in heavy coils. She took it down amld tears, and neatly coiled in the heavy braids of her back hair were $I3O Tn greenbacks. Subsequently the rest os the money was recovered. The bride is only l9. and pretty. When the newly married pair left the house after the ceremony the uncle. from whom the money was subsequently, stolen, threw an old shoe after the carriage for good luck.-Chicago Tribune.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Jan. 29-A steamer wrecked near Swansea was the Agnes Jack from Sardinia with lead. The witness Of the disaster saw the crew, F men, swept from the mast. The steamer was out of reach of rockets ana unapproachHble by boats. All hands perished.
 PARIS, Jan. 29. President Grevy has accepted tho resiCnatious of the minis ters.
 LONDON, Jan. 3I. The vessel sunk eff Mumbleheads OF Inc 29th was not Blackwatch, but a steamer of similar tonnage, carrying crew of 26.
 LONDON, Jan. Mccarthy, Cornell and Callan, Irish members of parlia- ment appeal Co the English people to assist the starving Irish families and labOrers. The government is appealed to and the Lord Mayor asked to open relief fund.
 DUBLIN, January 3l.-Two prisoners in kilmainham jail were identified as the Phwnix Park murderers.
 PARIS, January 31.-Prince Napoleon's correspondence was found III his two trunks discovered by the police at Ser yes, but contained nothing of political importance, and was returned to him.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
REVISION OF TEE JAWS.

We have just received a copy o5 Hon
 Nm- Graves bill for revision of the Statutes uf the Territory.
 : The bill calls for the appointment oi a commission to consist of three lawyers selected by the Governor to sit during the remainder of the session and with the Council and House JuIlc:ary con-
 mlttees revise ali sncn particular .lNs
 or sections of S;atut-s as may hy the yoint action Of said committees ue sub-
 mitted to them for revision and .-all from time 10 tine repor; taelr an,Ion thereon Co said committees.
 They shall revise all tae Statutes of the Territory including the laws of the present session and recommend lecis- lation required to remedy defects.
 After the adjournment of the Lecisla- ture the Board Of Commissioners shall meet from time to time and complets the work of the revision.
 The Board shall complete it's work by the first of October, 1881, and shall be- fore that day cause to be printed, pub. lished and distributed, complete report of the proceedings. which report shall be sectionizel and the sec lions thereof printed in small pica type and in octave size, and which shali en- brace all the changes, alterations and suggested improvements in existing laws, and such addihunaI legislation as shall be proposed by the Board, with bills framed therefor.
 For the purposes of printing their report the Board shall be authorized to e1pend not to exceed four thousand dol lars, the number Of copies of ahe Boards report to be priuiej under the proyi- sipns of this bill IS fifteen hundred.
 The Commissioners shall receive as compensation three thousand dollars each, and the Board shall be allowed secretary at 8 salary Of one hundred dollars per month f.5 time actually en- ployed.
 Out of some Of the proposed measures tie Legislature ought to b. able to make some provisio for revisou. 1lr. Graves bill seems 90 |, yer the ease well and provides for some Improvement iu the Statutes before tine c.os5 of the present session.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
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 The I ntroducel bv Mir. II. k. V-!rsI ol Cochise, was evidently .-.---I with care and with a sincere
 -. So thoroughly protect stock men suppress cattle stealing in Arizona. r..u.a.l- some good provisions; but ii ..- -. meet with the approval of the ... men ln this section of the Terri .-
 .a. a..ct to the system of inspection - -..s say is too complicated, and -4.ea tLe appointment of too
 men as Inspectors; in nshort, places ... aael power in the hands or a class linen tre election of whom they world ..,e little or no voice in, but would be
 r-sI SO pay for their services. Mem H-- at :le Legislature have sent out ,s g. the proposed cattle law to .Euan ln every part of the Territory -aay-.# ot securing their approval az H--rrraral of the bill, asking sug- -r-s --om all quarters for the pur- --. o, -sming such bill as will be as. suited .1 protect stock-crowers as well .- butchers and dealers in stock.
 I.a stock men of Pima county seem ,1 .. u1alimauS iu favor of a short sim -.. l.l -a plain that all can understand 4. a..l as few provisions as will render ,.-as.assary protection, and make the penalty SD heavy tIatit will prove a terror -..I cattle thieves. If there should be a |sr passed authorizing an election or an .a- .1tm,ur of am Inspector, our stock z-- -as that i-asmuch as they are re .--E to pay The inspection fees, they, t. stock men alone, should have power t.s.-.t a- appoint such Inspectors. But g. ..e #a have heard. the stock men are opposed to the appointment or cleo -.r .t Inspectors. They say that by To- sa. a-Ia- atiou they can better enforce t.. provisions of 8 law than 1t couli be done ur @ system of inspection such as ,-arased in Mr. WuTdwelrs bill. They a.-r 1t e.t t3 tLe fees named iu the bill =lel -.ey consider out of all reason. Wear- glad to learn that our stock 1.l are taking interest in thls matter, and a5T that they have got to work in real earnest We trust they will formu- such a biII ls will not only smt but r7.ec: tLem, as well as allother parties C. r-..-..G
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
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 lion. Warren P, Sutton. [. $. Consul at Matamoras, was recently inueiuewea IL relation to the proposed commercial treaty with Mexico He regards the treaty as an important one for fine trade Co: this country and gives figures winch possess great interest and importance.
 From ms statements lr appears tha: the exports from the United States to Mexico have increased from less than half go million dollars m yalue ia 1877 to thirteen millions in l-S2 The railways now built o- under coustrnctiou viii give an impetus to commerce and under tLe proposed treaty our ueighhor.ug Tee pnblIc will draw very largely upon our surplus resources to the practical exclu- sion of the trade from other countries.
 The silent commercial revolution in Mexico demands a market that can be speedily aud cheaply reached by means ol direct and permanent lines of carri- age. and 1t looks to this country for clos sr business intimacy Chat vii result in the mutual prosperity ef both coun- tries.
 Already does Mexico import from tine United States double the amount re- ceived from Great Britain, and exports a proportionate amount Tn the list of the latter are silver. lead, raw iute, leaf tobacco and cigars, coffee, hides. cotton, etc.. while she receives from the United States manufactures oi iron and steel, cotton goods, wo0deuware. sewing ma chimes, railway cars, corn, oils, live stock. stationery, quicksilver, glass ware, aEri- cultural implements. etc.
 The amount of American capital now invested .n tue development oI the vari- ous resources of Mexico, is estimated at from twenty-five to thirty millions of dollars, chiefly employed in merchau- disinC, most of which has been invested in the last two or three years.
 NIr. Sutton's statements are full of interest to our people. and furnishes valuable data upon which to calculate the great reciprocal benefits that will ac crue from a malicious commercial treaty with our neighbors to the southward.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
Ole Bull Must Brink or Fight.

Ole Bull Memoir.
 Going down the Mississippi, Ole Bull met on the steamboat d party of half savage men, coionists from the Far West. While reading his newspaper he was accosted by one of the men, who had been sent as a spokesman by his companions with the request that the fiddler would take a drink with them, offering him a whisky flask at the same time. "I thank you,' sand Ole Bull politely, "but I never drink whisky With curse the fellow asked If be was teetotaler. No, but whisky Is like poison to me" If you can't drink, come and fight then" The mans com rades had gathered around him mean time, and they all cried, If you won't drink, you must fight. You look d-n strong; show us what you are good for. "A NOrseman can fight as good as any body when his blood Is up; but | can't fight when my blood Is cold, and why should r" "You like strong fellow, and d-n 1t, you shall fight" Seeing no way Of escape, Ole Bull quietly said: Since you insist on testing my strength, and there is no reason for fighting, I will tell you what ] will do. Let any one of you take hold of me ID any way he likes, and I'll wager thatiin half minute he shall be on his back at my feet 4 big fellow Was chosen, who stepped forward and grasped the violInist around the waist, but Was instantly thrown over his head by a sudden wrench. and lay senseless on the deck. Ole Bull nov felt himself in very uncomfortable position. for he saw one of the mans comrades draw his bowie-knife, but wus relieved when 1t was used only to open a flask. \ good dose of its contents poured down hls throat soon revived the fainting man, and his first question: How the devil was I thrown down herey was answered by shout of laughter from hIs com panions, in which he himself joined. He spraug to his feet, and, after vainly trying to persuade Ole Bull Co show him how he had thrown him, he said: Take this knife home with you. you light d. well; you are as quick as light ming" The artist heard of the same fellow later as having gone to an editor to call him to account for an adverse criticism on his playing, ready Co fight for "the strongest fiddler he had ever seen, anyhow"