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Potato Disease

According TO Jensen, the potato dis
ease, which is caused by fungus. at.
tacks first the tops, and is conveyed to
the tubers Ivy means of spores washed
into the soil by rain. He therefore
proposes to prevent this by running
plow between the rows. 50 as TO throw
up furrow upon the top Of the hills.
while at the same time the tops are
bent over so as TO hang above the
neighboring furrow. This should be
done at least as sOon as the disease
shows itself on the tops. usually by the
middle of August In this way the
washing Of the spores into the hill Is
prevented. Furthermore, the potatoes
should not be dug for at leass two or
three weeks after the tops are entirely
wilted. TO avoid infection from the
latter. Field experiments with this
method are said TO have given very
favorable results
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08
The Charge of the Hounds.
An Incident of the Greek war.

49,.
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liou' '"o"''' ~ ''''','" ''''o"S" .''
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''"u o'e' u I"R TO Ie'>'''o' 'n' F''"'
-" po"'' '"' nation "l man CIV "'"'"
ou' 'e'! ""'I'N' INDIANS WHO ''''u III
-Nl'o''''" TO JON III l"' war ana "''-
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west
o' some zine inc F''"' hesitate"
anu vas "'''''' ''''" "'"I '''! "''''
u'' i'"' "''''"- ''.. summer "' INI'
'ne! o'oN' out 'h h'>''''tF' ana on
1ue 'o'n VI august ''''F great Ie"''F'
"e"'"t'I"Fu' OF 'i'' "'' E"B!'' rs
NV! '"'''' ''''"' ''"''"'" "Tt MINIS
ne strongest l"F' III ih' southwest.
''' '..'' - ''' I'''s'' WIN "
'''""N"'''' Warriors .''''n' "'in. ana
"''' ~ nouns '. .'.'.'i' "EHHhE
u'''''f''' ',' "..'.''- ABOVE "'c hundred
men, women ann 'H...lon
Inns was '''' n.N' 'H1' sta-'ed th"
Se'''t'S IN tN' REGION whore the Ala
'"''l" an" i"n"'g''. 'l'.r' came tr
E''"''. !, was certain, after such
massacre a- '""'' '"'l 'h" Indians
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

We may hold \ man amenable TO
reason for the choice of his daily craft
or profession. It's not an excuse any
longer for his deeds that they are the
custom OK his trade. What business
has he with an evil trade? Has he
not calling in his character.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

Well It Is known that ambition can
creep as well assoar The pride of no
person in nourishing condition is
more justly TO be dreaded than that of
him who is mean and cringing under
q doubtful and unprosperous fortune.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

The temperance crusaders Of Ger
many have abandoned the idea Of tee
toralism, and while they are fighting
for reform they would limit the Ger
mans to lager beer and Rhine wine.
A prominent German informs us that
ten glasses Of Rhine wine and thirty
five glasses Of beer will have compar-
atiycly the same effect as eight drinks
of whisky.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

what Caused the Death of Thoao Nailed
10 tho HIoody Gross

| that n life to be sacrificed shall be
sacrificed swiftly and without needless
| pain. True, various nations have diff
| lerent opinions rs to how this may be
best accomplished but American and
English governments have decided
| that hanging is the most mcrciful.
As compared with the Spanish instru-
mcnt of death-the garrote it is
! questionable whether or not hanging
Is the most mcrcful. \ bunglng cX-
ecutioncr may in either case cause un-
necessary torturcs With these sub
Jccts, however. this paper has nothing
! To dc. The writer desires simply to
set forth the various modes of cruciiy-
ion rs adopted by the ancients, and to
show what terrible suTcrings the
wrctchcd malclactor had to undergo be-
fore death came 10 his relief. Hours
and days of unmitigatcd torture; a
thirst which was unlucnchablc a pro-
| longcd suliucatIon a horrible ga,png
| for breath, intensified only by mo-
ments respite the bites of the yulturcs
of the air and the stingi and hurrow
lng7 Of insects; the burning Of the
rays OF the MONDAY s1n. and the cold,
cIammy dcws at midnight tell us, in
awful language, Of that die, ir,., from
a repetition Of which the present day
is happily delivered In comparison,
/ our present capital punj,hmont are
/ most morrlful, and the yindicIiion of
/ justice most humane.
The most primitive form seems t.
have been an upright tree. to which
the victim was either bound or nailed.
In Ezra 81, II. il is ordered that
/ "Wlu-ragrr shall alter hi, word. Let
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

the gates before they conld reach
them. and thus get all the people of
the place ut his mercy in an open field
and without arms to fight with.
Tho fort people were quick TO see
what his purpose was, and the men
hurried forward with all their might
hoping TO reach the fort before the
sayages could get there. by running
at the top of their speed they did this,
and closed the gates in time to keep
the Indians out. But to their horror
they then saw that their wives and
children were shut out too. Unable
to run as fast as the men, they had
fallen behind, and now the Indians
were between them and the gatcsl
Seeing that he had missed his chance
Of getting possession of the fort,
Francis turned upon the women and
children with savage delight in the
thought of butchcring these helpless
creatures in the sight of their husbands
fathers and brothers.
II was q moment of terror There
were not half enough white men in the
fort TO master so LARGE force or
Indians. and If there had been il wa.
easy To see that by the time thrv could
yet their rifles and 90 To the rescue il
would be- too late.
At that moment tho hero Of thi, hit
of history came un,, ,n, ..rcnc This
was vonng man named Isaac Tadcn.
lie was a notable hunt-man who ken,
a famous pack of hound. fierce
brute. Observation-Disclosures torun down
and seize anv living thing that their
master chose h. chase. The Young
man had been ont in search of stray
cattle. and tu,, At the moment when
matter, were nj their worst he rode
mo 10 the fort followed by hi, ,i,,v
dogs.
Isaac IIalrn had a cna, head and ,
very daring spirjt TJo was +, IN.
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

Ncw comer- in thc city Of Mexico
are surprised oa finding so many #
the couy,nieuccs common to large
cities a' home such tie t1g.unc.
The doe'r.. light. q police force and an
excellent street car service. Tho cIoc.
'r.o l.ghts are mn the top uf iron rods
running up from 'h. gas lamp posts
Tho police arr far more .alIacrly ,lan
The regular army of'ho country. They
wear a blue flannel suit. their Goa,
hut'nnel up. and their cap ha, a COW
criug al white which. w.,h the stand
ing linen collar is alway- immaculate.
In their N,I'- ON one side they carry a
club and on the ether o large revolver.
II one w.-h. 10 sac q policeman he
ha, only 90 90 t. the nearest corner.
an1 DE viii surely end him standing
there. for D., has uu lcat 20 walk over.
The spceI at which street cars 60 is
astonishing They dash along as fast
as mules can pull 'h,m. and a. they
approach corner the driver gives a
loud tuot on a horn for tho purpose Of
warning people at the crossing to got
out Of the way.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

In New York city 100000 children
earn their own living.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

The Western cattle drive this year
* estimated at 100000 head, against
3jo,0oo last year. About 10000 head
have been driven to the Union Pacific
The cattle are in good condition. FUZZY
up to the standard Of former years
and are mostly one, two and three
years old, very fcw being beef cattle
The drive TO Nebraska would have
been largest had il not lc"n for the
drouth making "A scarcity Of gras,
along the roal
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Tho king Of Siam beats the brokers
In trade-dollar speculation. He is buy
them at ninety in Singapore and max
Ing each dollar into two SameSe tinals,
which pass at sixty cents each.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

In Savannah an income Of over $500
per annum Is subject 90 ; city tax.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

ready planted amounts 10 2,G7S,GO3,
consisting principally Of elm, poplar,
acacia, plane. ash, sycamore and lime
trees Strangers travelling in France
could almost lind out in what depart
ment Of the country they are by MOTTO
ing the different kinds of trees planted
along the highroad.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

Mason Long Is one Of the temper
ance preachers Of the West lie trav-
els through Indiana and Ohio in a
wagon drawn by span Of handsome
horses. like tooth powder vcndcrs, and
Is accompanied by four singing stu
dents. two from Oberlin and two from
Delaware college. At night the wagon
is lighted up with torches and he ha-
rangues the listening multitudes in the
open air after the singing has brought
them together. lie tells that six years
ago he was a drunk6 reprobatc, but a
little girl persuaded him TO sign the
pledge. and since then he has been
happy man. His vocabulary is limit.
ed. but he has powerful lungs and in
terests large audiences.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

Since l-6l unknown persons have
paid $l-f. f.3590l in;othc United states
treasury TO quiet their conscicnccs.
The largest revenue from this source
in any one year was in 1865. when the
contribution to the conscience fund
amounted 90 S4g155.l1. Iu1~13 S23.-
3U2.11 va, added 10 the fund: In SOL
&l2,g52.5g. in 1859. $lGiO&2l. and in
ISIS. $l2.oll.3l Last year the con.
trihutions reached only s7sSli9. and
this year the total will probably be
less than that unless somebody comes
TO the front with a big sum.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

The planting of trees along the pub
lie roads of France Is considered
worthy Of statistical mention. At
present the total length OF public
roads of France is 1880 miles. Of
which 1880 are bordered with trees.
while 4500 are at present being plant
cd. On the remaining 1000 miles the
nature Of the soil does not permit Of
plantations. The number of trees al
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08

The whole number of Indians al
school, exclusive Of the five civilized
tribes, was, during the past year, s1l2,
Of whom Alp were at the boarding
schools, and 1899 attended reservation
day schools. While tho commissioner
Of Indian affairs justly values the in
dustrial schools at Hampton, Carlisle
and Forest Grove, he assigns an inn
portant place TO the reservation schools,
especially the boarding schools, and
desires that they should be increased
IN number and efficiency Nine new
boarding schools OF this class were oc-
cupicd during the past year Two
more industrial training schools are
about to be opened, one at Genoa, Ne
hraska, the other in the Indian terri
tory Much credit is due to the Nocie-
~ II Friends for tho improvements
which the new policy Of the govern
mrnt has male possible
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-29
VOL. XXVIII----NO. rs.
VARIETIES.
A Journalists club-thc lead pencil.


AT this season of the year the submissive
spouse is simply tacks gathcrer.
Why is washcrwoman the most cruel
.rson in the world? Because she daily
wrings mems bosoms.
1t is yet an undecided question, which is
of more Importance to its pOsscssor, II lady's
trunk or an elephants.
-"Courtship is bliss" said an ardent young
man. eyes, and matrmony is blister"
snarled an old bachelor.
He who blows out the gas upon retiring
at night will leave his breath behind him
before morning
The editor Of the party organ, who
praises each successive President or govern
or, would soon be very rich il officials Weld
ed as readily to flattery as do the female sex
milliner in Baltimore acquired large for
tune principally through the instrumentality
of parrot that was taught to say to every
lady who entered the establishment, ooh,
my how sweet she looks"
AT a club room in New Orleans Mark
Twain heard much talk about ante-belum
things, and he was told that there was an old
negro woman in the city who had fallen into
the habit OF dealing out her "reminiscences.
young New Yorker said in her presence:
what wonderful moon you have down
here y She sighed and said "Ah, bless yo'
heart, honey, you ought to seen dat moon
bcfo' de waw p
Two Austin ladies were conversing about
one thing and another, after the manner of
women. Mrs. Sampleby has not been to
see me in long time" remarked one of the
ladies'" "She hasn't time to make calls
She has to take care of and be with her hus-
band all the time" "Why, is he laid up with
sickness :" 90, no, on the contrary, he is
in the enjoyment of the best of health. Ifhc
was sick she would not have to watch him."
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Touched the Chord.

At noon there were half dozen idlcrs mt
the foot of Woodward avenue, Detroit, some
asleep, some looking respondent, and two
who had just assured pedestrian that they
must have work mt some price or sarve.-
A gentleman suddenly stepped out of an
Office and approaching one of these men and
said:
"You look like an honest man."
eyes, sir, do"
"And YOU are II hard worker"
81 am that
"Ipresumc you could be trusted in any en-
pacity."
ooh, | know could"
"Well, have n job for you. Our porter
ut the Sixth National Bank has left us and
we must fill his place. The only thing
that is-you see"
"DO you want recommends" asked the
man, as the other hcstalcd.
"Oh, no, no, mol You see, we have been
paying the other man $4,000 per year, and
| and"
"And what, sr?'
"Well, the board has decided to cut it down
to $4,000
"'rhcn don't you take tW said the mans
partner.
"rhen | won't If | amt worth as much
as the other man was, the board can do its
own swcepingH
The gentleman walked back into the office
! the winner OF box of cigars. lie had
wagered that he would offer the man Il place
at So, 800 per year, and that it would lie re-
fused
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-29

The father of an Irish student, seeing his
son act stupidity, "Why, sirrah, says he, "did
you ever see me do so when l was a boy"
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Going for the Doctor for Himself.

job lived in the little village of Parr, Gen.
cscc County, N. Y. His ncighbors always
said, Jobs a lcctIe queer" but even they
were not prepared for his most eccentric
freak.
One night job was startled out of rest
less sleep by pain in the stomach. He had
been reading the day before an article in the
paper about the Aslatic cholera, and the pain
frightened him. Jumping out of bed, he pull
on his clothes and hurried TO DR.. BIS
house, nearly q quarter ola mile distant. The
family were all asleep and it was some time
before job could wakcn the doctor, who
finally thrust his night capped head out of the
window and sharply asked:
who's thcre?"
81 am"
"Who are you?
",Iob Calder; and | want you to come
right down to our house at once"
why, what's the matter? Any one sick?"
Eyes"
"Who?"
"Why, am. And you'll come just as soon
as you can, won't you doctor?"
"You old fool Can't you come in and let
me see you heret"
mo, can't, | ought to be in bed this min
ute, and that's where you'll find me" And
off the obstinate Job trudged grooming
Back to his house he ran, and there the doc
tor who had learned to put up with the con
crils of his country patients, found him half
nm hour later-a very sick man. He had,
however, the satisfaction of seeing him rccov-
cred from IL severe illness, and that, too, in
spite of his going for the doctor for him
self" at the dead of night.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-06-29

THE STEAM ENGINE-The commercial
Bulletin justly concludes that it seems like
reproach upon the mechanical skill and in
genuity of the nineteenth century that nine
tenths of the caloric force applied 10 even the
most economical steam engine is wasted.
That is 10 say, every ton of coal is one third
wasted in the process of generating steam,
and when the steam is once formed only one
seventh of il is actually converted into work
by the engine. The remaining siX-scvenths
is lost either in the exhaust or through radia
ton from the cylinders or in similar ways; so
TINT only one-seventh of two-thirds, or about
one tenth OF the whole heating power of the
fuel becomes actually embodied in the work.
ing power of the engine.
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gnrtical.
THE GOLDEN AGE.
TRANSLATED FROM OVID.

TRANSLATED FROM OVID.
First planted was the golden age, unknown
The avengcr then; from principle alone
We're practiced faith and justice without law
There was no fear of punishment; nor saw
The threat ming words on brass set up to view,
The people, then, TO read &: and suppliant, too,
The crowd feared not the judges face, for they
Were safe without judge, in golden day.
Not yet the cut-dOwn pine, which once did stand
High on the mountain, some far distant land
To visit had descended to the wave;
And shores which mortals knew, not any save
Their own. Not yet had come the time Of crowns
When bitches deep and wide surrounded towns
There were no trumpets, horns of curved brass,
Helmets or swords, but nations time did pass
Secure, enjoying soft tranquility,
Without the use of armed soldery.
Unwounded by the plowshare, free. the earth,
Untouched by rake, produced all things of worth
spontaneously things necessary grew
BEFORE the earth the pillow and harrow knew
And satisfied with food provided So
our parents first from the arbutus low,
Pcked fruit; strawberries wild and corncs too,
ANA berries, which on bramble hedges grew
Ihey gathered, and nuts which in the grove,
Had fallen from the spreading tree of Jove.
mere was eternal spring and Zephyrs used
10 stroke the flowers without seed produced
with gentle breath and cen tn unplOwed plain
Began, ere long, to yield all kinds of grain.
WIN ears of corn tn unfallowed field was white,
And from the hom-oak green, by day and night
The yellow honey, trickllng down, was flowing;
NOW streams of milk, now streams of nectar
going.
e. HARRY,
PBicSyWe, JUHe II, 1883.
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J. c.. ROUSE
Again to the Front I!

Having finished charging painting ami iitting
up my store, am now prepared to show the larg-
est stock of goods have ever offered to my GUS
toners The improved facilities for doing bust
ness have not only added to the comfort of GUS
toners whilst making purchases but enabled lis
to serve them with much greater convenience
and dispatch. Since first of May have also extra
help and will make every effort to have persons
waited upon promptly.
In order to make the Improvements alluded to
| greatly reduced my old stock, and will now Of
fer an almost entire
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For Tie AgiS and htelligcnccr.
Small Boys Composition on Animals.

Animals has hair on them; so has old-time
hair trunks, but you can tell animals from
trunks, because trunks amt got any legs,
While animals has got legs and are alive.
Animals generally have 4 legs apiece cx-
cept Gorillas Orangatangs What-is.it's and
Monkeys, which have two legs.
An Author says man is the only animal
that wears clothes and cooks, but maybe he
didn't see the Organ grinders monkey dress
ed up.
Mules are animals, but an Irish author de-
MES this assertion. He says the mule is n
noble bird, and that he has two legs to walk
with, two to kick with, and wears his wings
on the side of his head. Mules have been
known to be very good for six months at a
time, just TO get good chance to kick some.
body.
Always get your life insured before you
tickle mules hind leg.
A foolish young man once ticklcd mules
hind leg, but he has been sorry for it since
lie is not rs handsome as he used TO was but
he has got more sense.
Mules live Il long time, but don't believe
they never die II they don't die, | know
some that's almost wore ont.
ARENAS Ward said lie new canal boat
mule to fall into the canal, but he kept on
pulling the boat all the same, walking on the
bottom and breathing through his cars,
which stuck out of the watera foot and a-half
or more
Mules are very muish. They are all high
kickers A western paper says n car load of
mules passed through that town and they
were kicking furiously. They hal kicked
out both sides of the car, and the top and the
bottom, and also the two ends, and when the
car was last seen, there was nothing left but
the hind window with M frame ornnuI II
and it was full of holes and the mules still
kicking, but | don't guarantee this state
mcnt.
Mnrnl-nnn'I hn mnlieh
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The next, and by far the most important
mineral commercially occurring in Hartford, lis
chr0mite or chrome iron. tits found near Coop
town and at Chrome Hill, on land owned by the
Tyson Chrome Company of Baltimore, which
until within year or so had monopoly OF
the products ofthis ore in America. Chromite
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New Stock Of Goods.
EN- BRACING

EN- BRAUTNU
Large new line of Dress Goods and Trimmings.
Large new line of Prints and Dress Ginghams.
Large new line of Seersuckers in Dress Styles
Large new line Wool Cashmere Especial low prces)
Large new line of Shirtings and Sheetings.
Large new line of Ladies' and Childrens Hosiery
Large new line of Ladies Grass and Linen busters.
Large new line Ladies' Sun Umbrellas & ParasoIs
Large new line of all kinds of White Goods.
Large new line of Dress Buttons, Laces, Edgings
Large new line of Ribbons, Satins and Silks.
Large new line of Llles' Handkerchiefs, FL
chus, &c. lSmy
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Johns Hopkins University, June 10, 1888

The stage which phys between Danbury
and Bethel has n schedule of time, but is very
accommodating in case of serious illness, sud
den death, or the like. Yesterday afternoon
it waited thrce-quarters of an hour for pas
senger TO run up home and catch cal.