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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

TO prevent hair from falling out. try
first wetting the head at night with
salt and water. Mild sage tea Is also
excellent. II these remedies do not
effect speedy cure, try this: Get a
little bottle Of brandy. and put In all
the salt that II will absorb; wet the
head with this two or three times
day.
II the arnica with which bruised
limbs are bathed Is heated, It's good ef-
fects are perceptible much earlier than
If it is applied while cold. II arnica is
10 be taken as remedy, as 50 many
physicians recommend, in cases Of Sc
we're sprains, it should be prepared
with water IN this proportion: tea
spoonful Of arnica in a goblet two
thirds full Of water, and Of this tea
spoonful is 10 be taken once an hour or
once in two hours, as the severity Of
the case determines.
A new remedy for headache has been
found by Dr. Haley, an Australian ply
sician, who says that for some years
past he has found minimum doses Of
iodldc If potassium Of great service in
frontal headache; that is heavy, dun
headache, situated over the brow. and
accompanied by languor, chillincss and
a feeling Of general discomfort, with
dlstaste for food, which sometimes ap-
proachcs to nausea, can be completely
removed by a two-grain dose dissolved
in half "A wincga., Of water, and this
quietly slipped, the whole quantity
being taken in about ten minutes. In
many cases. he adds, the effect Of these
small doses has been simply wonderful
as, for instance, a person who "A
quarter Of an hour before was feeling
most miserable and refused all food
wishing only for quietucss, would now
take a good meal and resume his won't
81 chccrinlncss. II this cure Of Dr.
lialcy's is in reality a practical one he
viii merit for the discovery the gratl-
tude of suffering millions.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14
A Safe Place.

Laura was n conscientious child, but
evinced a strong aversion to evening
prayers Auntie was very patient with
her. and the most successful argument
was that auntie herself was not will
ling to fall asleep without returning
thanks for the days mercies and ask
ing protection for the night. One
evening. the child continuing very OBJ
durate. auntie left her alone. When,
at later hour she was ready TO retire,
Laura, wakeful and uneasy. called from
her crib. "Auntle. have YOU said your
prayers to-nighty' Yes "Do you
think God will take care of you all
rightY' "Most certainly I do" "All
right, then" said the child, with ami
nation, ~ guess win come over and
sleep in yorr be-"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14

piled Eliza "and so have you haven't
you, auntP"
"Ycs; reason to be glad and thank.
full, too"
81 knew so, for there Is no station In
the world that you would be 80 happy
in yourself, or make others 80 happy"
ut is not the station that has made
your aunt so happy" said Mrs. Her
bert, "but because she early found out
the true secret of happiness"
"And what is the secret, motherP"
"In whatsoever situation you are In
to be herewith content"
Il would give almost anything to
see Kate and her sister, and Leonard
Frankland. | don't believe he was 80
handsome a man rs Uncle Waldron Is
was he, aunt?"
Eyes, he was handsomcr than your
Uncle Waldron is now; for Leonard
Frankland was then in his youthful
prime"
81 wish You would tell me who
Kate really was" said Eliza.
Her mother smiled and looked signi-
iicantly toward Aunt Hannah.
Eliza sprang up from the stool at Ser
aunt's feet, and threw her arms round
her neck.
why, how stupid was not TO
guess il was you all the time" said
she. 81 might have known that there
was not another person in the world
beside dear Aunt Hannah who would
have acted SO nobly and generously as
Kate. And now | know. too. that
Leonard Frankland and Isabel were
Uncle and Aunt WMdron."
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Should oarsmen wear scull caps
Topreserye cherries Keep the small
boys off.
way-The entrance around a
church door after services
The Moss Pointers (Miss.) place
eggs instead Of dimes In the contribu-
tlon box. They are entered in the
church books az lay offerings.
This bit Of conversation, which we
find in an exchange, is both timely and
expressive: 81 think this ice-cream
nsts little cowy," said he Mine
tastes bully" said she,
How is it," asked the landlady,
that you never complain Of anything
but the butter, Mr. JoncsE" Mr..
Jones: "Well, that is a big enough
contract for one man.
a ui.e iiuls mailen named P,umner,
Fc.I ia love with r grocery drummer,
And the tAGy he gave
She concluded To save
So she canned it. Nt lAstel A.l slnncT)
A religious exchange tells a story Of
a cornet player employed by Baptis,
church, who lost his position by play
ing the well-known melody, Pull for
the shore, At the baptism of a number
Of converts.
II is said tha, when one is drowning
all that he ever said, thought, felt, or
did, passes before him in q swift pano-
rama; and that the bad memories
crowd the good into the background.
One need not drown in order 70 have
the experience. only become a candi-
date for Office
Doing a heavy business-The stone
yard Doing a light business-The gas
works. Doing safe business-The
bank vaults. Doing a grave business
The cemetery company. Doing a
medium hu,.ncss-Thc sp!ritualists
Doing a ra',l.ng bus.ness-Thc tin
shop. Doing fine business r. The
judges. Doing funny busincss-The
humorists.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14
WhiStling.

Capt Burton tell, u, how the Arabs
dislike e. hear a person whistle called
by them eel ,ifr." some maintain
that the whisilcr's mouth is not to be
purified for forty days. while. accord
ing TO the explanation Of others,
satan touching mans body causes
him 10 produce what they consider an
offensive sound. The natives Of the
Tonga islands. Polynesia. hold IT to be
wrong to whistle. ~ this act is thought
20 nc disrcspcctful to God. In Iceland
the villagers have the same objection
90 whistl.ng, and 50 far do they carry
their superstiiious drcaiol it that IF
one swings about him a stick. whip.
wand. or aught that makes a whistlinp
sound. he Scares from him the Holy
Ghost" while other Icclandcrs who
consider themselves free from suporsti-
tions, cautiously give the advice: "Do
II not; for who knowcth what is in the
air." In some districts Of North Ger
many the villagers say that IL one
whistles in the evening it makes the
angels weep. Speaking, however. Of
ladies' in connection with whistling.
it is widespread superstition that it
is at all times unlucky for them TO
whistle, which. according 20 one legend,
originated in the circumstance that,
while the nails for our Lords cross
were being forged, a woman stood by
and whistled. Curiously enough,
however. one very seldom hears any Of
the fair sex indulging in this recrea-
tion. although there is no reason. as il
has often been pointed out. why they
should not whistle with as much facili-
ty As the opposite sex. one cause. per
haps, Of the absence Of this custom
among women may be. in n measure.
due TO the distortion TO the features
which it occasions. Thus we know
how Minerva cast away. with an inn
precation, tn" pipe. which afterward
proved so fatal 10 Marsyas. when she
beheld in the water the Disagreement
Of her face caused by her musical per-
formance. There are numerous in
stances on record. nevertheless. Of
ladies whistling at public entertain
ments and charming their audience
with the graceful ease with which they
performed such airs as "The Blue Bells
Of Scotland" or The Mocking Bird"
Indeed. not many years ago. at grand
provincial concert. two sisters excited
much admiration by the clever and ar
tistic way in which they whistled a
dust-c.aflemaH's Ma9aziRe
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14

They ssooi upon the wide vsrands, and
Before be left hsr side saw him turn
And take for her, from out the vine-hunE urn,
A crimson rose, and with deterrent hand
IIo plaoei Il In the soit hairs silky strand
Then In my soul did fierce longing burn,
And a new madness, swim. and keen, and
stern,
Arose and held me in It's strong command.
And then-Oh, blessed then'-I saw her take
A white rose from the white bro1t where II
slept,
And, with f-oud bat tinid courage, iif:
j. TO her lips. For joy could have wept--
For 10y hath tears. The white rose was u1T
giit -CGrign1 Perry.
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The AL Golden.

Through very happy line sing,
feol the tonic of the spring.
The time Is like an old.t time face
That glelms across somo gras1y place
Tho old-time face-an old.time chum
Who rises from tho grave TO come
And lure me back along the why's
OF Times all golden yesterdays.
Sweet Day! to thus remind me OF
The truant boy used TO love-
To set, once more, his finger tips
Against the blossoms of his lips,
And pipe for me the signal known
BY none but he and alone!
II.
sec across the schoolroom floor
The shadow of the open door,
And dancing dust and sunshine blent
Slanting the way the morning went,
And beckoning my thoughts afar
Where reeds and running waters are;
Where amber-colored bayous glass
The hall drowned weeds and wisps OF grnss :;
Where sprawling frogs, in loyeless key,
Sing on and on inc cessantly.
Against the green woods dim expanso
The cat.tail tits its tuited lance,
While on its tip-one might declare
The white "snakeieeder" blossomod there,
III.
/ catch my breath, as children do
In woodland swings, when lie is now,
And all the blood Is warm ns wine
And tinglus with a tang divine.
My soul scars up the atmosphere
And sings aloud where God can hear.
And all my being leans intent
To mark his smiling wonderment.
q gracious dream and gncious time,
And gracious theme and gracious rhyme
When buds OF spring begin to blow
In blossoms that we used to know
And lure US back along the why's
OF Times all golden yesterdays
JAMES Hhitcous6 Riley.
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4 PerseCntcd Picture.

Before Nandyck made his first
journey to Italy he paid a farewell
visit to Rubens, and presented him
with three Of his pictures. One Of
these, The Romans Scizing Christ in
the Garden Of Gcthscmanc." Rubcns
hung in the principal room Of his
house, and was never weary Of prais-
ing IL. The master returned hii
pupils generosity by presenting him
with one Of his finest horses Eandyck
made his FIRST stop at Savelthcm, n Wiz
lage near Brussels. Here he fell in
love with girl named Anna van
Ophem, and forgot Italy and his art
while gazing In her face and wander
ing by her side through the fair valley
in which she dwelt. But Anna re-
GREETED his idlcness, and was curious
70 see the pictures that he could paint.
Finally, he yielded to her pcrsuasions.
and painted two pictures for the parish
church at Sayelthem.
One Of these was a Holy Family"
in which the Virgin was a portrait 81
Anna. while 81. Joachim and st. Anna
represented her father and mother.
This picture he gave 10 the church.
It has long since disappeared. and it is
said that il was used % make grain
bags by French foragers The second
picture for which he was paid. repre-
sentei 81 Martin of Tours. when he
divided his cloak with two bcggars.
The saint was a portrait Of Nandyck
himself. and the horse he rode was
painted from that which Rubcns had
given him. THIS picture was very
'Icar to the people Of Sayelthem. and
when. In l1j-. they discovered that the
parish priest had agreed to sell Il. they
armed themselves with pitchforks and
other homcly weapons, and, surround
ing the church. insisted that the
picture should not be removed. In
lspf, however. they were powerlcss
before the French soldiers. and though
they loved their saint as dearly as ever
he was borne away to Paris and placed
in the gallery Of the Louvre. where he
remained until 1915, when he was
taken again to Sayelthcm and restored
to his original place, II is also said
that. in 1850. rich American offered
500 to any one who would bring
this picture 10 him. no matter how It
was obtained. Some rogues tried 20
steal II. but the watch.dogs Of Sayel-
them barked SO furiously that the men
Of the village were alarmed, and rushed
to the church SO quickly that the
robbers scarcely escaped. Since then
a guard sleeps in the church, and St.
Martin is undisturbed. and may always
be seen there dividing his cloak and
teaching the lesson Of that Christian
charity for which his own life was re-
markable Nicholas.
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A SACRIFICE.

"There IS something / want you 70
tell me, aunt" said Eliza Herbert, a
girl of fourteen, and she drew a stool
close to her aunt's feet, and leaned her
bead in her lap, so that a whole cloud
of nut-brown curls fell over her black
silk apron.
What is ?" said her aunt. passing
her hand carelessly over the fair fore
head appraised 10 hers.
II am almost afraid to ask" said
Eliza, but 1 want you to tell me why
you. who are so good and so handsome
and so accomplished, were never
married ?"
a slight flush was, for moment,
perceptible on Aunt Hannah's cheeks,
which might have been occasioned by
ELIAS compliment to her beauty and
good qualities, or a consciousness Of
the ridicule which a certain class attach
TO the appellation Of old maid. It
might too have been caused by blend
ing Of all these, or by certain memories
which the question called up. She re.
mained silent few minutes, and then
said. Il will tell you. Eliza-I never
had an offer that exactly suited me-"
"How stranger' said Eliza, when
you are 50 easy TO please, and are SO
keen-sighted TO everybody's virtues.
and so blind TO their faults. Now
there is Aunt Margaret. who Is not
half as pretty as you are, married to
one Of The best, the handsomest, and
the most noble-looking men In the
world. Come, aunt. do tell me all
about It. for am tired Of my piano.
my worsted work, and my book"
"SIy life has been very quiet un-
eventful one" said Aunt Hannah,
"and would. am afraid, make a dull
story; but will tell you about some
dear friends Of mine. if that will do"
"Oh, yes" said Eliza, that will be
the next best thing to hearing about
yourself There. hear mother
coming. but that need make no differ
ence."
ELIZA wants me to tell her n story.
sister," said Aunt Hannah, as Mrs.
Herbert took her accustomed seat at
the ireside, land | have promised 20
tell her one about some old friends.
1t is an old story to you, so you can
prompt me If | make any mistakes"
Certainly" said Mrs Herbert.
"One of my friends" said Aunt
Hannah. "whom I shall call Isabel,
was the youngest of a large family OF
daughters. Her form was slight. her
complexion and features delicate, and
she might have been called interesting
rather than handsome. Her sister
Kate, two years older, some people
called better looking. though"
"Bettcr looking?" said Mrs, Herbert
breaking in upon her, "she was thu
most beautiful girl in town, yet beaut!
was her least charm"
81 believe you exaggerate a little
sister" said Aunt Hannah. "Wher
Isabel was sixteen and Kate eighteen
one Leonard Frankland, a young mer
chant, came to reside in the place
He soon became intimate with thei
brother, Who used often to invite hin
home to take tea or spend the evening
Hs was-that Is, most persons though
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| IL was hOJ lOnR DelOTC IL DeRan 10 DC
whispered in the family. and among
more intimate acquaintances, that
he was partial to Kate. Kate was not
so blind as not to perceive 1t herself,
and but for one thing II would have
made her the happiest girl that ever
lived. She from the first had seen that
Isabel, though unconscious of II her
self, had given her heart to the fasci-
| mating Frankland; so she male up her
mind to sacrifice her own happiness for
| the sake of this dear sister. 1t was
very hard for poor Kate, but she had
more confidence in her own strength,
both moral and physical, than she had
in Isabel's: she felt that she would be
able to rise from the blow, and ulti-
mately 10 have the power of being
tranquil and even happy But Isabel,
so frail and so delicate, she knew that
it would Kill her to see the chosen of
her heart forever lost to her"
"But if Leonard Frankland liked
Kate best" said Eliza, then there
must have been double sacrifice"
"IIe liked her best at first" said
Aunt Hannah. yet there was "A gentle
ness, loss Of sclf-relianCc in the char
acter of Isabel, that needed only 10 be
discovered 10y such a person as Leon
ard Frankland to excite an interest
which might soon ripen into love.
believe, indeed, that it is not uncom
mon for men who are remarkable for |
spirit and energy, to be better pleased |
with those whose more prominent |
traits are softness and delcacy. rather
than those similar to their own.
Kate affected more independence
and viyacity than would have been /
natural 10 her. even had her heart |
been at ease; and she soon found that /
it began 70 have the effect she desired. |
Such unrestrained cNubcrancc OF /
spirits offended the taste Of Frankland, |
anu i'e oileh turned from the oriIliaht /
ana sparkling Nate TO contemplate the
serene Io'einess "i Isabel. II he could
only have seen the anguish that lay .
beneath the mask Of smiles which she
constantly wore-f he had known how
dlihcuIt II sometimes was Tor her 10
prevent the gay notes OF some lively |
song rs the appeared careleSsIy u /
"arnie 'heh' from breaking into the
means oi agony-but he neither saw
nor knew never knew, 50 well did
she act her part that he was ever
otherwise than perfectly indifferent 70
her'
ANA did Isabel kno" !: said Eliza.
Never 1t would nave poisoned al. /
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-14

There are fifty-three cigarette facto-
ries in Havana, which collectively pro-
duce 100000 cigarettes a day.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-28
indicators Of Character.

''It's twenty years, said a Chicago
dealer. "now since I began to sell to-
bacco, and in that time I have closely
studied the character of my patrons,
forming my conclusions from the kind
of company they keep. mean by the
kind of cigars they smoke, lean always
tell. An even-tempered, quiet fellow
never goes to an extreme in choosing a
tobacco; a nervous man wants something
strong and furious; a mild man, some
thing that smokes and nothing more.
Then there is a great deal in the way
men handle their cigars. If a man
smokes his cigar only enough to keep it
lighted, and relishes taking it from be-
tween his lips to cast whirling curl of
blue smoke into the air, set him down
as an easy going fellow, who cares little
for how the world goes and no more for
himself. He has keen perceptions and
delicate sensibilities. He will not create
trouble. but is apt to see it out when
it is once begun. Beware Of the man
who never releases the cigar from the
grip of his teeth, and is Indifferent of
whether it burns or dies. He is cool,
calculating, and exacting. He is seldom
energetic, physically, but lives off Of
those who perform the labor. A man
who smokes bit, rests a bit, and fum-
bles the cigar more or less, is apt to be
easily affected by circumstances. He
may be energetic, careful, generous, and
courageous, but he is vacillating and
liable to change on n moments notice.
If the cigar goes out frequently the man
has whole-souled disposition, is a devil
may-care sort of fellow, with a lively
brain and a glib tongue, and generally a
fine fund of anecdotes and yarns. To
hold half of the cigar in the mouth and
smoke indifferently is a lazy mans habit.
They are generally of little force, and
their characters are not Of the highest
strata. A nervous man, or one under |
exciting influences, fumbles his cigar a /
great deal. He is a kind Of popinjay |
among men. Holding the cigar con- !
3tantly between the teeth, chewing it |
and not caring whether or
lot it has been lighted at all, are char
,cteristics of men with the tenacity of |
bulldogs. They never forget anything,
md never release a hold. The fop
stands his cigar on end, and an mex
smoker either points it straight
head or almost at right angles with his
course. - Chicago NeUs.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-28
story About a Tree Toad.

In the fall of 1881 Mrs. William Red
field, living in Middletown. n. Y, dis
covered tree toad on a Gala lilly which
she had potted and removed to the
house. The toad was not disturbed and
it remained in its adopted home all
winter, burying itself in the earth in
the flower pot, and stayed beneath the
surface most of the time until spring.
The plant was carried out of doors in
the spring, and the toad came out Of
the ground and sang its shrill song all
summer on the Lilly, and when the
flower pot was taken in again in the fall
buried itrelf as before. Early last
spring it disaf- -ueared, and was not seen
again until the sd of September, when
it was discovered III its old quarters with
a companion. The, two toads seem to
have settled down conten tedly in the
flower pot. During the daytime they
sleep while elinging to the Gala leaf or
stalk. and in the evening they serenade
the household with theiy peculiar duet
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-28
His Twenty-third Child.

Patrick Brennan, of Newburg, New
York, became a father for the twenty
third time on Sunday, when fourteen
pound boy was horn unto him. Mr..
Brennan, who is an Irishman by birth,
is sixty-fve or sixty-six years old. He
has been twice married, nine Of his chill
dren being by his first wife, and four
teen by the present Mrs. Brennan. He
had been a Supervisor for several terms,
and has held other public offices, now
being a special policeman at Washing
tons historic headquarters. At one
time he was possessed of considerable
property, but it has made him poor to
rear his numerous family, most of whom
are living.
The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-28
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.

! NEW YORK MAdhEE-
The Wholesale New York market quotation
show:
BEAxs-Prime, s3.9O@slOO; fair to good
| S2.50@S275 per bushe.
| BUTTER - New York sold at 26G28c fol
/ choice in pals, and 1S0l9c. common to good
/ Western Creamery sold at 27Q2Sc., and the
common Western at 17G1Sc.
CHEEsE-Factory fancy 105l@11ci do. fair
to good, 8G9c.
Eaes-Quotations ranged from 24c. for or
dinary, to 25c. for New York. New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
FLoUR = -Superine, S3.4O@s3.75; Western,
S4.25@S750; extra New York, S4.2O@S6.00
HAY Shipping. 55@60c; clover, 50@65c.,
salt. 60c; straw 50G55c.
HOPs-New York, -CG31c.; Eastern, 25G27c;
yearlIngs, 2O@24c; Olds, IT, a -.
PETRoLEUM-Ref 735c; crude, 6}s@796o
in bulk; in barrels, SIC; naphtha, 90 in
shipping order, and 1111@12c. in cases.
PoRK-Clear back, 91L00@51L25; dressed
hogs, 61s@)Sc.
WHEAT = Spring No 8, -@sL15; Mil
waukee, No. 2, SL09; amber, S1.32@S240;
white, 1.O1@S11015.
CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 57@619[c.; /;
Steamer Mixed, 57@63c. in elevator. 5715c.
delivered; No. q 6015@6155c. in elevator, 61@
64]5c. delivered; White Southern. &C. de-
ivered.
RYE-state, 74@76c.
WooL-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
xxx, 45CG46c.; Xxx, 42G44c.; x, 42043c.; No.
/, 456D47c.; No. 2, 38G40c. common, 33G35c.
New York and Western Xxx and X 39@4515c.;
No. /, 44G45c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
FLoUR-State family, So. .OO@S5.12 ryehour
$685. 60S3.75; wheat, State, S1.18@SL2Oi
amber, S1.43; corn, yellow, 65c.; mixed States
63c.
Refined, 73Sc.; crude, 61(c.
WoOL-State and Western Xxx, 46G50c.; K,
47@48c.; medium 5095lc.; coarse, 45c.
BOSTON MARKET.
FLOUR - From sS.25@S3.75 for low and
medium. to S5.00G6.50 for choice Minnesota.
Corn, 64@68c. for mixed and yellow.
BUTTER - Common, Ice. @l8c. Vermont
dairy, 21@D23c.; choice creamery, 24925c.
CHEzsE-1015@l115c.
BEANs-S3. .50GS425.
HAY-Choice, S17@S1S.
CATTLE MARKETS.
BUFFALO - Cattle, good quality, S5.40@
$3.50; hogs, fair to good, $5.35@S5.45; best,
s5.75.
EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle, S6.50@
s6.65: medium to good, S6.O00S6. so; common
% fair, S5.00@S6.00; Hogs, Workers, s5.2O@
S5.40 Philadelphias, S5.40@S5.5O Sheep,
s5.25@$5.50.
WATERTowN MASS Cattle, choice. g.
aS10.25; extra, S8.00@S8.75; first quality,
57.00@9775 second quality, S5.00@S675:
bird quality. S4.00@S4.75. Sheep and lambs
wool theep, S2.25@S450; extra, S4,75@ |
'575; sPring lambs, 5@6c, Veal calves, !
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