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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-31

10th of March would scarcely make an.
other on the 18th. We believe the
viii forgery, written on old parch.
nent Since the discovery of the one
| have spoken of Margery WILDER took
possession with legal forms, for no one
appeared To test her title. Where was
your great-grandfather buried?"
Here" said Hannah. "Thcy say
he was brought down at his request
Mrs. WILDER as chief mourner, and his
son grandfather not even sent for.
An old graveyard somewhere. Oh,
Oliver Olivcr!"
She turned quite white, and uttered
a cry, "Oliver, that must be the grave
yard on Gray's place that he dug over
last winter in the warm spell"
"Then it is gone" said Oliver. "And
our last hope with it. No, gentlemen
good luck would never come upon us.
Poverty means to cling To us to the
last. wish you had better clients"
"Oliver! Oliver" grasped Hannah
Gneldt, tell me one thing. Zcbulon
was great grandfathcr's name. Zebu-
Ion is spelled with a 4, isn't it? Oh,
do speak"
81 think you are going mad, Han
nah; of course OF it is."
"Oh. the big T., / remember II so
well. | know it was T.; and it would
have been broken to pieces before
now. Oliver, don't you remember my
doorstep that you were SO angry at?
| believe it is my poor old great grand
fathers tombstone. And not 20 know
it when | stared at the great IL"
Oliver Gncldt said nothing. lie
feared his wifc's brain was turned, and
that made him faint and cold as hc fol-
lowed her into the garden and there
watched while the three others lifted
at the Hat slab.
1t lay before them on the green
spring grass, black letters on the white
ness and bending over it they read
aloud:
"Zebulon Burns. Born May, -.
Died March 18th, II" with eulogis-
tic verses, with long So, underneath.
gg I'm duty Ig,yl
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-31
The Old Clock.

TAs old olock croons on the sun-kissed wall
Tick, took! tick, tockl
TIE merry second TO minutes CALI
Tick tockl 'Tis morn!
a zARiden sits at the mirror there,
And smiles as she braids her golden hairs
On, in the light but her face is fair
Tick took! tick, took!
FAr over the sea the good ship brings
Tie lover of whom the maiden sings;
From the orange tree the first leaf springs;
Tick, toCkl tick took!
YAsSld clock laughs on the flower. .decked wall
Tick, took tick, took!
Tlss sose- winged hours clude their thrall;
Tick, tock Tis noon
The Iover's pride and his love are blcst;
'Flse maiden is folded to his brcnst;
= Oa har brow the holy blossoms rest;
Tick, took! tick, tock'
Obs thrice, thrice long may the sweet bells
chime
~ fCnOlnk lhl~ llIo lutult 'llht.
SlH to my heart beats that measured rhyme
Tick, took! tick, tock!
III.
The old clock means on the crumbling wall
Tick, took tick tock
TIE droar years INTO eternity tall;
Tick, took! lis night!
The thread that yon spider draws with care
Across the glcam oi the mirror there
Seems like the ghost OF n golden hair
Tick took tick, tock!
Tie sweet bells chime for those who may wedi
The neroli-snows crown many head
Bui tree and maiden and lover are dead.
Tick, took, tick, took!
Guy Carleton in Lye.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-31
MADE INSANE BY EXILE.
A HussIan Authors Hard Fat.--How he
Was Sentenced.

Was Sentenced.
The New York Vofks-Zeftung has
information that NicoIai Spasskon,
Russian refugee who arrived in Vienna
recently, reports that Tschernyschews-
Xii. the Russian author who has been
for nineteen years an exile, has been
insane since the beginning Of the year.
When Spasskon saw him he was con
fined at Wilujsk, in the government Of
Irkutsk. He was raying mad. Tscher-
nyschcwskij was banishcd for writing
the romance, "Schto Djclatj" The
ceremony following upon his sentence
is thus described by an eyewitness:
1t was ON May 20, 1864 A large
crowd was hurrying 20 the Kasan
place at St Petersburg, where scat
fold was erected, guarded hy detach-
ment II soldiery. From far away
could see the pillory overlapping the
scaGold and the surrounding crowd.
From the kasan stccplc the clock
S''"'N Hi'I'' anu al 'h' same '''i'e rom
'''''''' my ''''''"s ~ '''' i'''''I
place cart issued; it was painted
"'''' . ''''l am p"''.''' - W. s'"I-
mo 80 NO. ""' s''o"s"
W.
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'H'ih hu"B D'"eHO'"'a ABOUT the
"''h "' '"e I'"'e '''A''' J." "''''' 4''''i7
'h'se TWO ""'"N were la'"'ed upon
Ihe hIa'A '"a'"' ''ss"uais'"ehH!I
lFes'"PH'h >'a'' criminal ms
was 'Heh' ''e "'i''ia uN' OF \. ~
Ischefh!sche"sh!I' '"' h'!o'eu oi FNS'
S'a : youth. Inc ""'''f '''h from MS
pocket paper ana '"'AIh'h'"l f'"i'hR
inc sentence "i 'he court se''ihH Iof'h
'Ha' 'H' lioAO'aD4e ''uH'4'''I ls'"''-
h!soHe"Sh'! ha4 O'eh '"ha''hied 70
serve fourteen years al ha'a !ap'F IN
'h' mines i"' having lsau'A ana 'lrcu-
!'''7i S"cl'AIS''' h'''"'"'e' anu 'nd''
having server his 'eTih' ne "ouId DE
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-31

villiany like potter's vessel The
strength that her mother prayed for
was given, and sublime and terrible
slmplicity-terrible, ] mean 10 the
prisoner and his associate with
which she spoke, was like revelation
from God himself
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-31
THE DOOR STEP.

Hannah Gneldt leaned upon her
broom and looked out from the
low kitchen door across the wintry
Relds and ice-glazed streamlct which
Iay between her home and the yiliage
Of Greenock, with its one tapering
xpire and sloping roofs and blank
white walls bare now of the summer
Terdure. She had done her household
Tork, polished every article capable OF
polish and soaped and sandcd all tn"
rest. At the last she had swept clean
her door-stone and now felt free to DO
what she choose. to rest or gossip or sit
down TO needle-work-a thing impos-
Hhle to her while 4 spot beneath
her roof was out of order. Just now
she felt like neither gossiping or sew
ing; her heart was very full, and she
found it necessary 10 stand still and
think awhile Only that she was not
used 10 it. she would have cried, she
WAS so very sad. 1t seemed To her
that the happiest people were those
who lay in their green graves in the
churchyard. with crossed hands upon
their bosoms, and felt quiet from all
earthly going to and fro for eyerm"rc.
Not that Hannah Gheldt was tired
IN body or weary with the toll of
household duty, for she was strong in
frame. and her health was perfect as
her hands were willing. 1t was On
her humble heart the burden lay; her
spirit was worn with earthly travail
"Twenty-thrcc years to-day I've
been his wife" she muttered, "and I've
Ioyed him well and worked hard and
faithful to keep things decent. md it
has come to this at last. Things
hal been better" said she, IF he'd
uarried Miss Lester"
Yes, that was what Farmer GncIdt,
harassed by toll and debt. had said that
very morning; and it seemed TO Han
nah like the confession of long re-
Pentance, forced from her husbands
lips at last.
-Poor man, wish could help him,
she sighed, leaning on her broom be
side the door. II doubt he's right
about Miss Lester
With that her eyes fell and rested
BY chance on the doorstep.
Il can mend that. anyhow" she
s4id, "and have time, for work is
done"
So she hung the broom up and
peeped into the oven and set the kettle
On and then, hooded and shawled,
crossed the fields to where the farm
F,iacd that Of Simeon Gray.
On one spot were men at work
breaking up stones lying about
Hannah Gneldt nodded 10 the old far
mer, and he came to meet her.
'I want stonc," she said, MAY l
have oncE"
II wish you'd take EN- all" said the
farmer. "A lot of rubbish. You see
TIN clearing away what they call the
sd graveyard at last. Wife talks to
me o sacrilege and disturbin' bones
Bless you. there amt been none for
year,; and these hard times men can't
Iet land 90 to waste. tell wife she
don't know nuthin' about it. What do
yoa want to do? Have a bit around
Che wellg"
NO, I want a step" said Hannah.
THAT great white one is just the
fhing." And she pointed to a slat
ksrd by.
"Ike shall bring il over tonight, g
Eaid tho farmer.
"No,' said Hannah, IL can roll il
RlOng."
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

The News this week appears con
siderably enlarged, and win remain
SO for a time as an experiment. We
are confident the venture ia not be.
yond the needs of the iiold The News
having reached q large circulation, il
has become tho most extensively read
paper in a scope of country Whose
business amounts to q large total, and
thnt business (thougl it may not fully
realize the facD can DO materially ben
Gifted by tho publicity such paper
can give it. Aud we believe the bust
moss community will, by its increased
patronage, enable the News to publish
a 4s-column paper.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14
Was it Fan Plev 2

Mas. ID. ~. Williams, who resides at
simpsonacnoel,, about tvo miles cast OF
here, with her husband, was ON last Satur.
day tvoulng taken suddenly sick with IL
violent convulsion Dr. Holman, OF this
CITY, wis sent for Immediately. but before
ho arrived Mrs williams died She had
been in ioeble health for some timo, aud
had been using citrate of'magnesia. shp
was feeling bad and took nor accustomed
dose, and in q short w'ile afterwards COM
menced having oouyulious. The bottle
containing the medicnv was brought To
town and analysed au4 found % contain %
quantity of sttyohtmo, 10 Is beloved
tlnt tho ttrychnine WA put iu One bottle
uukuoWn 10 Mrs. Williams, aud with the
intent Co accomplish whnt 70 has. Stems
wore about 10 he takcu 90 hlvo post
moriem examination, ou Monday. whun 10
was &. contained that tho remains had been
taken TO Lampa.as county and buried,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

Some two weeks ago cur popular
surveyor Mr. w =. Hayes, found q
gold cross, with tho following onerey-
iug From uuclo Joe 70 Mary, lsiaN
49, ilayea has uaod every exeftiop 70
aui Mary, tho Ilshifal oWnor hut 10
90 purpose &c q Qglie likely lrom
iho dale oe ihp cgeaa ihat Nny haa
long ago oluasad thg ullonl and uaaaii.
tui dqnr
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

Tho Christian church eli6ee, TO be
constructed ON Wailaca stroet win be
completed by the Grstof June Work
upon it viii be- begun within q fow
daya. The building IS to DO auplo 30
dInensiuns aad ornamental in style,
and will, whom duishel, be a credit to
our community, as vol as a great
blessing TO church members.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

Prof s.alman resumed lis duties at
the college ON Monday
air. j ID. Nall is rasdcatingat Lam
pasas IlowiIl be absont for three or
four wocks.
James Fortress, prominent railroad
man of Now Orleans, Us IN town, the
guest of his brother, Dr. Fortress.
j. ~ Sinclair, accompanied by his
brother Malcolm Sinclair,anoted sheep
man OF Burnett County arrived in town
Wednesday,.
Mr.. j. II. Martin started for Aastin
on Thursday, to meet Mrs. Martin, who
has been isi,iug friends in the interior
for several weeks.
The streets are again becoming dusty,
and suggest tho need Of a sprinkler.
Retail dealers Ia clothing wear q
broad smile now-a.days The season
for summer goods is at hand.
The mosquito still looks cold and
snhdued, bus hn only bides his time.
IicwiIi be sptighlly enough in a few
days.
We have received tho 6rst number
Of the Texas Land journal, published
40 Growuwood, by Morgan 81 limbo
den, land agents. To promises to he a
assfal and interesting journal
sidon Harris, formerly Of Loekhert,
rexas, Young aud rising attorney,
has located with us, aud entered int
q co partnership with Capt. S. w. Voc.
Wo wish Mr. Harris tho utmost sue
cosa.
Whlc growing % her husband, tho
othor day, So. LouiA woman was
struck hy liglHuIng and Instantly
killed. lf sou wish your wife 90 SEQ
this paragraph, cut IL out ard paste il
on tho looking glass.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

Anything in the tinware lima at
Ballard g. East.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

A large stock, of all kinda and
quantities, at Ward Hall q cos.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

~ l., pallaierio oaraea egst. class
stock Of iaHCy candy
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-04-14

The streets are again becoming dusty
and sagsest tho need Of sprinkler.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10

A contentcd spirit is the sweetness
of existence.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
Life and Death in Eatures

For some inscrutable reason, which
she has ~ yet given no hint OF reveal
ing, nature is wOndrously wasteful in
the matter of generation. She creates
a thousand where she intends to make
use OF one Impelled by maternal in
stinct, the female cod casts millions Of
eggs upon the waters, expecting them
to return after many days as troops Of
interesting offspring. Instead, half the
embryotlc gadi are almost Immediately
devoured by spawn eaters, hundreds Of
thousands perish In incubation, hun
dreds of thousands more succumb 10
the perils Of attending ichthyic infan-
cy, leaving but a few score To attain
10 adult usefulness, and pass AN honor
cd old age, with the fragrance Of
well-spent life. in country grocery.
The oak showers down ten thousand
acorns, each capable of producing a
tree. Three.fourths Of them are
straightway diverted from their arbor-
cal intent. through conversion into
food by the proyident squirrel and the
improyident hog. Great numbers rot
usclcsslessly upon the ground, and the
few hundreds that finally succeed in
terminating grow up in dense thick
ct. where at last the strongest smOth-
crs out all the rest, like an oaken 9th
clio in harem Of quercine Dcsdcmo-
mas.
This Is the law Of all life. animal as
well as vegetable. From the humble
hyssop on the wall 10 the towering ce-
dar Of Lebanon-from the meek and
lowly amuba, which has no more char
actcr or individuality than any other
pin point Of jclly-to the lordly tyrant,
man, the rule is inevitable" and inyaria-
BILE. Life is sown broadcast. only % he
followed almost Immediately by a de-
struction nearly rs sweeping. Nature
creates by the million, apparently that
she may destroy by the myriad. She
gives life on" instant, only that she
may snatch it away the next The
main difference is that. the higher we
ascend, the less lavish the creation, and
the less sweeping the destruction.
Thus, while probably one fish in a
thousand reaches maturity. Of every
1000 children born Goa attain adult
age. That Is, nature filings aside 99J
out Of every 1000 fishes as useless for
her purposes and two out Of every
five human bcings.-Popu}ar Science
NoufLlu
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10

In paper on agricultural statistics
read before the British association, W.
Botly gave some interesting facts con-
ccrning the food supply Of Great
Britain and the continent. as follows:
AT present the food supply produced
in Europe j. cQua! 10 about eleven
months consumption. but in a few
years the deficit VIII be sixty instead
Of thirty days. Thcpresent production
and consumption arc: Grain consump-
tion in the United Kingdom. 07ooo,-
600 bushels; continent, 4,79iopoooo;
total. 5.40l.OO0,OD0 bushels. Proluc-
tion Of the United Kingdom, 1892. .ooo,-
900 bushels: continent 4,73G,Op0.OOO
bushels: total, 5.u5s.op0,oo0. Meat
consumption in the United Kingdom,
l,740.GO0 tons; continent. G.372.oo1
tons: total, $4,000 tons. II appears
that the bulk Of the deficit belongs t.
Great Britain but as the continent Is
unable to feed its own population, we
must In future look 90 some other hem
isphcre for the needful supply, rather
than to the supposed surplus Of Russia,
| Hungary. Holland or Denmark.
Europe paid last year e35.ooo,ooo for
foreign meats and csj,o00,oOO for
grain. sum equivalent TO a tax Of
100000 per month. In the United
Kingdom the importation Of meat,
including cattle. has risen as
follows: 1sGO, $3.50 tons, value,
G4.39O,OO0. per inhabitant. pounds ;
/ 1870. 144,225 tons, value, e7.7Os,O0O, ,
per inhabitant 10 pounds; 1850, ESQ.,
| 800 tons. value c26.6l2.oo0, or 40
/ pounds for each inhabitant.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
A City In Two Hcmispheres.

At Quito, South America, the only
city in the world on the line Of IN"
equator, the sun rises and sets At q
o'clock the year round. Your clock
may break down. your watch get
cranky. but the sun never makes a
mistake here. says correspondent
when II disappears from sight for the
night II is s O'Clock and you can set
your watch accordingly. In one part
OF the city it is the summer season and
in the other part il is winter. The
present dwellings in Quito in architcc-
ture have dcgcncrated and fallen far
short Of that old, 81 gigantic race Of In
dians. who. with the Incas, of Peru.
Joined their city with massive and
grandly constructed highways. There
still exists vacant remains OF colossal
buildings on this roadway Of palaces
and fortrcsscs with walls ~ finely cut
and closely joined together that be-
tween these massive stone blocks there
is not space sufficient 10 insert the edge
Of the thnncst paper. In one royal
palace Of the Incas. gold or silver was
used FOR the cement. II the journey Is
long and difficult to reach this old
Spanish town. there is much TO com
pensatc ones trouble in its interesting
structure 1t is 10000 feet above the
sea and contains some 10000 buildings.
| am almost afraid to say how old Is
this ancient city. for It dates far back
in the dark ages when the memory Of
man gocth not to the contrary
When you realize that everything Of
modern invention found here has been
brought six days journey, through
difficult mountain passes. on mules
backs then you understand how highly
luxurics are appreciated. In this way
all the supplies from the outer world
and all their exports are carried.
There are in Quito scores Of beautiful
pianos brought by ships TO Guayaquil
that have been carried on Indians
backs this long distance Of 800 miles
mp through the mountain passes TO-
600 feet above the sea 10 their rich
owners in the city.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
lad T..th and ni,,a,,.

Had we the means we should endJw
a charity the great aim Of which should
be to prevent disease by establishing
an institution for the treatment Of
dccaycd and imperfect teeth. There
are more cases Of disease Of various
kinds and various degrees Of severity
emanating from bad teeth than from
almost any other cause. The trouble
is easily rcmeded II taken in time:
but those who suffer most are they
who have not the means 20 employ
competent dentists. II is pitiful to
see the children Of the poor AS they
grow up, gradually losing their teeth
by decay and neglect and becoming
dyspeptic at twenty and old and
haggard at thirty. If there is Dobler
charity than that which would supply
free dentistry 10 the poor, and dentist
" at cost 10 those who are able TO pay
no more, We know not what tits. But
ht4'4 W. N'A4H va tAAsf la' tAA'fN.Ao " Az
pay no attention TO their own teeth or
those of their children. They should
be taught the Importance Of attending
70 this matter, and, if they then refused,
they should be punished for the neglect
Of an important duty toward their
families. There is no excuse for any
person having bad teeth. A child can
be taught the Importance Of attending
to the teeth. and every child that has
his second front teeth should be pro-
vided with q toothbrush and be re-
quired to use it at least once every day.
using CASTLE soap. Once in six months
at furthcst,a dentist should be employ
ed to examine the teeth and properly
fill any that may be decayed. Were
this'plan generally adopted we should
see no more toothless men and women
Halls Journal If Health
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
Bachelor Life In Turkey.

Both state and church combine TO
make the life of a Turkish bachelor
miserable. As long as his parents are
alive, he can live with them without
much trouble. As soon as they die
he must get a permit from the civil
and religious authorities before he
can be admitted to any household.
Then the proprietor thereof, in the
interest of public morals, must see
to it that other persons than females
wait upon his boarder. If the bach
elor be rich enough to occupy house
or to rent unfurnished chambers. he
cannot possibly obtain that simple
privilege unless he shows that a
woman of good repute lives with him
therein. \ mother or sister or aunt
removes that difficulty. But a man
without KINDRED may 60 an indefinite
period without q home.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
ONeriaxIng the BraIn.

In recent lecture on "Brain
Health" at Edinburgh, DR.. J. Batty
,Tuke said that. as a matter Of fact, 1t
was not an easy thing 10 overtask the
energies Of the brain by work. 1t was
not work. but worry. that killed the
brain. But break down from over.
strain did occasionally take place, and
the first really important symptom
was sleeplesness; when that set in
there was cause for alarm. Loss of
sleep was brought about thus: When
the brain was being actively exercised,
there was an increase Of blood in its
vessels--this was spoken of as
functional hypernnia" If they con-
tinued the exercise of the brain power
too long, there was tendency of Sae
blood TO remain in too great quantity.
from the cells becoming exhausted and
not being able 10 control the vessels.
In sleep the amount Of blood was
diminished, and sleep could not be
procured II this functional hypernnia
persisted In the absence of sleep. the
cells could not recover themselves and
their activity became impaired.
Headache. loss Of appetite, and general
listlessness followed. AS soon as q
Child or young person developes con.
lous headache, work should be dis
ntinued at once.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-05-10
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
He Ia richly endowed who is cheaply
hinnrknh

He Is richly endowed who is cheaply
diverted.
The weak sinews become strong by
their conflict with difficulties.
lie shall be immortal who liveth till
he be stoned by one without fault.
TO love Is to admire with the heart;
10 admire Is to love with the mind.
Fame comes only when deserved,
and then II is as inevitable as destiny.
Unfriended indeed is he who has no
friend bold enough to point out his
faults.
Physical exercise and intellectual
rest in due season should never be
neglected.
A solid and substantial greatness Of
soul looks down with neglect on the
censures and applause Of the multi
tudc.
The primal duties SHINE aloft like
stars; the charities that soothc and heal
and bless, are scattered at the feet Of
men like flowers.
lie is agood man, people say, thought
lessly. They would be more chary Of
such praise If they reflected they could
bestow none higher.
The path Of duty lies in what is near,
and men seek for it in what is remote;
the work Of duty lies in what is easy.
and men seek for II in what is difficult
Is there one whom difficulties dis
hcarten-who bends 10 the Storm He
will do little Is there one who will
conquer? That kind Of man never
fails.
Oh. there Is nothing holier in this
lifeof ours than the first consciousness
of loyc-thc first huttcring Of its
silken wings-thc first rising sound
and breath Of that wind which is so
soon to sweep through the soul to puri-
fy or destroy.