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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-03-13
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TnR GREATEST AND THE BEST.
THE LARGE DOUBLE wEKKLY,
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR
new YORK OBSERVER
CEstahlishSd 1929

(EstahlishSd 1922
No paper IN the country has moro INrTHirxcKn N
sHiE ooHrs oF KnTyoEs ~. 1reuaus Prime stands AZ
the bead af the editorial fraternity and his letters and
editorials still enrich the 0BsrvER other among iis
editors have had The training Of quarter of century
for their work
THH CoHRnsFeSbtSYs of the 0hsrnvEH from all
Auds ard the news, carefully prepared fpm letters
and teerrams, furnishing complete vlew Of the
ditlon II the work each ueck.
The Department 81 AaHfcrLgunE, RustNEss, fUxrAY
sou0ot vnAcEiEa and REEzsfCUs wonK conduttedhy
experts ho write clearly and to the point. The on
srnvtn does not en- its columns With long essays and
Old sermons. but aims to be
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
A COOL HEADED ERGlAEER.

A correspondent of thu Brotberhooa Of
Locomotive Engineers, Journal writing o.
n trim over the Rio Granda Road saws.
Leaving salida we have 10 nae two large
moUul engines IN taka ma over Marsbail
PISS. A grade tventv-six miles long and on
feet to the mile winding around twentv-sir
degree curves. On one side Won look down
600 feet while Inv looking mn ON tho other
aide Of the troin Won can nae racla bano;po
over Won more than n mile biob. one Of the
!. orauaeus. si,h.s Shah a man, ever saw and
worth the time and expense OF any man.
Forty-four miles is counted days work
on this division for engineers, and their
monthly earnings amount to from s160 to
1925. and the risks they run and ability
that is required are worth all the money
they get. II is here that our old friend
"Curleyu Whitney had his runaway.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
A DRILL THAT SEEMED EASY.


From the Recollections of Private"
in the Century, We quote the following
After enlisting didn't seem of so much
consequence as expected. There was not
so much excitement on account of my mill
tary appearance as deemed justly my due.
was taught my faeings, and at the time I
thought the drill-master needlessly fussy
about shouldering, ordering, and presenting
arms. The musket, after on hours drill,
seemed heavier and less ornamental than Il
had looked to be. The first day went out
to drill, getting tired of doing the same
things over and ovor, / said to the irill-ser-
geant : : Lets stop this fooling and go over
10 the grocery His only reply was ad-
dressed to o corporal Corporal, take this
man out and drill him like h--l;' and the
corporal did. l found that suggestions were
not as well appreciated in the army as in
private life, and that no wisdom was equal
to drill-master's Right face Left Wheel
and Right, oblique, march II takes a
raw recruit some time TO learn that he is
not to think or suggest, but obey. Some
never do learn. l acquired it at last, In
humility and mud, but it was tough. Yet
doubt if my patriotism, during my first
three weeks drill, was quite knee high.
Drilling looks easy to spectator, but il
isn't Old soldiers who read this will re-.
member their green recruithood and smile
assent. After time 1 had cut down my
uniform so that could see out of it, and
!!;a4a conquered the drill sufficiently to see
through it. Then the word came " On to
Washington !"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
WE LOVE TO WORK.


Take my friend Chanfrau, whom I have
known for twenty years. and always liked
and always admired, as type Of man born
In this country OF poor, humble parentage,
with no start in life until accident opened q
door. Through that passage-way he jump.
cd quickly, and was never pulled back
sixty-five years Of age, worth all the way
from $500, 900, to 100000, he was work
ing like car horse. A fresh season wal
just begun, weeks and weeks of toll and
labor for him, days Of travel, evenings OF
exertion, nights Of comparative unrest were
to be his portion.
Why2 Not for more money. He was
rich enough. He loved to work. We all
love to work. That is the great American
trait, work and love of work. II isn't the
money. II II was the money we were after
wouldn't We hoard il Wouldn't our saw
ings banks have greater assets than they
have to-day? Work was Chanfrau's recrea-
ton. Work was his pleasure. Work was
his delight. Had any one suggested to him
the desirability of trip to Europe, with a
year among the refinements and delights of
the Continent, he would have laughed the
idea to scorn. Why? To make more
money? Not at all. Because he loved to
work, he liked to see his name on the big
bills, he liked to hear the cheering applause
Of his friends in the audience, he liked to
believe that he was still the peoples fayorite.
Joe HOsoard in Philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
AMERICAN AND INDIAN WHEAT.

Statistics have appeared in the American
journals showing the imports Of wheat into
the United Kingdom from September l.,
1883, to March 81, 1884, and also showing
how largely the export from the United
States to England is falling of. During the
period above named, the total export Of
grain from the States TO Great Britain was
12,780, 400 bushels, whereas in the CORE.
spending period Of 1882 3 it was 81 ,G97, lie
bushels India, Russia, and Australasia
very largely made up the deficiency. The
fact now remains that there is an increased
surplus in America over 1883, while the
crop prospects in Europe are good. AL
though, as claimed by the Bombay Chamber
Of Commerce, India is capable of supplying
not only the wants of the United Kingdom
but Of producing an unlimited supply
American wheat can be placed with a profit
at lower rate than Indian wheat can be
sold In Mark lane as rule. The Indian
railway system extends over 10000 miles OF
track, and has scarcely penetrated the GEN.
trail provinces, which are the best adapted
for wheat. Allowing production for Brit
sh India of 19O,0O0,0O0 bushels, to
which require to be added $4,000, 600 Of
bushels from the protected States, not o
fourth can be expected, as the wheat cannot
be got out of tho localities. London
Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
woMEN,s CROWNS OF GLORY.
Where False Hair Is Grown, md What !,
Costs.

False hair having become q second nature
to ladyhood of the civilized world, the
heads of peasant-girls in villages where
colts are worn by them no longer supplies
the demand for borrowed locks. All they
can do is to furnish tresses to beauties who
are regardless of expense when n question
of the toilette is to be solved by money.
Twenty years ago the price of first-rate
matte" was 40f. Itwould now cost 250f. II
is possible, however, to buy one that can
replace it fairly well for COZ. or 70f., but
certainly not for less than the former sum.
The Frezzolini lawsuit shows what tremen-
dous prices are asked and given for Mates"
marked Al. There are Morbihan heads
of hair worth 800f.
The capillary harvest furnished by Brit
tany peasant wenches is the best. 1t is
long, silky, elastic, and retains "yitality"
for years after il is cut. Basque locks come
next in these qualities. They lend them
elves TO the curling tongs, which neither
adult Italian, German nor Scandinavian
tresses do after severance from the roots
The Bavarian head produces hair most
plentifnlly. But as it soon gets g dead" II
ia only good for braids and stufing." The
European supply being insufficient, haii
merchants went to the far East 10 shear
Chinese and Malay heads. A brisk and
lucrative trade has sprung up, although the
hair of the yellow race does not suit the
Caucasian type of loneliness. Our hair
forms q round tube, that growing ON Chi
nese or Malay skull forms an oval one.
Light plays on it in different manner
from what it does ON heads of European
hair. 1t seems to form denser mass, and
gives dark expression to face the skin of
which is naturally fair.
Our grandmothers' fronts, with their dis
tinct parting" took in nobody. Those
calculated to deceive were bound on the
head with narrow velvet band that went
twice round and covered the place where
the edge OF the front met the forehead.
When nature fails to well clothe the coronal
region. art steps in with o .J5fsetts, the Pari-
Iian name for scalp bordered with q curly
fringe made Of child's hair. Old ladies' who
disdain to dye are not above resorting to
borrowed locks, which enable them to dis
pense with caps. Gray nattes," chignons
and poodle scalps look very well, provided
the decorative arrangement Of jewels,
plumes or artificial flowers is judicious, and
that the hair employed in them is shorn
from European heads. The hair merchant
now enables the old women at the Salt
petriere to enjoy many little comforts which
formerly they were obliged to go without.
Long and elastic grey hair of natural tinge
is ruinously dear. A lady of venerable
years can only dispense with caps and dyed
tresses by paying great price 70: undyed
ones. London Truth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-12
TIPS AND FEES IN HOTELS.
How tho Wrcrched Wayfarer In Looted
Without Hope of Escape.

To try to escape the porter's levy OF
twenty-five cents is practical impossibility.
Men have boosted that they had the courage
to do 30, but no properly authenticated
case has ever come to light 1t requires an
amount of bravery that the average Ameri-
can is not possessed of, let him boast as he
may. The highwnyman's weapon is not o
sword or pistol, but little apparently in
nocuous broom-a clothes broom.
He calls you up to the captains Office tc
settle, in the following manner Brush
you off, sir2" "Thank you, brushed my
self off moment ago. "There's lots OF
dust on the back of your coat yet, sir II
You still demur, he takes your hat and gives
it most vigorous busting off, gradually
Leading you off into the dread ante-chamber.
There he stands expectant, and draws his
hand across his heated brow as il he rarely
encountered SO tough q job.
It's seldom that man is so hardened rs
to pass that stage without his hand auto
matically seeking the quarter that lies DOR
mant in his pants pocket but grant TO,
the sake of argument that there is a man
who could calmly say, Thank you,n and
take his crimson seat in the car again. The
next stage is after this fashion: The porter
walks up and down the aisle and stops be-
fore you, saying "Did l brush you off,
sir3" " You did" "Ahem. hope you're
satisfied, SIR" Perfectly satisfied" A
pause. "rm glad you're satisfied, sir"
Another pause, during which you feel
that the eyes of all the passengers are upon
you, and that you are becoming unpleasant
ly conspicuous. :" Were your boots BACKED
to suit you, sir 7" "They were well black
ed" " You see, some likes one kind of
backing, and some another. / generally
give satisfaction, sir least, never see no
gentleman complain"
If you make no move at this, the final
catastrophe occurs. The highwayman drops
all politeness as thrown away on such o
boor, thrusts his hand before you while he
holds the wisp under his left arm, and de.
mands; Porter, please" Then he gets
his quarter. Detroit free Press.
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THE PRoMINENT CITIZEN.

He was supposed to be worth hundred
thousand dollars, and he fattered himself
that when he slept an hour later than usual
in the morning all the business of tho city
waited for him to get out of bed. When a
letter arrived few days ago demanding his
presence in New England for three or four
weeks he hesitated to go. He knew Just
how broken up the city would be, and he
had his fears that nothing would be done in
the paving line, and that all building would
at once stop dead still.
However, the prominent citizen at length
decided to go, and he got of quietly. No,
body rushed out to stop him and beg him te
put of his journey, and as far as he has
since learned the council passed no reso-
lutions Of regret. He returned the other
evening, and great was his surprise to find
the city still here. 1t hadn't strayed or been
stolen. The City Hall hadn't tumbled down,
and he couldn't find grass growing in any
of the business streets. This was bad
enough, but as he walked up street he me.
friend who called out taL
Hello! Blank, going away"
"No, sir; have returned from months
trip to New England"
Indeed! Why, I hadn't even missed
you"
A few steps further on he encountered
another, who was still more surprised to
hear that he had been absent, and added /:
"And the papers didn't even mention the
fact! !"
The prominent citizen reached home to
and everything running as smoothly and
satisfactorily as when he left. 1t was
great shock to him. but the climax came
when he was called to the door to see hum
ble-looking man who said
"You know was talking with you three
or four days ago about trimming mp your
tress and called to say it would be job
worth about four dollars"
The prominent citizen had returned.
What of it2-Detr0t Free Press.
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NO. 634
ABOUT WIDOWS.
l Writer Who Thinks They shonld Marry
None but Widowars.

These reflections bring to mind happy
pair saw on the street one dav last week
He was young and fresh-looking, rudy,
plump and buoyant. She was full OF smiles
real self-gratulatory smiles, but not 80
young, not so ruddy nor so plump. They
were from the country. She swung on to
bis arm with that hearty avidity of woman
who believes she has a good thing BE
wore long coat with silk lining, and there
was big watch-chain stretched across his
protuberant chest. His coat was turned
back on each side so the silk lining and all
the watch chain could be seen. There were
the gloves and all the other unmistakable
signs of the bridal venture. She was too
self-composed to be an old maid, and be-
sides, young men don't marry old maids
1t was evidently widow-a fascinating
widow with bank account, and this was
her conquest. What charm hangs about
ga rich widowl" The world is full Of
sacrifice themselves OF the altar Of rich
widow. The world is full of young men
who are looking out for shelter and some
thing good to eat. Widows, of course, are
not to be despised, but how unromantic in
young man to marry a widowl One who
does SO is deserving of sympathy, however
much the widow is 10 be congratulated
Tony Weller not only spoke from Distress
ing experience but from deep philosophi-
cal insight when he told his son Samivel"
to "beyare of the vidder" Widows are the
most practical people on earth. They rarely
have any sentimentality Though they are
often full of cunning and well-covered de-
signs. They generally bury their hearts
with their first husbands and take second
husbands mainly because they are lonesome
and want somebody to look after what the
first one left behind. The young man who
marries widow older than himself, and it
is generally the case in marriages of this
class, is pretty sure M a few years to begin
TO hunger and thirst after playful and
romantic attachment that arises from o
young girl on one side and an ardent young
man on the other. This disposition Ia
heightened and hastened from his being the
too-evident subject of comparison in the
mind of wife who gave her first fresh and
tender affections to the husband now de-
ceased. There ought to be law compelling
widows to marry nobody but widowers and
compelling widowers to marry nobody but
widows. In that case everything would
start out even. World
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HAND-sHAKINo DESCRIBED.


This thought-reading Gas the term ia
invented, I suppose must use it) Is not
new thing. 1t was, you may depend upon
1t, the origin of our hand-shaking custom.
nm extremely sensitive to the state or de-
gree of feeling betrayed in hand-shake,
and the manner in which I ON impressed
greatly affects my Judgment Of character.
Frankness, shyness, cordiality, weakness of
will, richness of temperament, decision,
antipathy, jealousy, deceit, are revealed
unoonsciously in shaking hands. Irish Pat,
when he meets o neighbor ut a fair TO whom
he wants to sell horse with hidden vice.
shakes hands blusteringly, because he has
an intuition that if he were quite natural he
would betray his design. An accomplished
coquette drills her hand not 10 let out her
secret hopes, fears or desires. A Western
American shakes hands with heartiness,
and Wall street one with the hesitancy
that reveals double-mindednes The Scotch
grasp of the hand, in common with that of
the Irish peasant, squire, lady or country
girl, is very cordial. The virtue OF socia-
bility is chiefly expressed in the Celtic hand
shake, nnless when a courtship Is going on
or tender passion merely felt. / think
could tell blindfold whether Swiss, Ger
man, French, English, Scotch or Irish per
son was shaking hands with me.
The Scotch hand-grasp is the toughest
the Frenchman shakes hands with the tin,
Of stiffened and drawn together fingers,
which signifies that he walls himself round
With politeness as With fortress, to keep
off intruders. Never expect anything of a
person who shakes soft hand in limp
way. have had a wide experience Of false
cordiality, which was betrayed by "old
soldiers,' who, in battering through hotels
and boarding houses, have lost all woman.
hood, by hardened diplomatists, by per.
sons thankful for past favors and hoping
for fayors to come, and by exhibitors. al
universal exhibitions wanting puifs. An
italian, who, In all cases, tries 70 hide his
little game, hates to offer his hand. To
avoid doing 30 when he meets an English
man, he rubs both his hands slowly to-
Sether, as II washing them. An enthusiast
about ideas, principles and systems rarely
puts cordially into o hand-shake.
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HOW WALL PAPER is MADE.
Multiplicity of Rollers DistrfbutIns
CoIOrs.


When the paper, which must be especial
ly strong and even, comes from the mill it
is taken to what is called the " grounding "
department. Here the body color is given.
the ground upon which the future patterns
are to be printed. Every line is used as
ground, and black and white. The color is
given by rollers, which evenly distribute ii,
and prevents blotchy appearance. From
the grounding department the paper is car
ried to the color department, where the pat.
terms are printed. The paper is run through
q press called the printing machine, which
is huge hollow cylinder, having at regula,
intervals from two to twelve smaller cylin.
ders or rollers to its under side, between
which numerous rollers the paper passes.
Each roller gives one color, upon the
same principle rs printing press color ma
chine, and the patterns are printed with
color on color, which is obtained from
small watts on each side of the machine, and
put on the rollers by cloths saturated in the
watts. An absolute uniformity of tint is OBJ
tanned by multiplicity of rollers, each one
distributing the color anew, and the slight
est difference in hue is noticed by the ope-
rator who stands in front of the machine
watching the swiftly-revolving cylinder
Thousands of yards of paper can be turned
out by one machine in day.
All the above is called machine work. and
not only twelve colors can be used, but sew.
erai varieties and tints of bronzing can be
applied, as exactly as if IL was done by
nand. Another variety of paper of great
value is velvet hangings. This is made by
hrst taking strong paper, vanishing IL even
~, and then running it slowly through the
trough; the flock or material of which the
velvet surface is made, is poured in the
trough, on the vanished side of the paper,
and series of sticks pound the under sur
face of the same, the beating causing the
Hook to adhere closely and thickly. BY the
time the paper has gone the length of the
twenty-foot trough the operation is CON-
pieted, it only needing a brushing there
after to remove loose particles Of flock. In
this establishment this operation is done by
machine, beating and all, the on ly instance
of the kind in the world Elsewhere and il
other parts of the same manufactory the old
method is used, and the boys do the beating
with sticks, much longer and more costly
operation.
Stamping the various raised designs is
skillful work, and the most delicate pat
.erns are reproduced with surprising fidelity
the granting of woods, veining of leaves,
ste. Several machines are in operation
here, the finest Of them coming from Ger
many. They work on the plan of the old
fashioned book press, with screw at the
top Embossing of various papers is done
after printing, and sometimes before. In
the Inter case, the coloring is put on by
hand with stencils. HIND work of all kinds
is delicate work, very slow, and but very
little better than machine, although cost.
Ing three times as much. Each color is put
on separately and one maa can do only a
comparatively small amount in a day.
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THE NEW pELMoNrco.


odd Cusick," the veteran bouncer Of
Delmonicos, who, by the way, is still very
clever with his fists, though he has passed
his sixtieth year, stood in his habitual place
by the door, where his coat and the wood
work have grown shiny in sympathy
through continual contact, staring aimless.
ly before him and slowly twirling his
thumbs. A cab rattIed up to the door and
stopped suddenly. A tall and gracefully
built young man alighted, tossed dollar
to the driver and strolled into the restaur.
ant. Old Cusick raised his head, smiled in
paternal sort of way and nodded pleas
antly.
The young man bent his head little and
walked into the restaurant. One or two
men bowed to him, but the cashiers. walters
and other employees did not show him any
more attention than they did the other
guests. He wandered around until he found
table that suited him, handed his hat,
stick and gloves to a waiter, and threw him
self lazily into q chair. The instant no Ind
taken of his hat the remarkable resem.
oiance to his late uncle became apparent.
The young man was Charles DeImopico
who, with his brother, owns all of the vast
Delmonico establishment in New York.
The brother, Louis, attends mainly to the
buying department of the business. and is
seldom seen. He is handsome man, per-
maps thirty-two years of age, with black
hair and mustache. He is domestic in his
tastes, and is seldom seen about town.
Charles, however, is one of the prominent
figures at all the first nights and on import
ant racing days. He is about twenty.s.,
years Old, and his head and the upper part
OF his face is exactly like his uncle who
wandered off last winter and died of star.
WALTON and exposure in ditch In the Orange
Mountains, within 100 yards Of the house Of
one of his best friends.
The resemblance between the present
Charles Delmonico and his dead uncle il 80
pronounced as to cause constant comment
AS the young man sat there last night he
looked thirty-fve years of age, If day. He
ordered his dinner and ate It without much
apparent relish. The waiter brought hin
check in due form and he scrubbed hi.
initials across 1t as do half Of the other di.
ners IN the house. Before he had finished,
however, three or four Of his friends had
trawn chairs around the table and he sat in
Tho middle OF group of jolly youngsters
who chatted like n,agpies and laughed con-
fnualiy. 1t was jolly little group; il re-
sembled group of which the late Charles
Delmonico was the contre twenty years 400.
The income from the Delmonieo restaurant,
is variously estimated at from $500, 900 to
$780, 900 year BlaSely Hall in tie chi
cGgo tribune.