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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Failure should be the ssspping-stone
i0 success.
Who can answer where any road
ssads tog-Lucfk.
stay not until you are told OF oppor-
tunities TO do good; inquire after them.
The best rule for good looks Il TO
keep happy and cultivate kind dispo-
sition.
BE always displeased at what thou
art. IL fSiou desire TO attain to what
thou art not; for where thou hast
pleased thyseIf, there thou abidest.
OF all the gifts that nature can give
us, the faculty Of remaining silent. or
OF answering apropos, is perhaps the
most useful.
In enterprise Of every kind. it is bet
ter TO lose the game by card too much
than card too little; for II sounds
better TO be rash and daring than tim.
orous and cowardly.
Success is obtained by mixing two
parts of common sense with three parts
OF viii, and stirring both In the bowl
OF ambition, with the spoon Of perse-
yerance.
Laziness grows on people. 1t begins
in cobwebs and ends In iron chains
The more business a man has to do the
more he is able TO accomplish, for he
learns TO economic his time.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03

One hundred years ago the diameter
Of the sun was four miles greater than
It is at present One thousand years
ago the sun was forty miles greater
than 1T is at present Ten thousand
years ago the diameter Of the sun was
400 miles greater than IL is now. The
advent Of man upon the earth took
place, NJ doubt. long time ago. but in
the history Of the earth the advent of
man IS a comparatively recent phenom-
enon. Yet Il seems certain that
when man first trod our planet, the
diameter Of the sun must have been
many hundreds, perhaps many thou
sands of miles greater than it is at
present We must not, however. over
estimate the significance Of this state
ment The diameter of the sun is at
present 10000 miles, so that a dimin-
Ution of 10000 miles would be little
more than the hundredth part of its
diameter. II the diameter of the sun
were 10 shrink tomorrow TO the ex-
tent of 10000 miles the change would
not be appreciable TO common observa-
tion, though even much smaller
change would not elude astronomi-
cal measurement The world on which
the primitive man trod was certainly
Illuminated by larger sun than that
which now shines upon us 1t does
not necessarily follow that the eli
mate must have been much hotter then
than now. The question of warmth
depends upon other matters as well as
sunbeams. so that we must be eau
tiOus in any inferences drawn in this
way, nor are any such inferences need.
ed for our present purpose.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Oddities In Rur.

Some there are, with an abundance
OF wealth and thirsting desire for
novelty, who indulge their taste in
oddities. A wealthy New York lady
last season wore a full set of furs OF
leopard skin, and not to be outdone,
one Of her neighbors secured a similar
set of tiger skins. and since then both
OF these furs are in moderate use.
The tiger skin rose in price, and one
season about two years since the mar
ket was completely exhausted. Some
gentlemen wear vests of this skin, thus
following the eccentric style adopted
many years ago by the far-famed Cen
eral Sam Houston, Of Texas.
Our common wild cat is much used,
being a handsome fur at moderate pri-
ces. As for skunk skins, In Europe
they are readily sold for trimming
mufis and dresses. but here they must
receive a new christening before being
used 20 any considerable extent. Some
times they bear the name Of the Aus
tralian mink. at others, any name to
suit the fashion.
The fur Of the house cat Is much
used-black, white. Maltese and tor
toise-shell having the preference. Last
year the fur of over 100000 house
cats was used 10y the trade
Monkey skins are by no means over.
looked. and 1900 skins were used last
season by furriers. The fur Of the
Abyssinian Diana and black monkeys
are preferred. they being mostly used
in trimming. In the trimming Of gar
ments ofttimes amost ineongruous set
of animals are made TO harmonic.
For instance monkey. skunk and cats
are all Side by side in atrimming known
only 20 purchasers as Hoang Ho seal
The skins OF rats, mice. dogs, oppos-
sum, kangaroo and bay lynz are sal
able, the latter finding much use in
muffs and boas. The coon hair finds
special favor in Germany. where il is
made into hats. Hair of the OK and
calf is used in the imitation of woolen
goods. Our skunk. white backed and
striped, is in Germany dyed and made
up into muffs and boas, and so dis
guised we readily buy It as Alaska sa-
bic. Tartar sable dyed passes off read
lily rs Russian sable. bearded sealskin
finely initiates leopard skin. while the
beach marten copies the sable and fox
skins pass for lynx. Three million
muskrat skins were collected last year.
and $4,000 American bear skins and
the same number of buffalo robes were
used Every year there are used
5000, 900 rabbit skins. 100000 squir-
rel, 5000. 600 lamb. and there's scarcely
an animal that has hair but what Is
used in some way. The beaver sacques
so largely sold in Canada are rarely
seen here as they are deemed too heavy
for this climate ciacinnotf Nescs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.


4 In the essay on women in the
Fourteenth Century" we read some
things which, in view of the omission
of the word ''obey" recently from the
marriage service of the Methodist
church, may be read with interest.
Speaking of Book for Women" by
one Geoffrey de La Tour Landry. in
the early period referred to, Prof.
Wheeler says:
Wifely obedience is pushed to ex-
treme Gin the bsok). Three mer-
chants laid wager that each had the
most dutiful wife. The test should be
"leping" into basin of water. Then
they went TO their homes, one after the
other. The first wife refused to leap,
and her husband "up with his fust,
and gave her two or three graf strokes"
in the presence of the other merchants.
The second wife also refused, and her
lord beat her with staff. The third
lady misunderstood an order TO bring
salt for u command to leap upon the
table where they were all feasting,
and, being better bred than the other
Awives, obeyed the order as she under
apd 1t, leaped upon the table, and
ought it down with a crash. The
Ager was declared won, without ap-
Gal to the basin experiment "And
so ought everi good woman do the
commandment of her husband, be it
evil or well; for yef he bidde her thing
that she aught not to do it is his
shame"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
One hc Hadn't Met.

One day pompous little fellow at
dinner-table was boasting OF the
great men with whom he was on inti-
mate terms lie had been in constant
correspondence with Longfellow. had
lunehed with Tennyson. was in friend
ly relations with the Prince of Wales.
and in short knew everything and
everybody. AZ length , quiet indivld-
ual Mt the further end Of The room
broke In on the conversation with the
question MY dear sir. did you hap
pen to know the Siamese Twins when
they were in this countryy" sour
hero, who evidently had talent for
lying, but no real genius, ri once re-
piled The slamese Twins, slrg Yes
air. Ibecame very intimate with one
of them, but never had the good for.
tune % meet he ether"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03

iove for horseGesh went out of him,
/. A gentleman who knew him well in
boyhood says that the first time sheri-
dan ever bestrode horse was when
another boy put him on fiery colt, ,un-
saddled and unbridled. and told him 10
hold on by his knees. The animal
galloped across the country for several
miles and then came TO halt, and
Sheridan was still holding on.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03

There are 100000 families In the
United States An exchange wants to
know II anybody can conceive of the
value Of even little improvement on
each one Of these farms in year. Il
says that on every farm there should
be "more thorough cultivation. better
implements. and above al. better care
taken Of them better fences. better
barns better stock. better homes, and
more home enioyments. more social
gatherings. more family picnlcs. il
which the help are allowed to partic-
ipate more products about the farm
for boys and girls to have a personal
interest in more good books and pa
pers more smiles and fewer frowns
forbearancs les impatlence: more
pleasant words It home more time
and sunlight In fAe parlor. md no room
about the house, nor anything aboaz
tie farm 100 good for father. moth
e, bogs an slFlz . enjoy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Fashion Notes.

|fnffs are very small.
black lace Is very fashionable.
ulled back" skirts are no longer
Fl.
bray in all shades grows in fashion
i favor.
Eombination costumes remain in
y fashionable favor.
rs Tor children have the long,
houIdered cape, or the long
cape, as in former seasons.
8hIldren's dresses are still made very
Esbut with these dresses very long
u hose are worn at this season.
rocades are not suitable for young
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
A Learned Woman.

The life Of Miss Anna Sutton, re-
Gently published in England, presents
a character which it is more easy to
admire than TO initiate. She was born
in the province of Ulster, Ireland. in
1871, and died in 1881. At 20 years
of age, having previously received only
"a rudimental education, she found a
Latin grammar, and forthwith at.
tempted to master it. She learned the
language, and read all the chief clas-
|sifs. Next she took up Greek and read
|t& New Testament. Homer. and such
q r Greek works rs fell in her way.
auch, Italian. Hebrew, Arabic, and
|Chaldaic followed, and when passed so
|years of age she astonished learned
descendant of Abraham by conversing
with him in Hebrew. After the age
NJ 40 she lost her eyesight and learned
to read the books for the blind printed
In raised letters. She was a devoted
member of the Methodist communion
hnd "class leader" till within year
pf her death. She, OF course, must
have had an extraordinary aptitude for
languages. Still, her example shows
bow much more than is supposed the
average mind is capable of doing. in
hny direction to which the taste may
lead.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Mhr aeneral SherIaan Mnlk.

Gen. Sheridan never wants a
carriage for himself. lie never uses
one In Washington II he can avoid Il.
II the day IS fine he walks. Ifnot. he
rides In street ear. When II war.
horse. Winchester. died, sssa yelsis
age says the washIngtoa Pssk -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03

- Duty OF Woman 30 he n Lady.
lldness is thing girls cannot af.
Delicacy is thing which can
|ot be lost and found. No art can
estore to the grape its bloom. Fainil-
hrity without love. without confidence.
Eithout regard. is destructive to all
bat makes woman ennobling.
Tine world is wide, these things are small:
They may be nothing. but they are all"
Nothing? II is the first duty of a
Eoman to be lady. Good breeding is
pod morality. Awkwardness may be
keradicable. Bashfulness is constitu-
pnal. Ignorance of etiquette is the
suit of circumstances All can be
Sndoned, and do not Danish man or
oman from the amenities Of their
nd. But self-possessed. unshrinking
ID aggressive coarseness of demeanor
zay be reekoned as a state prison of
nee. and certainly merits that mild
rm Of restraint called imprisonment
life IL is a shame for women to
&elured on their manners. 1t is a
Ahame that they need It. Women
3 umpires of society. II is they
whom all mooted points should be
efred. To he lady IL more than
be a prince. A lady is always, in
rights, s,inalienablyworthy Of spect
a lady. a prince and peasant alike
~. The natural sentiment of man
yard women Is reverence. A man s
al Is not wounded when a woman
Is In worldly wisdom; but IL in
zee. in tact, in sentiment, in delica-
In kindness.s .sshe should be found
nting. he receives an inward hurt
5aA Hamilton.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Distributing the Surplus Revenue.

btsuiuutthE tHe surplus Revenue.
A correspondent Of the ". Y.Tribune,
who remembers receiving as a girl from
her father the surplus revenue of the
National Treasury. desires to know in
what way Congress distributed the sur
plus. how much there was of It. etc.
In June. 1886. law was passed pro-
viding that the surplus remaining in
the Treasury on January /. 1897, above
$500 600, should be deposited with
the States in four quarterly install
ments in proportion TO their represen-
tation in Congress. subject to recall un-
der certain conditions In case Of ne
cessity. Three instalments. aggrega-
ting S2s.000.0O0, were thus deposi-
ted, but owing TO change of senti-
ment and decreasing revenue. the
fourth instalment was first postponed
and finally withheld by Act Of Con
gress. ''Some of the statcs,' says Mr.
Wharton Barker in pamphlet lately
published on the distribution Of the
National surplus, "used their shares
wen and wisely. In some their inter
est still continues 70 defray the expen-
ses Of the public schools. New Hamp-
shire illustrated extreme democratic
principles b. distributing the money
among her citizens"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03

| Hno. lucy bHuuiu wear evening
dresses of soft Surah. yelling. or tulle
Velveteen dresses are popular fol
little girls not yet in their teens, being
warm. durable, and very rich in ap-
pearanoe.
There are no absolute rules in fash
ion as formerly; people nowadays fol.
low their own individual fancy within
certain limitations.
Girls in their teens wear the sailor
hat OK felt with a broad ribbon tied
around ii with bow, and floating
ends in the back.
Children wear wool hose this sea.
son, and in shades darker than the
dress, rather than the pale-colored or
black silk hose of the summer.
Evening gloves are of undressed
kid. in soft, pale tints, and reach to the
elbow or to the shoulder. With the
very long glove no sleeve is worn.
For very young ladies evening
dresses are made of cream or white
blonde, over cream satin, and thickly
studded with pearl and crystal beads.
The sealskin casaque, tight fitting
and closed the whole length of the
front, is very handsome and is in favor
among those ladies who can afford it
Sealskin jackets in the Jersey style
but quite short and untrimmed. are
more popular with young ladies than
the long sealskin sacque of former
years.
Round hats with both square and
conical crowns, and both rolled and
straight brims, are used by young and
middle-aged ladies for street and vis-
iting wear.
The full lace waistcoats Of evening
basques are frequently studded with
silver, pearl, gilt, or colored beads, both
large and small, and in a variety of
shapes.
Louis XIII. costumes are even more
popular this season than last, but the
surprising richness Of the new material
admits of more gorgeous and striking
effects.
Sealskin redingotes are double
breasted. Jersey backed. and closed
both bank and front. They are
trimmed with Directoire collar of sea
otter or black fox.
Large vigogne cloaks of the color Of
the dress and lined with quilted satin
of shade Of the same color or checked
in the colors Of the dress and bonnet.
are being worn by Parisians
When Yalenciennes lace is used IL is
put on IN full frills. pleated waistcoats.
and wide jabots. while the flounces and
trimmings of DucheSse and point de
Venise are almost invariably quite
scant.
The French are trimming satin cir
culars in gray with chinchilla; in gold
en- brown. with red fox: when blue or
brown. with the light and dark shades
of natural beaver, or gray lynx OF the
blue-gray shades.
TUNES are made Of wOolen broche
fabrics, while the skirt is Of plain bison
or paillasson, and the basque and short
Jupe, IL there is one. are made of still
another broche. frequently Of contrast
ing color.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
standard Of Education.

According to Ruskin. an educated
man ought to know these things: First.
where he is-that is to say. what sort
Of world he has got into; how large
IL is, what kind of creatures live in IL.
and how whatit is made Of, and what
may be made of 1t. Secondly. where
he is going-that is to say. what chan
ces or reports there are of any other
world beside this; what seems to be
the nature Of that other world. Third.
ly. what he had best do under the cir
cumstances4-that is TO say. what kind
of faculties he Possesses what are tho
present state and wants Of mankind /:
what is his place in society and what
are the readiest means in his power OF
attaining happiness and diffusing 1t.
The man who knows these things, and
who has his viii so subdued in the
learning Of them that he Is ready to
do what he knows he ought, is an ed
ucated man and The man who knows
them not Is unedueated. though he
could talk all the tongues of Babel.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13
Kidney Complaints.

The kidneys form q very important channel
for the outlet of disease from the system, car
rying off accumulations that poison the blood
As the lungs remove the carbonic acid the liver
the hillary acid, 30 tbs kidneys remove the
uric acid The undue accumulation Of this acid
is tho poison that often produces rheumatism
and other chronic diseases The kidneys are
often affected and cause serious disease when
least suspected Ii there is weakness, heat or
pain in the back or loins, WEAKNESS, nervous
-estlessness, andany unnatural condition of the
urine, hot dry skin, and hectic flushes, bloat-
ing Of the body or swelling Of the limbs, annoy
ing headaches, obstructed circulation, with sed-
sment or gravcly or albuminous deposits in the
secretion from the kidneys; or if that secretion
% either extremely pale or high colored, then
shekidneys are evidently not doing their natural
work. Many suffer from serious kidney trouble
without knowing what ails them. Nomatter In
what form the kidney complaint may exist
here is no better purifying regulating diuretic
and tonic, than Burdick's Blood Bitters; its 40
lion upon tho kidneys il at once manifested
Working upon this and oil other channels Of
publication in prompt and permanent manner
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13
Death OF Kenneth Raynor.

Hon. Kenneth Raynor, solicitor of the treas
ury died in Washington on Wednesday. Mr..
Raynor was native of North Carolina. His
home was in Raleigh, until called to Washing
ton by President Hayes, who appointed him to
the position he had since held. Politically, he
was an old line Wing before the war, but for
many years past he had been identified with
the republican party. His wife, who survives
him, is sister of Bishop and Lieut. Gen. Leon
idas Polk, of the confederate army, who was
killed in front of Atlanta Mr.. Raynor was
wealthy before the war, owning an extensive
plantation in Mississippi and large number Of
slaves 1t is related that soon after his inau-
guration. President Garfield was importuned
to remove Raynor to make room for somebody
who coveted the place. ''No,' said the presi-
dent 81 used to read Raynors speeches when
I was a young man at college, and 1 was
charmed with the eloquence. Now, in the mu-
tation of events, I am president and he is poor,
holding a subordinate treasury position. He
shall not be removed from the Office while
am president"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13
Land LEGISLATION.

Washington, Special Telegram, March g.
The proposed public land legislation by con-
gress at this session is OF special to set
tiers of Dakota Maj Straits bill reducing the
price of public lands within the limits of rail
road land grants is of the greatest concern to
the settlers who expects to pay for his land. At
present he pays 800 for 100 acres, but under
Mr.. Straits reduction bill he would pay 500,
or 81. 25 PER acre. Settlers and others friends
along the line of the Northern Pacific in Dako-
ia are pouring in letters upon senator's and rep
resentatives asking their support of the reduc-
ton. They claim it an unjust discrimination
against and burden upon the settlers who hap
pens to locate within forty miles of land grant
railroad that the government ought not to COM
pei the homesteader to pay for the lands dona-
ted to the railroad; that the treasury is already
full of money and that the tax of So. 50 is I'M
necessary and positively injurious to both set
tier and country. Delegate Raymond has also
an important bill before the house land commit
tee providing that homestead settlers who ap-
pear to be the class who go west to stay be al
lowed one year from date of entry at the local
land Office within which to build house and do
OF aa at
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13

'sOh, Mr.. Champion!" she cried, all
the willful sauciness gone from hervoice.
81 didn't expect you so soon, or /
would have taken him up stairs. But
I did want to rock him to sleep SO much!
Yes, it's my baby" she explained, des-
perately. "You never knew it, but I
have Been widow over q
year now. Baby was just five
weeks old when his. father
died. I have kept him in my own room
always, in the third story, when you
were home; but it was SO close up there.
And now you-youu turn us away, OF
course, and don't know where well go,
for nobody wants babies, and your board
helped so much, tool"
And Ida broke down, ana fairly
burst into tears.
But Mr.. Campion was at her side in
a second, with his arm thrown around
her, and the baby, too.
mo, no, Lida," he whispered, forget.
ting his embarrassment. "Ill never
turn you of. want you to stay, and
be-be my wife! Will you, Lida?
Lida looked little startled.
Your wife, Mr.. Campion? And
and baby, too?" she asked, somewhat
irrelatively.
Yes, and baby, too" was the answer
Dear little fellow, I love him already"
And Mrs. Laurel, who had just come
home, looked quite surprised at the
tableau in the back parlor, but very
discreetly slipped away, to change her
dress and see about getting tea.
And Mr.. Giles Campion is bachelor
no longer, having won his wife through
the medium of Furnished rooms"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-13
Death Of Judge Waite of Minnesota.

Hon. Franklin Waite died in Mankato, Blue
Earth county last Tuesday, the 4th, aged seven
ty-one years. Judge Waite was born in Wind
ham county, Vt, in February, 1913 When a
boy he moved with his parents to jamestown,
N. Y. He, early in life, showed preference
for the profession of law, and at the ago of
twenty three was admitted to practice in the
supreme court of the state Of New York Five
years later he was appointed judge of the court
of common pleas, which profession he held
until that Office was abolished. During Folks
administration he was the postmaster at James
in Fond du Lac, Wis, where he practiced in
his profession. He went to Mankato in 1850
In 1857 he was elected to the state senate, and
in 1869 he was elected judge of the Sixth judi
cial district of this state and for five years he
factorily, and with distinction. Ill health
caused him to resign.