The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-05
Items Of Interest.

The Japanese are manufacturing wa
ter-proof boots of paper.
The Rothschilds have Eve family man-
siona IN Paris. valued at 100, 600. .0e0
francs
During The year 1876 the Unitcd
States yielded 420,000,000 pounds %
r0ain.
There arc in England eleven times As
many accidents from broken rails In the
cold aA compared with thc warm quarters
Of the year.
Detroit reasauraieur hnngsgcut q
/ @gn Of free chops, and when th0 old
lcafers come around ho shows them an
M and woodpile.
Two dogs fought IN y Kentnnky pit
until both were disabled; and then their
masters fought with pistols until one
was mortally wounded.
A Kentucky editor remarks that ninety.
nine ont of n hundred people make a
great mistake when they cut or dogs
tail, in throwing away fhe wrong end.
Governor Newbold, Of Town, delivered
the best inaugural address ever listened
10 from a governor. After taking the
oath Of ollice he said: "I'll do the best
eaH."
" Grandma. why don't yon Keep a SER
want any longer p " Well, you see, my
child, am getting old now, and cant
take care Of one M ] used 10, you
know"
In the economy Of nature nothing in
lost The inside 0f An Orarge may re-
fresh one man, while the outside oi the
same fruit may serve 10 break another
mans leg.
Connecticut's Centennial commission
ers viii use the balance OF the apprOpri-
alton for the Philadelphia display toward
representing the State AZ the Paris Expo-
aition.
Ia ihe twelve months ending the
thiriy-iirst Of March, 1876, there were
796 convictions for illicit distilling in
Ireland TO one in Scotland and eight n
England
An English critic says that the habit
Of dressing children for fancy ball and
concert exhibitions induces in the chill
dren a foolizh oonoeit and an immoral
tone of ideas.
No man should be too sure in speaking
Of the advent of spring. He may wake
ap some morning and find that his win
ter clothes have all been made over for
the boys.
The San Francisco common council haA
Las passed q special bill permitting
certain China1nan t0 carry n pistol three
months because his llfe is threatened by
persons against whom be has testified.
"Pieiy." remarked. an Arkansas
preacher 20 his congregation the ether
day, does not consist Ia noise. The
Lord can see you give 10 the needy just
Is easily as lie can hear you pray the
roof Of.
Surprise is the essence al Wit: but
sQnetimes when a man b climbing down
a ladder IN a hurry and never finds out
that enc 0f the rounds Is gone until be
tries 70 sep on il, il never seems very
funny tc him.
scene-Recitation room IN natural his
tory. Instructor Mr.. X, have Won
ever put your head down ON ones breast
and listened 10 the heart beats aH Hu1-
ley describes thefng" Mn. X tblnshing-
ly) /" Yes, sir
I'm the early part of the present century
John Alsop. a rich eccentric EngliEhmnn.
left his daughters as d legacy their weight
In one pound bank notes. When weighing
day came, the eldest got E5l, 200: the
youngest, E57, ,344.
The talk about blue glass has had the
effect of sending tramps about the c0un-
TRY peddling blue glass speciaeles, with
forged certificates from distinguished
physicians. Farmers should beware Of
spelling their eye sight
man who had shot himself was found
lying IN San Francisco street. he was
asked his motive for the act None of
your business and you're no gentleman
II you inquire into the private affairs oi
4 stranger. WIS the reply.
IN Worcester. England, farm laborer
was fined Sl2 and costs by petty SER
sions court for having refused t0 obey
the lawful commands Of his employer.
He bad been working fourteen huura.
and the lawful request was that he
should continue and load thrcc wagons
more.
Ii is reported that certain old geul0-
gist, who was a bachelor. b0asted that
every rock WIS as familiar 10 hum as A
b c. A lady who heard him, said that
ste knew of q rock which he did not
know Name il, madam. said the
angry Cdelebs, and the lady replied IL
Is rock the cradle. sir.
Good Deacon b. having. AS some Of
his friends thought, shown too little in
terest in the public affairs oi the day,
was charged by a brother with being
"on the fence. Yes, I am on the
fence, " vas the reply. - and there / pro-
pose 10 remain rs long as its so con-
founded muddy on both sides.
A party Of robbers boarded o locomo-
tive at Long Point, Ind, killed the engi-
neer. set the engine in motion, and drew
an Adams express car SWAY 20 con-
venient place for riding. This WIS i'm
1875. A few DAYS ago five men and
woman were arrested as the robbers. The
woman is Jennie 0sgood, and il is said
that she not only planned the crime, but
was a leader in its commission. She
wore mems clothes and false moustache,
and Was one Of the two who killed the