The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-07

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Pntrideeg are pIaCky birds, They
always die game.

Items of Interest.
Pmsriaeps are pluCky birds, They
always die game.
Some .man are good because goodness
pays best !. aorpe are good for nothing
Archibald Gordon of Granville, N. O.,
II the father OF twenty-seven sons by
ono wifa- .s.a As
A ahort time previous 10 the death OH
Pongo. the famous gorilla, the directors
Of the Berlin museum refused slzsoVo
for him.
A Cincinnatf - society /" reporter says
"therea no end 10 balls, Balls, we
believe are always round.-NoTTssto''n
Herald.
Blankets are "the circulating me-
dium 0i the natives OF Vancouver. The
richest chiefs have them stored by the
hundred.
Al m dinner on ahoemakerH the follow
/ ing toast was given "May we have all
1 the women In the country 10 shoe, and
/. all the men 10 boot"
How buKily the t0wn COW goes
Fnr the fodder Of her country foes
She climbs into the wagon boz
RegardlehH OF the Wuli-aimed rocks,
And eats her All of straw, The while
She wears peaceful, panniye afniie.
General Grant passed in review q
regiment of royaf Bersaglieri troop
in front Of the palace at Naples, and was
delighted, according Co the local reportap
by their splendid drill.
Thegoyernor ol Guatemala has given
large tract Of land 10 two American
gentlemen, on condition that they shall
cultivate II in the highest style OF
American agriculture.
my dear. said wife 10 her hus-
band. i'I really think II In time we had
greenhouse. "Well. my love, paint
il any color you please red, white. or
green viii suit rae. responded the hus-
band ~
Three men being IN saloon, one
called for q dram, because he was hot.
Bring me another" says his com
panion, "becauae am cold. The
third, who amt by and heard them, called
ont: "H@e. boy, bring me a glass,
because i ike il
M. Hagues. the Marseilles journalist
who lately killed another Journalist In
siusl, has wrtttan from Italy 10 say that
he will give himself up at . proper time.
He concludes his letter 30 the authori-
ties "TwiIl answer 10 the Law with
NV heart broken, but my head erect.
When We have killed 3 man in duel
We are sufficiently punished by his
death.
"Sonnd, /" said the school-mAster, "is
what you hear. For instance, you can
not feel A sound" "Oh yes, yOu can,
sAid q smart boy. John Wilson" re
sorted the peaagogna, how do yon
make that outg What sound can you
teely" "a sound thrashing," quickly
replied the smart boy. "CorEect, " said
he school master. "Come up" And
hat smart boy felt and smarted.
Among the friends Of Lord Brougham
was n lady who always expected q
present when she received calls ON the
anniversary Of her birth. Lord Broug-
ham, called upon one OF these days,
forgot his present, but with ready
presence og mind seized upon the finest
ornament hecouid End in the ante-room,
wrapped Il carefully up in a piece Of
paper and presented il. The lady was
excessively pleased with the gift, and
never discovered that she had possessed
il before.
"Ez DOES Sor COME"
The following lines were taken from
a young lAdy's hyInn-book. few days
ago. which she thoughtlessly left in
church:
aIlook in vnin-he does mot come;
Dear dear what shall do2
can not listen As ought,
Unless be listens too.
BE might have come a. vel 81 not
whAt plaques those fellows are
r1l bet heE fast akleep at hone,
Or smoking cigar
Ii seems 10 be the ambition Of al
young wives 90 hook well when any one
calls The other day a south side bride
heard a ring at the front door. The
maid was out and she rushed up stairs
10 "hx mp" little before admitting
the caller. There was q moment OF
lightning work before the dressing case.
Quicker than il takes 70 tell il a ribbon
was fastened az her throat, a flower
stabbed into her hair, "a fash of powder
on her face. and she was at the door,
all smiles and blushes. The gentleman
said he had walked from Memphis, and
couldn't remember that he had tasted
food since be left Cincinnati ti--OH CITY
Derrick.
The "gold " gliding so profusely used
for ornamental purposes at the present
day il said 60 be silver leaf, turned
yellow and golden by the application of
shellAc.. The discovery OF the process
IN accredited 10 German tlnEmith, who,
while soldering saucepan, accident
ally dropped upon the metal some Of
the rusin he had been using. This
changed the bright tim 10 sort Of dead
yellow, resembling gold The applica-
ton OF the observation which this
humble workman made years ago, is the
gliding process Of to-day.
Among the novelties of the New York
cat show IA sleek, gray creature that
can play tag, hide and seek, and skip
the rope a black cat that has never
been blest with teeth, but which en-
joys life very well without them
81 Jacob "a white and gray that former
ly belonged 10 the Brooklyn fire depart
ment, and rode 10 all the fires ON the
engine, but now. being fifteen years
old, he has retired from active service
the " nautical cat, only four years old,
that has crossed the ocean sixteen times;
q Mother Puss, whose kittens, ITS in
number. Kre scattered the wide world
over and "Joe," performing cat that
sits in q cage with canary-hiras, and at
his masters bidding. but with protest
ing new touches off cannon without
Words 0f Wisdom.