Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-04

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army or government offices on the small
est pny. In Galicia there are entire viii
Iagcs where every peasant native has the
right Ia preface his name with the title
Of prince.
1t is a fact not generally known in San
Francisco that there is Chinese marine
insurance company in that city which is
doing a pretty good business in taking
risks on treasure shipments from San
Francisco 10 Hong Kong. The institu-
tion goes by the name of the On IM In
surancc Company Of Hong Kong. The
company risks last year amounted 10
: so 900. and the premiums 10 Sl3. 600.
The losses for the year were 50, ,3gi. The
company's agency in San Francisco is in
the hands Of Iai llong, Lung 4 Go.
The agents give bond in the sum oi
1900 To secure the payment of munich
pal taxes in the business.
Tie Scientific .lmsricaH says that the
natruwc-t gauge and the cheapest rail
way as yct brought out j. that of u. B.
James, Nisalia. Cal. Two stout bars Of
wood, so laid as to leave "A groove be-
tween them. form the track. On this
track wheel with bulge in the mid
die Of It's periphery that fits the groove
Is used, the wheel having broad ilangc
at each side of the bnlgc. One Of these
wheels placed at each end Of a plank
forms the car. II j. alleged that twelve
miles an hour can be- got out ofa wooden
railway Of this construction and that
ii- carrying capacity j. very great. The
cost j, estimated at one thousand
dollars a mile.
one Of the petticst and mcancst sorts
Of stealing done in New York II that
pprpctratcd on little children. The
children are sent out by their parents 10
the grocery or other places to purchase
some article. when the little one l. nc
costcd by generally a youth Of about sew
cutecn. asked what Dc has got In his
hand. persuaded TO show him. and then
he takes the money and frightcns the
child 50 II runs home in great terror
These mean thofts are generally pcrpc-
tratcd on the children of people who can
i'll afford 10 lose cyCna few pennies. The
perpetrators are the youths that loaf
around the corners, having no visible
mGans Of support, ready 10 commit any
petty act Of crime. and who insult pass
crs-by. especially girls and women.
For year oT two past the newspapers
have been printing long lists Of the great
and universal evils predicted by asirolo-
gers and astronomers To follow n GER
tain extraordinary conjunction Of four
planets in lS-l. But now comes the
Washington critic with the assertion
that it has interviewed Professor Simon
Ncwcomb on the subject. and lac SAYS
that there will be no such conjunction
that instead IF mar-haling themselves
in an order unprecedented since the date
assigned 10 the creation Of the world in
the Mosaic chronology. the planets dur
ing the year ls~l viii continue the even
tenor Of their why. aud present no phe-
nomonon that Can be considered Mt all
remarkable.
The Mexican government is trying Ia
rcplcnish it, Exhausted treasury by levy
ing heavy internal tax on the cotton
and wooden manufactures Of that coun-
try. These manufactures amount to
about S2OO. .oo.OOO a year. and the
government thinks that the manu-
lacturcrs can afford 20 pay nj
least $4,000 in internal taxes. In
order 20 protect the home manufacturers
from disastrous foreign competition. the
tariff ON Anne, lean and English goods j.
proportionatcly increased. Tho new tax
Is. however. very unpopular the manu-
facturcrs. tradosmcn and people being
all opposed 10 II. ~ they are all affected
by II. and come Of the manufacturers
threaten to close their mills alto yothcr.
Montana. during the past sixteen
years. has produced Sl53. .oOO. 900 Of gold
and silver. OF this sum. Sli7 900. 600
was in gold. This makes Montana rank
next to California as producer Of gold.
There are already 10000 quartz minesin
the Territory. Iron and lead mines have
been opened. ana coal Is plentiful. II Is
claimed that the cost of keeping herds of
cattle in Montana is only sixty cents a
head. Including taxes. "a thrce-ycar-old
beef steer. which will sell on the ground
for $50. only costs 80 for feed and care
The losses In raising are estimate 4 at
two per cent. while the profits vary
from twenty-five 10 forty cents per an
mum. In 1873 there were but 1924 cat
tie in the Territory; in ISIS there were
$50, 900 head. while %. 600. valued Mt $780,
600. were exported TO Eastern markets.
The new Khediye. Prince Tewkf. is
said To possess all his deposed fathers
charm of manner with good deal more
of dignity, both in stature and appear
ance. lie Is the only one of the late
Khcdivc's boys who has been brought
UP exclusively in Egypt. Some years
ago he started ON European tour. but
when he had got as far rs Vienna he
was recalled by telegram from his
father. lie speaks French fiuently. and
can read English sufficiently well 90 un-
dcrstand all written In the papers about
80. .tssN
great attention. His children, who are
still young, have been brought up h. an
English govcrness. and speak English
easily. Prince Tewfik, unlike his father.
has been always n scdulous attendant Mt
the mosque. and Is believed to be de-
vout, but not an intolorant, Mohamme-
dan. Unlike his father, too. he Is an
abstalner from the beverages forbidden
by the Koran.
A gentleman named Daniel Macarthur
IA a. IL