Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-22
TIMELY TOPICS.

IIMEL1 1OPttS.
Miss Virginia French, young lady of
New Orleans, wrote such pretty poem
for the Pfcaytfiie some time ago that n
young Tenneaeean fell in love with II and
her. lie went TO New Orleans, pleaded
with the IiicayH,le editor (a lndy) for the
name of the poetess, got IL. bobbcd down
on his knees before Miss French. and
before long made her his wife.
The telephone is beginning TO misbe.
have itself. A telephone wire in Chi
cago, the other day, began n Irritation
with streak Of lightning, and the Off
ces Mt each end of the wire were entered
by the lightning and the furniture de-
stroyed. If n person were to- get n streak
of lightning cmpticd in his ear while
listening Mt the telephone, IL would be
very apt To- embarrass him.
Cornell University has just established
an experimental station, which Is pre-
pared to analyZe different kinds Of com
mercial fertilizers in the laboratory and
10 test them in the field; 10 examine
seeds that are suspected TO be adultcrated
and 10 identify and name grasses, weeds
or other plants. The board of control Is
formed Of several professors of the uni
vcrsity and of the chief officers of several
agricultural societies of the State.
The so-called "Horse Communities Of
Russia flourish in ali cities where there are
universities Most Of the poorer studenls,
who are free from prejudicea, live upon
horse-hesh, which can be procured at one
fifth the price OF teef. II il the custom Of
such students to board in parties of from
five to twenty, and hence the name Of
"liorse Communities" So many Nihilisis
have been found in these communities that
the horse-meat eaters are liable to prorccu-
tion by the government.
The Mormons have planted = colony
Of $50 believers on Little Colorado. Ari-
zona. They are provided with ma
chincry for a complete wooden mill, now
being erected. The have sawmills 10
build their houses and improvements,
-four mills and sugar mills. also tam
merry, focks of sheep, seeds and farming
implements. with food to last till harvest
and with no lack Of capital To attest AN
carnestncss that knows no failure. With
consummatc iudgmcn, these disciples Of
their modern prophet have selected the
mot desirable lands Of northern Arr
ZOna, where water abounds for power
and for igntion-whcrc the climate il
delicious and the soil productive.
The Cherokee, with population oi
1900, support two seminaTies, male and
female respectively, an orphan asylum, =
deaf and dumb asylum and Feventy-iour
common schools, hayingi in all 5000 pupils.
They annually cIpcnd for purpose Of edu-
cation $4,000. The scminarics and asylums
are in trick huilding-, with three storie.
and ! ase nent, and are quite handsome
and connections. They were erected at a
cos, of $4,000 each. The Greeks numler
1920, have twenty eight public schools and
two mission schools, with 200 pupils, cost
ing $4,000. The ChOciaws. numbering
/ 1900, have fiiy-fyc schools and one
academy, costing 800 900, with ! 900 pupil
The Chicksaws, numbering 300, have
twelve public schools and one academy.
costing s2l 900, with 40 pupih. The Scmi-
nules have five schools, with Al attendance
Of $50, fof which they pay annually S2,SoO
The Loyal Sons Of America j. the
I title oi an organization which vas founded
. in 1871, and now lays claim 20 ten thousand
I members in dihercn, paris Of the Union.
Z The members are all AmeTican-born BOYS or
young men between sixteen and tventy-si I
I years Of age, and their proics ed object is TO
| Join the American youths together by the
/ golden band oi fidelity and love" To quote
Z their constitution, what we desire 10 do il
Z 10 organize IN every town and city in the
7 country lodge where the strict principles
/ Of justice, honor and noble deeds will bc
/ carried out, and prepare ourselves for any
Z position Of trust We shall bc called upon
I to I'LL They have a constitution and by
I lave. and wigwams' in New York, Brook
I lyn. Boston and other large cities. The first
wigwam was established at Medusa, near
CoHsackie, and the association intends to
hold grand encampment the next iih OF
July.
4 case in which a romantic girl PLAYED
an important part i narrated in the Mis-
souri papers. She, with other ladies, were
visiting the pcnitentiary at Jefferson City,
when she wss struck with the appearance Of
youthful convict, and his story was told
by the warden. When 4 boy iust out Of
college he had become implicated In the
embcEElement Of trust funds, for which his
family disowned him. Believing him in
noccnt, the story kindled her enthusiasm,
and an introduction was followed by
promises to correspond. This she did in
spite OF The remonstrances of her family and
friends, and before his term OF impri~on
meni expired she had engaged to marry the
convict. The day he was to be liberated
che appeared in carriage at the entrance,
and both parties were ready for an eniranc-
ing contamination of their foudest hopes,
when horrid old unromantic officer ar.
D - !.
The street railway system and the cars
In use upon street railways in European
cities seemed to have been generally bor-
rowed from America. Those in Use
upon the tramways Of Paris are admira-
! bly, arranged. commodious and conven-
lent. Upon some Of the lines the cars
are provided with double row Of seats
upon the top. the passengers sitting on
the top benches back to back. and they
have conveniently designed stairways