Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-03-27
ODDS AND RHDs.

What uots FlckbDufR m1ss.
Why liz it that hot furnace is alwa -
coaled /?
Pituri Ii the name of a narcotic In
dulged IN by the natives Of Australia.
One-fourth Of the UNITED States NJ
tional debt has been paid since the war
Excellent paper may be manufactured
out OF the usually rejected ends Of aspar-
agus.
The wealth OF England is computed
at S39, ,200. 900. 900; the wealth OF France
at $40, 300. .000. 600.
The question Of the period il not
who struck Billy Patterson, but. who
did Charles Lambf
The school-boy manages to be more
perfect in "recess " than in any other
exercise Of the school.
Have you heard my last joke yet ?"
asked would-be wag. "No," replied
Twinkle, "but wish had. I"
Spring poetry rarely wastes its sweet
ness on desert air. II is generally
crowded into damp vaste-paper bags,
and sold by the pound.
A Boston merchant closed his store
"for improvements" sunk the floor
about foot, and then advertised 10 sell
goods lower than ever before.
The smallest pianist in the world.
Signor Luigi Gustavo Pazio di Pinto da
Campo BaHso, is now in Rome. Italy.
he is only two feet high, and is said 10
be extremely clever.
The young man who took up the col
lection in church the other Sunday.
when nothing but five-cent pieces were
forthcoming, remarked that was neat
bit OF nickel-plating.
"See here, said an eccentric old man
to an Office boy who had brought a doc
tors bill TO him. "See here; tell your
master that I'll pay him for the items OF
medicine charged IN this bill, but as for
the visits, vhy-IH return them r.
Disappointments come to us early in
life. One Of the first we experience is
when, in school-days, the teachers rod
comes down upon the palm Of the hand
which We bold out uphinchingly, be-
cause we have generously resined it.
Ouch T. Pack.
There are said TO be but six woman
lawyers among all the forty FIVE mil
lions of people Of the United States
Mrs. lockwood, Of Washington, ID. G. I;
Mrs. Mira Bradwell, editor of the Chi
cago Legal Net0s. Illinois; Mrs. Phebe
Cozzens, OF Missouri; Mrs. Foster; OF
Iowa; Miss Goodell, OF Wisconsin: and
Mrs. Foltz, OF San Francisco.
In ancient times the ring usually
served as a seal. A Law Of Scion, 10
prevent counterfeiting seals, forbade
the seal-engrayer TO keep the form of
seal made by him. Ancient sealrings
were Of gold, iron and ivory. They were
worn by both sexes in Greece, common
ly on the fourth finger, but the fingers
were sometimes loaded. Gems we're
frequently used, the onyx being the
favorite.
The New York Home Journal SAYS
the amount Of luxurious tenderness be-
slowed upon pet dogs in that city is al
most incredible. II il not al ell uncom-
mon 10 zee . carriage, with two livery
men upon the boz. driving through Gen
tral park on a pleasant morning, With
only q dog, or perhaps q pair of them,
inside, taking sniff of fresh air. They
have had their bath, their locks have
been dressed and iresh ribbons adorn
their necks, while short-haired dog is
carefully blanketed.
Pacific coast vhalers set forth from
their winter quarters early in the spring,
provisioned for q long cruise of at least
six months. The crews number about
thirty-five men, force sufficient 20 man
four or Ave boats. The number Of boats
carried depends on The locality Of the
hunting ground and the nature of the
whales TO be captured. In the extreme
north whales never attack boat, but in
the south they do 30 frequently. The
best OF the weapons carried is the patent
harpoon gun, which il darted from the
hand, and explodet after striking the
whale, causing instant death when il