Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-26
81 eets are then sent to the surface presses

skeets are then sent to the surface presses
| to have the seal and the date imprinted
| These machines each turn out on an
average 1900 impressions per day.
| They are then sent To the numbering
division. where each machine averages
1000 impressions per day. /. The backs
are usually printed first and go through
y long process of wetting down and dry
ing.
In conformity with the engagement
entered into by France and Germany in
1871 TO keep up the tombs of soldiers
buried in their respective territories, the
French government has taken action in
i,l3S communcs, situated in thirty-six
departments. and containing the re-
mains of ~. 1896 victims of the war; 81
s59 French and 2l.S76 German soldiers
have separate sepulturc, while 2766l
bodies. whose nationality could not be
positively distinguished. have common
graves. Municipalities and private com
mittccs have erected $40 monuments.
families eighty eight, and Germany sixty
nine. The French government has con
structcd twenty-five large ossuarics,
with imposing ornaments, at IN expense
of 7s2.i77 francs. The total outlay has
been 2,2s7 ,s96 francs, and there will be
the graves and memorials.
Contrary to popular belief. it has
been recently found by mn Italian pro-
icssor that fine vegetable perfumes cxcr-
else II positively beneficial influence on
the atmosphere. by converting the oNy-
gen ot the air into that powerful oXydiz-
ing, and, therefore, purifying agent,
ozone. The essences found by him To
produce the most ozone are precisely
thos" which usage has selected as the
mos invigorating. such rs cherry, lau-
rel, cloves, lavender, mint, juniper.
lemon, fcnnel and bcrgamot. several Of
which are ingredients in the refreshing
eau de Cologne. Anisc, nutmeg. thymc.
narcissus and hyacinth flowers. mignon-
nette, hcliotrope and lilies of the valley
also develop ozone; in fact. all flowers
possessing u perfume appear to do So.
whereas those having none do not. Thi.
interesting intelligence will be- gratifying
to all, especially to lovers of flowers. and
the cultivation of these lovely disinfect-
ants of nature should be promoted in all
marshy or foul places.
There are few persons who have anv
idea of the immense agricultural and
horticultural service annually rendered
by bees, but a calculation Just made by
the Rev. NJ. Sauppe. great bee master,
OF Iuckendorf, SaNony, goes far To prove
the utility and importance of bee cul-
turc. His calculation is that out of each
OF the 1000 hives To- be met with in
Saxony 10000 bees fly per day-cqual to
10000, ,OOO-each bee four times. equal To
$50. 900, 900 of flights. or in 100 days. equal
to CSC, 600, ,OO0. 900. Each bee ilying home
ward visits fifty flowers, therefore the
whole assomblagc has visited no less
than ,. leo 600, OOO, 600 of flowers. Ifout
of ten only one flower has become fortil-
izcd. $40 900. coo. 600 of fcrtilizcd flowers
would be the result. Surprising the
yalu" of the fertilization of ) 700 flowers
to be only a German pf'unig (onc-tcnth
of a penny. the united bees of Saxony
have earned per annum the sum of gS.-
900. coo 0pfennigs-e-O. 900 marks or about
$4,000. Thus each hive il calculated
TO do national service to the value of
$40 per annum. and this they do while
paying more than the expenses of thdr
keep by the honey they gather. Upon
these figures NJ. Sauppe recommends
that more bees should be reared and
kept in SaXony, but his recommendation
Will do for this country as well