Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
TIMELY TOPICS,

Wfnlheu 10 make sure tnat the army
shall not. like the French soidiery. he
permeated by the leaven of democratic
ideas. The troops stationed in Berlin
have been forbidden to read the Liberal
newspapers, and their quarters are TO be
searched at regular times for the prohib-
tied journals and for other Objectionable
publications. Severe punishment is
promised those with whom such articles
are found.
According to late estimates, Great
Britain is not the wealthiest country on
the earth. as has been believed. France
values her private property, real and per-
sonal. mt Si3, Ito, 600, 900, and her navy,
palaces, public buildings and other pub
lie property, excepting highways, mt
Sl.475. 900. 900, making $ii ,5s5 COO, 600
The aggregate estimate for England
Scotland and Ireland, without reckoning
public highways, is Si2 800, 600, 600 Real
estate in France greatly exceeds in area
that of England, while in the latter
there is great excess Of personal prop
erty over the former.
There are more than million Welsh
speaking people in Great Britain. In
the Isle of Man twenty five per cent. of
the population in 1871 understood
ManX. In the same year it was COM
puted that not more than five thousand
persons could read Irish, and no news
paper was published in that language,
whereas, in 1851 there was scarcely n
county in which Irish was not more or
less spoken. Now it is scarcely heard
except in the extreme west. Clare, Gal
way, Donegal, Kerry. Mayo apd the
western islands are the strongholds Of
the ancient language.
Memphis seems TO have learned the
great lesson which yellow fever cpl
demic should teach, and reports that the
city-or taxing.district." rs they call il
since the municipal charter was re-
pealed-is in n better sanitary condition
than ut any previous time for twenty
years. The good results of this thorough
cleaning up are already apparent; the
death rate thus far this season has been
quite small, and there was not a single
death from fever of any sort during the
first fortnight of June-a record that has
not been paraleled for years. There is
growing hope that Memphis is going to
get through the summer without n re-
currence of last years plague.
Mrs. Schuler, wife of a German farmer
in South Australia, is six feet four inches
high, weighs 2i5 pounds. and recently
astonished her husband and the Commu-
nifty by presenting the former with five
childrcn-thrce boys and two girls--at
one birth! The ncighbors of the Schu-
lers donated various small articles and
money to- assist Mr.. SChuler's family,
and sixpenny subscription was started
in tie colony for their benefit 4 full
account of the case has been transmitted
TO thy secretary for the colonies at Lon
II. H. - l. II
the queen. and Victoria. herself the
mother OF n large family. will no doubt
suitably reward thi, phenomenal
mother.
Blind with rage" meant something
in Paris workshop one afternoon some
weeks ago. An oycrsccr of the works.
finding that one Of the men had not
finished a piece OF work which was
urgently required, fell into such state
of fury ~ To strike him in the face.
Almost i'm the very not of striking. how
ever, hc staggered back, shouting for
aid and complaining that he could not f.
see. The workmcn came round him
with offers of assistance. but nothing
could bc done. II was cagtain that lac
mad suddenly lost the use of both his
eyes. Medical evidence showed that
some of the blood vessels behind the eve
had burst, and that the blood had flooded
the interior cavities of the cycballs.
4 letter from the staff CORES pondcnt
of a New York paper Mt Lcadville is de-
signed to correct the grossly erroneous
notions which have been current respect
ing the probable yield of the carbonate
belt of Colorado during the present year.
A very careful and yet liberal estimate
IF t.u e. . Ia
places ii at $4,000, 600 or gil ,OOO. 600. [
instead of $50. O.OOO, 900 or $40. 900. 900. as
rumor has had it; and the output for
the whole State is placed Mt probably
S2j .OO0. COO. instead of the wild figures
which have been in circulation. While
the development of other silver fields
whose existence Is already known. will
no doubt much increase the Colorado
yield, there Is every reason to believe
that these figures will cover the product
Of 1879.
An aeronaut named L'Estrange re-
Gently met with an extraordinary escape
from death in Australia. In the presence
of thousands of spectators he made an
ascent from the agricultural grounds on
the st. Kilda-road. in the balloon
AuroTa-thc same. it Is said. which was
used to convey dispatches during the
Franco Prussian war. When the balloon
had attained the great altitude of
mile and three-quarters it suddenly coll
lapsed. the gas bursting through its side
but the parachute came into play. and.
instead Of the wreck falling like stone.
it Yent dowr IN zigzag course, and
finally struck :. rec. Women screamed
and tainted. some fell on their knees
with their hands clasped in prayer. while
hundreds Of men rushed into the govern
ment domain expecting To find
mangled body, but to their astOnishment
they discovered LEstrange alive and
almost unhurt.
According to the Deutsche AHgtmcfne
ZcittiHg, German. named Karl Stein
bach. has made an important discovery