Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-11
TIMELY TOPICS.

special number of the Co,a1ressio,.aI
Record. lately issued, shows thai, the es-
timated value Of the mackerel taken In
American waters during period Of Ave
years, beginning July !, 1873, and ending
June 30, 1878, was sI0,5GO, 100. The
total value OF the marine fisheries of
Canada for the year 1915 IL estimated to
be 81 ,093, $50. The estimated value of
the marine fisheries of the United States
in the same year was so, ,27s. .s39.
The Argentine Republic seems des-
tined TO become formidable competitor
with the United States in the grain
markets of the world. The exports Of
wheat from that country for the present
| year will foot up g. 200, 900 bushels. This
amount is expected to be doubled next
year and quintupled the year after.
These predictions are based on the pres
ent heavy emigration into the republic
| from Germany, France, Spain and Italy,
particularly from the last named coun-
| try.
Mr.. Millais, the eminent English
artist, has introduced portraits Of his
own children into several of his pictures.
Recently on Sunday his youngest ap-
peared before him in new and pictur-
esque bonnet. Going 10 church, my
dearP" asked the father. =" Yes, papa"
answered the child, with pouting lip,
Don't you want to2n -" No, papa"
VERY well, come and sit for me. and
III paint you in that pretty bonnet"
No, thank you, papa; ] think I'd
rather 90 TO chucrh." Millais' models
have To sit very still.
An event, perhaps without parallel in
| the history OF medical science in Eng
land, has occurred in London, the "blue
riband" of the profession having been
carried off by Japanese student. At
the distribution Of prizes mt st. Thomas
Hospital, the gold medal-an honor
| coveted and striven for by every student
who hopes 10 occupy a worthy position
among medical men-was awarded 10
Konchiro Takaki, of Japan. Not salts
he'd with this honor. the young for
eigncr also carried off the Chiscldcn
medal for surgery and anatomy.
The king and queen of the Sandwich
Islands had swimming race while on n
recent excursion. James G.. Fair. the
Nevada millionaire. who was then Wis
| iting the royal family. says that the
party could not land from their steamer
| for reason of the breakers. The king
said that all ought to swim 10 the shore
| The queen asscnted. and the pair jumped
overheard together. They bufYcted the
waves with skill and soon reached land.
| They not only went where no boat
could 20. but braved AT rthcr danger for
| the place was alive with sharks.
This is an age Of adultcration. and the
/ K.rugfsgaw = t.1 T. a.. I'll.
used for adultcration are themselves
adultcratcd Coffee suffers as much a
| any other single article from this con-
| temptiblc deception. Almost every
kind Of seed large enough 10 roast Is
used for this purpose. and various roots,
| from parsnips 10 dandelions, are called
| into the service. Ground coffee will
| float on cold water. and not soon color
| the liquid; the adulterations will sink
| and discolor the water nj once. IL Is
| best TO buy the coffee in the berry. and
| grind IL at home. or see that il Is properly
| done. Even then one may be dcfraudcd.
as there are machines for making artif-
cial green coffee.
In the neighborhood of Houdan.
| Francc-the home of this popular French
/ breed of hens. which has never obtained
| great favor In this country. however
! immense establishments are in operation
for supplying eggs and poultry to the
| Paris markets. The main object in
breeding Is To keep an carly-maturing
breed, so that chicks are salcable at
three months old. Hatching and rearing
are carried on aTtificially. and the work
so far proves that chicks thus batched
are found to be more lively and stronger
I than fhnags from fn hasaA hTs hny,a
and also 10 grow and fatten quicker
For young chicks the food consists Of
milk. butiermilk. barley, or oatmeal
and rice.
One Of the most important features m
recent studies of the soil. especially by
eNperimenters abroad. relates 20 its
physical characteristics; and the fact il
being more generally recognized that
the influence Of the soil upon the life and
growth Of the plant is determined quite
as much, possibly more. by its physical
qualities-its relations TO water and
heat-wbich have hitherto been almost
wholly overlooked. as by its chemical
character, which has been given the
more attention. The Investigations so
far made indicate n most Interesting
field for inquiry. and the results that are
To come from this new phase of agTiCul-
tural study must be both novel and val
liable.
The large machinery hall of the Phil
adelphia exhibition has been torn
away. TWAS bought by speculative
firm for S2i, 900. and they will multiply
their money. The stone was used Ia
build extensive oil works at Point
Breeze. The rouEher lumber was
worked into oil sheds at Communipaw.
and the immense quantity Of yellow pine
and other valuable woods was sold 10 n
railroad car company. Sixteen thou
sand pounds Of cast and wrought iron
were cold to foundry, and 10000 pancs
Of glass were as good as new for the
market. The tin roofing realized nearly
the entire purchase money. The specu-
lators gave the two cupolas to the Phil
aielphia Old Ladies' Home for summer
houses.