Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-28

~ ihAi' 'h'i NNb IbuIhHs ana ilIfluH A
good curve and polish under the surface.
are handler and cut easier and closer
than the English, which weigh nearly
five pounds, and are broad, straight and
rough, just ~ the hammer leaves them"
Paris spOndont tells strange
story Of the Zulu war. In 1863 Captain
Lambert, OF the Fourth Noltigcurs Of the
French Imperial guard, was caught cheat
ing al cards and was expelled from his
regiment He decided to drown him
self, but his godfather convinced him
that ii would be- better try his fortune in
foreign lands. So hc went 10 the Cape of
Good Hope, learned the native dialects
and became "A purvcyor Of ammunition
Ia tie /ulus, and aftcrward obtained
commission in the Zulu army. of which
hc finally became commandrr-in-chief.
He died in the service, but il j. said that
10 him the /ulus owe their knowledge OF
military tactics.
Il knew that had arrived in \ civil
iZrl country N wrote a celebrated tray
cIer. " for tho first object that met my oyc
after ! passed the frontier was a newly
painted galiow..' lfplcniy Of penal in
-tituiious indicate civilization. Russia
stands first n a civilized country. The
Gar has just issued orders for the con-
,iruciion of six now state prisons. 10 ar-
CuInmudntc a.G0O c0nvict., and has de-
creed thirty millions 81 roublcs for their
building and fitting up. Two other huge
state prisons are being erected. one in ST.
IBERIA and one in Trans Caucasia. to ac-
cummodaio some ton'thousand offenders.
Thi- throws an instructive light on the
struggle going on in Russia.
4 large party of Mcnuonitcs arrived
in New York recently from Russia
These people are the disciples Of Simon
Mcrno, and ar" a branch OF the much
diversified sect II Bap,ists. Thcy dress
simply. forbid the taking of oath-. fight
ing. divorce ("Ncopt for one caused. Each
church forms a community. subject to
firm parental discipline They are IN
fact. very near kinsfolk io the Omish.
who have settled 50 largely in the West
and in Virginia. and lik" them make
thrifty farmers and pcaccablc citizens.
The party who arrived propose 10 colo
nizo in the West. and brought about
Sl00. 600 with them, besides a comfortable
supply Of household gear.
The american AQriciAluriSt has a few
words 10 say in favor Of fruit eating. rs
follows: The liberal use Of the various
fruits as food is conducive Ia good
health. Fruit is not a solid and lasting
alimcnt like beef and bread. as IL is com
posed largely Of water and contains VERY
little nitrogen. II does not give strength
to aify great extent. and cannot be used
for very long time alone. But fruits
contain those acids which both refresh
and give tone Ia the system during the
season when IL Is most needed. are agr,f',-
able 10 The palate and valuable in their
cooling and hcalth-giving effects. During
warm weather cat a plenty Of fruit. pro-
vidcd, Of course. that IL Is always thor
oughly ripe and as freshly gathered rs is
possible.
There are over 1900 varieties of fish,
one-tcnth of which are found in fresh
waters. The number Of men employed
in the herring fishery in Great Britain is
about 100000, with 1900 vessels. In
the town of I,ewestoft, England, in two
days $4,000, 600 herrings were caught.
/ There are siNty-scvcn lobster-canning
establishments in Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick. which use from three to five
tons per day in the season. The Balti-
more oyster-beds in the Chesapeake hay
and its tributaries cover 5000 acres. and
are the greatest oyster beds in the world.
They produce an annual crop of.25. 600. :
600 bushels. Raw oysters are now
shipped from Baltimore TO all parts of
Europe. Oysters are taken from deep
waters and planted, and in three years
become large enough for market.
Mr.. Delap.aine. United States Secre-
| tary Of legation at Vienna, in dispatch
to- the Department Of State. presents nm
abstract of the annual police report of
| that city. The report is remarkable for
| its minutencss and accuracy. Under the
| head of servant girls" IL Is said that
one servant produced evidence of fifty-
| one years service in the same family.
one of forty-sevcn years, fifteen Of thirty
eight years, and eleven Of thirty-sevcn
years. Premiums Of reward are given
in these cases by the government. OF
amusements in the city during the wear.
there were thirty-nine grand balls.
/ eighiy-six charity balls, Ill masked and
thirty-sevcn fancy balls. There are in
Vienna 1895 unions or societies. of
which 3s2 are charitable. tifty-two re-
ligious. forty-ihrce political and 9T7
social. The political societies contain
h,l6l members. The electors take n
warm interest In club life. The whole
report is worthy Of attention by the
police authorities of the United States.
pr. Edward G.. I.oring speaks in Har-
peF's Aagdsiae Of persons not taking
proper care Of their eyes as follows:
" hateveI an ounce OF prevention may
be 10 other members Of the body. il GER
tainly Is worth many pounds Of cure to
the eye. Lake n chronomcter watch.
this delicate organ viii stand any
amount Of use, not To say abuse. but