Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-01

first, eighth, hfteenth, twenty-Becond
and twenty ninth. This occurs once in
every twenty-eight years. Its last pre-
vious occurrence was in 1852, and after
the next year IL will not occur again
this century. The same Is true of every
other day Of the week. For instance,
February has five Mondays once in
every twenty-eight years. This was
last the case in 1864, and it will occur
again In 1892.
Washington's headquarters, at Valley
Forge, in Pennsy lvania, are likely,
patriotic residents of that locality, TO be-
come the property of an association
which will preserve ii for all time as n
memorial of the heroic sufferings in the
camp of the Continental army. In order
to interest the public in the movement,
the projectors have issued handsomely
prepared certificates of stock at 81 each.
When the purchase OF the headquarters
is effected, il is designed to make it an
attractive spot, TO collect there relics
and valuable papers relating to the pc
riod, and to fit up the house i'm colonial
style with furniture Of a century ago.
The increase in the cotton crop South
is reported at 500, 900 bales more than in
any preceding year. The increase in
cotton is expected To yield $4,000, 900
more than last year. The tobacco crop
is l2 200, 900 pounds over last year. and
the sugar 200, 900 hogshcads greater.
This surplus is valued at $40, 200, 900
over the product of last year. On the
other hand the West Is thought TO have
90 600, 1000 bushels Of wheat and from
so, 900, 900 TO l0o. .0OO, 600 bushels of corn
more than ever before, and. the hay
product is also larger this year than for
many years past. Cattle will also prob
ably go over previous years produc-
tion, the price OF grain is large, and meat
productions realize fair value.
The foreign medical journals quite
generally notice the successful treat
ment of scarlet fever by DIR. III. Pigeon
by the use of sulphur. II appears that
al the cases in which he employed this
remedy were well marked, and the
epidermis on the arms in each case came
away like the skin of n snake. The pa
tient was thoroughly annointed twice
day with sulphur ointments, and five or
ten grains of sulphur given in n little
jam twice daily. Sufficient sulphur was
burned three times a day, on Goals on a
shovel, to fill the room with the fumes.
and. OF course, was thoroughly inhaled
by the patient. DIR. Pigeon asserts that,
under this mode of treatment, each case
improved Immediately, and none were
over eight days in making n complete
recovery.
A recent traveller had curious ad-
venture on the Coco Islands. which he
will not easily forget. As soon as the
sun had gone down and the moon risen.
thousands and thousands of rats, about
the size of "A bandicot. bore down upon
him and made a raid upon his provisions,
refusing TO be frightened away. and de
vouring everything q in the shape of grain
or biscuit, but not touching anything
in the shape of meat. When the bags
were hung up in trees. the depredators
swarmed after them, and would prof n
bly, have caused a famine had not the
convicts turned the tables upon them by
killing and eating them in great num-
bers, saying that they were exceedingly
sweet. These animals, which are some
thing like the marmot. are often called
the bamboo rat.
A remarkable suicide was brought 10
light in Cincinnati n short time ago.
James Gibner was found in the cellar of
his house dead from strangulation by
his own hand. He had gone TO the
cellar, seated himself on an upturned
tub. tied red silk handkerchief around
his neck, inserted in II piece of broom
stick about eighteen inches long, and
proceeded to employ this imp ovised
tourniquet to choke himself TO death.
AS the process of suffocation proceeded
hn ~ hos .xl l..
striking against the partition behind
him, the stick caught against 1t. and
thus prevented the handkerchief from
untwisting, as it would have done, If
unobstructed, the moment the man
grew so weak as to be unable TO hold 1t.
Mr.. Gibner was sixty-seven years old,
and leaves an invalid wife.
Miss Nj. +. Austin, of the Central col
ony, Cal. has twenty-eight acres of
vineyard, twenty in bearing this third
year from cuttings, from which she has
already made. according to the Pncifc
Rural PTess, 5000 pounds of raisins, and
will add 1000 pounds more during the
season. The Muscat of Alexandria and
Muscatel de Gorda Blanco are the varie.
ties of grapes used. Miss Austin en-
ployed this season 1000 platforms dur
ing the curing process. Her vines
yielded an average OF ten pounds each
of grapes tie first season of bearing.
Her grape product this season will pay
all expenses of the vineyard, pay for the
platforms, boxes, etc, which can be
used successive seasons, and possibly
small margin above. She is very Justly
proud of her success and enthusiastic
over the future prospects OF the raisin
industry in this country
An association has been formed in
Westphalia for the extinction of pow
erty throughout the world. The theory
of its promoter, who are not Socialists,
Is that tire wants Of mankind have so !
increased of late years that luxuries are
now looked upon even by the poorest
classes as necessaries. Life, Il Is urged,
may be sustained and comfort insured
Mt trifIine cost by simplv puttinr aside