Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Rifle clubs-Gangs OF pickpockets.
The census shows that New Jersey has
10000 farmers.
Grasshoppers have devastated the
crops In many Kentucky counties.
Improbable employment-LAboring
under mistake.-Mertdes Recorder.
The yoke OF some fashionable suits is
OF a material differing from that OF the
waist.
The first steam engine on this conti-
nent was brought from England in
1853.
Gin Sling is the name of Chinese stu
dent who has entered the freshman class
at Yale college.
It is said the United States army uses
up about half a million pounds of TO.
bacco every year.
Gold fish were first brought from
China to England in 1891, and were then
great curiosity.
A French statistician says there are
5000 persons in Paris who spend $4,000
year and upward.
1t takes a whole legislature TO change
a mans name. A woman can change
hers by the act Of q single man.
In the prisons of the State of New
York there are 1900 convicts employed
at stove molding and hollow ware.
The Somerville Journal makes it out
that the eagle is the aristocrat of birds,
because he moves in the highest circles
When the phonetic spelling comes
into us it will always be rite in order TO
rite rite, TO rite rite, rite-A'ldveWS
Queen.
On seeing house being white-washed,
small boy of three asked: Man, if
you please, arc you shaving that
house.
"Never mistake perspiration for in
spiration," said an old minister in his
charge to n young pastor just being
ordained.
The way the king of the Sandwic b
islands carves chicken is to take hold
Of both legs, draw long breath, and
pull for all he is worth.
An uncorked phial of oil of penny
royal left on the ledge of the window or
on table at the head of the bed will
drive away mosquitoes.
Ibid you catch anything on Sunday,
when you went fishing. Johnnie?"
Nothing" said Johnnie. "till I 20
home, and then maybe didn't"
The crow rarely opens its mouth
without caws. It would be a great
blessing If this example were univer-
sally iollowed.-Yonk Salesman.
The valley of the Mississippi has
l,257, 600 square miles of territory, Its
waters make about 10000 miles of navi-
CATION, and it valleys give Level routes
TO vast system Of railways.
A good COW ought to produce 5000
pounds of milk annually; but in this
country the average is only about half
that, while in Holland 10000 pounds is
only considered q fair yield.
According to statistics collected by
the Insurance Chronicle, sass. .0Is, ,255
worth of property has been destroyed
by fire in the United States during the
last five years.
Texas commenced raising wool in
ls4s. and has now 100000 sheep.
II Is estimated that Montana viii pro-
duce this year 81, ,oO0. 600 pounds of wool,
nearly as much rs California.
The reason more umbrellas than
watermelons are stolen. Is thought to be
because the thief doesn't have 10 plug
the umbrella. It Ii always ripe for the
harvest. Fossd da Lac Reporter.
There are many unpleasant things in
this vale Of tears, but n collar with a
button-hole large enough TO stick your
head through win cause you about as
much trouble rs the rest Of them.
Some mean fellow has said that when
one talks TO women he must choose be-
tween lying or displeasing them. and
that the only middle course Is 10 hold
ones tongue. -SoaserUille Journal.
why don't you get marriedF" said
. young lady to bachelor acquaintance
who was on visit. 81 have been try
ing for the last ten years TO find some
one who would be silly enough 70 take
me. and have not Jet succeeded" was
the reply. Then you haven't been
own our way" was the insinuatine
rejoinder.
Rev. Mr.. Clough, of the American
Baptist mission 10 the Teloogoos, South
India, says In the Missionary MasusiHs
IN five different hamlets the idols were
all given up % me; two OF these We had
haon frvinw to cot for a0sna wears TIE