Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-12

tNoult % tue hlllADulnE iron workers
are on strike. They complain that
they are obliged to work twelve hours
out Of the twenty four for from Sl.2j 10
Sl.s0 day and demand an increase of
twenty-five cents or eight hour turns.
Az odd contest took place at n West
Pittston mine few days ago. Bets for
considerable sums were offered and
taken that Patrick Ruane could load a
coal car more quickly than Patrick
Kirby. Ruane is a man Of middle age
Kirby is twenty-five years old and thirty
pounds less IN weight than his compet.
Itor. The car to be loaded was capable
Of holding 5000 pounds avoirdupois
In the presence OF large crowd Ruane
loaded the car in eighteen minutes:
KIRBY loaded IN eleven minutes, which
Is considered in the mining districts a
wonderful and Unprecedented feat.
The latest commercial sensation is the
report that some 100000 bushels OF
wheat. now on the Pacific slope. l.
about TO be moved overland for shipment
via the Gulf Of Mexico, instead OF around
Cape Horn. The rumor was started some
weeks ago, but was revived today and
came up 10 the front as good as new
There Is not much reason for the fesr
that the rumor will be verified now
whatever may be the future course of
wheat shipments from California to En-.
rope. The wheat referred TO Is really in
" a straight betwiKt two or three.
Mr.. Frederick A. Potts who was the
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey last November. recently
sent two OF his three sons on a pleasure
trip 10 Europe. News came that both
the young men were dangerously IN in
Naples, and the third son left on the
next steamer. shortly after the steamer
had sailed report Of the death OF one
OF the young men, Harvey Potts, was
received. Ihereupon Mr.. and Mrs.
Potts sailed for Europe and they are
now on the passage On Sunday a cable
dispatch announced the death in Paris
Of George II. Potts, the one who went
to the assistance Of his brothers.
Mrs Garfield is reported as seriously
Ill. She Is prostrated With a sort OF
bilious intermittent fever and the Pres.
ident is alarmed about her. Mrs. Gar.
field has not eeen of robust health for
some time and the duties Of her new
position as mistress OF the Executive
Mansion have weighed heavily upon
her. She was sent TO New York a few
days ago. but the social pressure there
was even worse than nj the White
House and che returned TO Washington
10 take TO her bed Mrs. Garfield i
literally martyr to society. Her am.
bition 10 do honor TO her husbands
friends is beyond her physical endur.
ance and she is now suffering the pen.
atty.
The Pacific States have long been at
enmity with the small coin, but hard
times have made an Improvement.
Formerly everything was sold by the
bits worth. A bic was supposed 10
mean twelve and half cents. You
bought bits worth Of your grocer and
handed him a quarter. lie gave yon
back ten cents. The next time you
paid him only ten cents. II You IRE.
quently paid him only the dime he
probably spoke 10 you about it. Two
bits are quarter Of dollar. Il was
cheapest TO buy two bits or four bits
worth Of anything. Hard times brought
the Eve cent piece. A child who want.
ed q cents worth OF peanuts was put
10 great distress. The Pacific coast i
rapidly approaching the time when =
rich man will find Eve cents in his yest
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