Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-29
GENERAL NEWS.

II st. Louis scientist is TO be believ-
ed the world is twenty millions of years
old.
TO judge from talk in Congress too
much money in the Treasury seems to
be worse than not having enough.
Mr.. Beecher thinks that imagination
is the most potent factor in religion.
Mr.. Beecher has imagination, and this
probably explains has religion.
San Jose in California has physician
who believes that monkeys are human
beings. 1t would be interesting to know
what the monkeys think of the doctor
The Cincinnati Commercial says "The
warfare of the Stalwarts upon the Presi
dent who was murdered by profession
al Stalwart mot yet hanged), has ad.
vanced step"
"My DEAR" said husband to his wife,
''what kind Of stone do you think
they will give me when | am gone ?"
She answered, coolly: "lt might be
birthstone, John"
The New York postoflice promises
| soon to engage the attention of the
country. Postmaster Person says that
no employe of his shall be dismissed for
refusing to pay a political assessment.
Mr.. Pettigrew, Of Tennessee, is arrang-
ing the exhibits presented to the gov
eminent by the Atlanta exhibition. A
building has been erected near the agri-
cultural department for that purpose.
Recent soundngs show that Tuare
lake California, is only twenty feet in
depth at the deepest place, whereas in
| 1873 it was thirtv.one feet. This fall of
ten feet within nine years is quite re.
markable.
The indianapolis NcwS thinks the
names of the blackguards who got
drunk on the occasion of Garfield's fu-
neral should be published. The fact
that they were Congressman should not
shield them.
NJ. II. Dolby, Of Hancock county,
| Georgia, has hen that made her nest
near the house last week and layed
three eggs in 1t, when partridge, lik.
ing the situation, Joined her, and they
now lay in the same nest.
A local bill has passed the New York
Legislature and been approved by the
Governor imposing tax on the horses
of Utica for the improvement Of the
streets of that city. No objection to
the tax has yet been heard from the
| horses.
Wild geese are eating up the Califor.
MIA wheat crop in way that gives far.
mers no little trouble. One farmer, who
has - 900 acres in wheat, keeps forty
men mounted with shot guns patroling
his fields every day and moonlight
nights to scare away the geese.
Hon. George NJ. Adams, of Kentucky,
the efficient Clerk of the House of Rep.
resentatives during six years OF Demo.
cratic rule, will he a member of the
Forty. ighth Congress. The Republican
whom he will have to beat before the
people of his district is the crank, John
d. White.
A society was incorporated at Albany,
n. Y, called the Supreme Secular Be.
nevolent Association of Port Jervis,
which has for its object the doing away
with the observance OF Sunday and ma
tional days of thanks giving as religious
days, and the adjustment Of the use of
the Bible in the public schools.
A Mrs. Washington, residing at
Charlestown, w. Va, visited the capital
in company with her son, a delicate
boy, for whom she desired to obtain EN-.
ployment. She called upon a number
of congressman and said, "Gentlemen, !
did not come here to grind an axe, |
simply brought little hatchet;" Her
witticism brough down the cherries.
They have way Of doing something's
in Germany that is worthy OF emulation.
A wine merchant at Neutstadt was re.
Gently fined, 10000 marks, had his en-.
tire stock contiscated and was sent to
prison for three years and half for
making a certain quantity of wine out
of substances innocent in themselves
but bearing no relationship to the grape.
Captain Paul Boy ton has swan more
than $4,000 miles, saved hundreds of
lives, and is officially reported by the
life saving service as having rescued
seventy.two persons from drowning
upon the coasts of the United States.
For his services he has received forty
two medals from European governments
but not one from this country, of which
he is native.
Counsellor Polk was fined $50 for
contempt of Court at Winterset, Iowa,
the alternative being twenty days i'm.
prisonment. lie had no money, and
his fellow members of the Bar raised
the amount. "My gratitude is boundless,
dear friends" said he. 81 haven't had
$50 in my pocket before for twenty
years, shall keep it there, with your
kind permission :" and he went joyfully
to Jail.
Eugence Schuyler says that America
ought not to be obliged to receive the
inhabitants of any other country unless
we want them. Mr.. Schuyler is right.
America is not hospital for the physi-
cal, mental and moral incurables of all
other nations and whether Chinese or
Russian Jews, or of any other birth,
they are not wanted if they do not
readily assimilate with the mass of our