Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-11-08
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Germany is believed TO be the lSrgest
in existance. IL counts Ia registers
and is worked automatically by AN O..
20 gas motor of four.horse. power. Its
height Is 20 metres, its width II, and
it's depth TO- Its largest wooden pipe is
10 metres long and cuhicsl capacity
$4,000 litres. The instrument is TO he
set up IN the Cathedral at Riga. For
the St. Stephens Cathedral At NIenus,
the same builders are to construct 81
still larger organ. The we'll known or.
sans Of b ,ston, u IN, and st. Petersburg
were built by the same men.
Captain A. p. West, Of L.esville, y.
C., writes to the Fish Commissioners
that be recently drew of his carp pond
and found that the infant carp placed
therein three years ago had grown to
lengths of from twenty two 10 twenty
ave and half inches and weighs from
FIVE and n hail 10 ten bounds. This =
one Of the many reports which shon
the remarkable adap,aLIity oi this ti.h
to South CHolina waters. THE carp
furore, Of course, still continucs,' sayss
local paper, "and il it remains very
much longer, there will soon be as
many carp ponds as cotton fields in the
State"
North DAkotas coAt.of.arms is a
shield drAped with the American t'g
depending from the heak Of an eagle
In the back ground are a range Of bulls
and the chimney of smelling furnace
in the center is a river on which is -
steamboat, and a train of cars are round
ing bluff Beyond is field of wheat
snd corn, with white man with his
pillow on one hand and an Indian with
hi. tents about him. Both look upward
At rift in the clouds, where is the le.
gend, Fear God, and take your own
part"
II is said that glass is gradually be.
ginning to the take place Of wood and
iron in the construction Of bridges Ia
England The inventor makes blocks
of glass, which he hardens by q special
process. In solidity it is sail TO leave
nothing TO be desired. The experl
nens already maize have given surpri-
sing results, and the cost ia below that
of bridges OF wood and iron. More.
over, the glass cannot be injured by in.
sects like wood. nor rusled like iron.
In account Of want OF cemetery act
commodatIons and the proximity Of her
burial.srounds to the popuIou' quarters
the Municipal Council OF Lisbon hn-
passed resolution by which the cause
Of cremation will be advanced. In
times OF epidemics cremation will here.
after be made compulsory in Lisbon,
,hough in ordinary times 4. sill be or.
iional but once in every five years thr
remains OF iht.rred bodies sill be
burned.
The story ia told OF Senator Vtnce,
oi North Carolina, that soon after hj-
second marriage he remarked TO HE
bride MY dear, I'm a stubborn fellow
and you m,y anticipate trouble. Now,
in the beginning, while / Am suhmis
sive, | want to give you one piece ol
advice. If you follow it, we will get
along mighty we'll. II il this: Make
me do just a. please
The esiimsted power Of a horse. as
applied 10 machinery, is that Of IiftIngor
carrying $50 Ib-. ,voir. at rate Of 30
feet per minute, or 50 600 pounds, st
the rate oil one foot per minute. When,
therefore, = ship ia spoken OF a. - OOO
horse power" it means that the m,
ehinery has a power of carrying 1872,
100000 pounds (5S2gs tons 1T the rate
OF foot Ier minute.
The King OF Siam. who il only
g boy Of twenty years, has allowed bis
finger nails, il ia said. to grow until
they are more than foot IN length.
This deformity reduces the monarch To
state Of absolute helplessness, and for
that reason, probably, the Siame.e re.
gard long nails as one OF the peculiar
attributes of sovereignty.
Yes" said Mrs. Brownsmith, 81
want a good girl, and possibly you
might do; but have you had any ex
perience ?" "lSparience, is it ?" re-
piled the dAmsel, resting her hands on
her hips and tossing her head n the AR;
''ixpari-nce, is II iallh, and haven't
o. been in no less than twinty families
during the last month p
why didn't you deliver that message
rs gave it to you p asked gen l..