Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-14
NO. Z.
All Sorts

IN georgia II - claimed that prohibi.
tion works well. The temperance
question there is kept entirely out Of
politics.
The Altoona 7ineg nominates Hon.
w. 4. Wallace for the Presidency. No
better timber could be presented by
any state.
Smallpox has made its appearance in
the south, and number Of cases are
reported al Louisville, KY, and shreve.
port, La.
In our recollection, several newspa
Pers hayemade great men, but very few
great men indeed have ever succeeded
IN Yai''ng Newspaper.
sonerset county paid sI3,4s5.77 for
the maintenance Of her poor last year,
and Bedford county disbursed sl2.lGs
for the same purpose.
Zach United States Senator is to have
clerk at Sc per day-and the House
should see TO it that the Senators them.
selves pay FOR the luxury.
John Sherman's zeal in investigating
the Danvil!e and other outrage raises
the suspicion that be is bargaining for
southern delegates with William
Malone.
A Vigilance Committee 10 Nebraska
j. doing o Htayiug bushes. It has hang.
ed eleven men and is looking for more
Unless this committee is disbanded the
Republican majority in Nebraska IS
seriously threatened.
The ground on which an Iowa man
asks for DIVORCES is that his wife is a
drnakard and the peculiar.ty Of the
comFlaiut isits specification tha. she
acquired the habi. Of iutcmperance
while tending bar in his own saloon.
An Iowa boy aged IS, worked
month for the physician Of the neigh.
borhood, and was given, instead Of the
$40 which he expected, a bill for profes.
sionsl services VIA .cA the doctor had
rendered on the occasion Of his birth.
The Washington .S,zr remarks: "A
very jolly champagne lunch given yester-
day by newly installed Senate clerk,
in the Senate restaurant, raises the
question whether, IL the opinion Of the
Senate experts, that beverage is in
tox.c4ling.n
A Connecticut lawyer has sued one Of
his clients FOR a bill $40 for service rem
dcrcd. It appeared that the clients
suit had involved a sum Of about $50.
and bad continued through q terms. on
each Of which the lawyer charged = 500
term fee,
James Lick. the California millionaire.
left 10000 to pay for the erection Of
monument to Key, the author Of ''The
Star Spanglcd Banner" The trustees
have just decided 10 build the nonu.
ment. Ten years have passed since the
death Of Mr.. Lick.
A man in Nebraska City is actively
promoting starvation by giving away
-four to the poor He distributes it in
sacks, one TO every purchaser Of 100
drinks at his bar and. under the cir.
cumstances, the winners are bound 10
be losers.
President Barrios, Of Guatemala,
has invented a new way to build rail.
roads He has issued q decree com.
polling every man in Guatemala TO
take $40 of stock in railroad he has
projected TO the Caribbean coast He
expects 10 raise ss,0O0,0O ct least BY
these forced subscriptions.
DR.. II. w. Bucbanan, of st. Paul.
Mimi, died Of typhoid fever in Potts.
vile few days ago. DR.. Buchanan was
prominent citizen OF ST. Paul and 3
second cousin Of the late President
Buchanan. lie was thiriyseven years
of age. His remains we're taken 10
Huntington, Pa, Of which place he was
native, for interment.
The Republican leaders who during
the special session Of the legislature
hooted at the idea Of the possible dis.
franchisement Of Pennsylvania in The
next congress are beginning to tremble
in their boots over the prospect that
such viii be the case. Col. Quay now
wants an extra session. Too late. He
and his party played idiot, Il not rascais
when therewAs one.
No bureauof the Government exceeds
in importance the United States Patent
Office. From the start Il has been
self.sustainina aud nov hiss an un.
expended balance 10 ils credit Of about