Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-03-27
Items of Interest.

/ ou lb NHe Hlurfuh bl ~. ItteFtDuTR.
Queen Victoria is the richest woman
in the world, and growing richer.
Christine n Nlsson's notes were "lquid'
at the Cincinnati Opera festival.
Kate Field is working now 10 get Eli
ii. Murray reappoin"d Governor of
Utah Territory.
There are fifteen living Frccmnsors
who were ini,I t,d more than seventy
years ago.
1t is 20 the credit of the United States
that not woman or girl works in the
coal mines of this country.
Mrs. John Adams Was The first lady
ever ipresenled at the British Court as
an American Mlnist','- wife. II Was in
the time of George III.
The sultan, Gin testimony of high
satislRclionn with Mr. Edwin Arnolds
pearls OF the Faith rs poetical OK.
position OF the religion of Islam, has
conferred on him the order Of the Os'
mauie of the third class.
The st. Louis olce have unearthed
the private account book of gambler
whose poker rooms have just oeen raid.
ed. The took shows the percentage of
the games played in January to have
been 81 1867 over all expenses.
Toe most faithful messenger of Sulli.
van county il a dog belonging TO the
station agent at Winterton. When near
the time for the arrival of the train the
dog takes hi- place on the depot plat
form and upon receiving the bag carries
it to the post Office.
a Paris paper says that the English
gamblers at Monaco are the most deter
IN ned. snd lose the most. 1t is said
that each day when the play begins the
bank has IN hand $2OO,OOO; as play be
comes bli-ker this is sometimes raised
to 100000 or more.
A lo' don millinery firm advertised
lsiely for young lady. tall, and of good
figure, for the show room. Three hun
drcd applied, about 30 in person, the
great proportion oi them evidently hold.
ing Jt.l,.-, Mt views from the finn in re.
spect to Whist n good figure Is.
According to the Lyon Medical, women
prac iced medicine and surgery over
centu,y aud half ago There was then
in Lyons forty three master surgeons
and thirteen Widows of surgeons in reg
, ular practice. All doctors ~idoWs hSd
, the night to practice medicine and sur
gerry.
Luminous harness is the latest device
used IN Engl,ni 10 make.ihe dark horse
visible at night. A phosphoric paintA ar
Piled to the blnkers, collar, and other
prominent parts Of the ,rapPings is
used to bring shout the result, and the
night trotteE,~thus prepared, is ssid 70
. resemble chain lightning as he plunges
A., into the darkness Of tho county side.
A Gla,gow physician hss discovered
the means Of converting q Scotch tenor
into an Itah n one; and the experiments
made under his direction on a number
OF voices which originally, n~e tntir pa
tive Caledonia, WAS stern aud viii, g
gwen the most .siisiaclo'y resul :. The
distinctive element in the mir and dew
OF Italy j., il seems, pcroC dc Of hydro.
gen and any one who will take the
trouble TO inbale a sufficient quantity Of
this gaseous compound may ltahaniIe
his voice.
An English Newspaper prints illus,ra-
tions of Gen. GordOn's ters> speeches
when he entered upon he uuues as
Governor. General OF the Souisn it was
expected that be would make a ln. ad
dress, tut he dismissed the assembly
with the single sentence, Il will try to
hold the balance even" When his
views on the Soudan appeared in the
columns Of newspaper he remarked,
"a shot hes heen fired" When he was
sent 10 the Soudau he said, II have re-
ceiyed orders to cut the doga tail off
and | will do IT,"
Counterfeit oysters is the latssi til
umph OF the inventive genius. The
nerve, brain and ra-sior.re operative
bivalve is created from combination oil
unknown Ingredients, coated With dc.
oertive wash, and de'tly placed in gen.
uine shells. Tho inventor, Freedman
by the wsy, is busy petfecting the pro.
cess. and when he becomes sufficiently
imbued with the spirit of philnntrophy
10 give the recipe 10 the world. the rres
epce Of An occasional oyster, even
though il be artificial, will conduce con.
sidcrsbly to the happiness OF the board
ing house unfortunate.
There is an old superstition connected
with the crossbill, in Thuringia, which