The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-03-03
Items Of News.

Carolina, says the TarbOro' CpoiMiaa,
who has reached the extraordinary age
Of one hundred aud iurtythree years.
At the time of Braddoeks defeat he
was twenty years old, and had wife
aud three children. A gentleman at
Greenyille states that this man has come
down TO US from former generation,
has always been in moderate circum-
stances, lived upon plain, coarse, veg
etable dict; that he has never drank
any liquid but water, and bids fair to
live many years longer. lie enjoys
perfect health, possesses all Of man.
hoods attributes, and wants to marry.
lie has survived seven wives, aud hay
ing lost his last one about sixty years
age, he now begins to feel quite lonely
\ Vermont woman recently died OF
injuries received BY fall on the ice, MS
was supposed, \ post mortem exami-
nation Of the body revealed the curious
fact, however, that her lungs were os-
slhed that is, portions thereof were
converted iuto bone. There were
great number of small bones, the longest
about an inch in length, aud varying in
size and shape. There is no similar
case on record. Other organs Of the
human body have been known to ossify,
but not the lungs. 0ssiEcation Of the
heart has gotten to be 4 not uncommon
occurrence, and the tissues have been
known TO assume an osscous condition,
This Vermont case should be carefully
investigated. A strict and able inves
LEGATION might lead to disclosures of
immense importance to the human
family.
A train composed of all the locomo.
tiyes aud railway carriages in Europe
would reach from st. Petersburg to
Paris, aud would contain 100000 pas
scnscr carriages and 100000 luggage
vans. The railways Of Europe are ear.
rled even g., 900 large and small bridges,
aud 80 through 81 miles of tunnel
loo ,OO0,0 cwt. OF iron has been used
Tor the rails, aud S0,000,0OO cwt. Of
Goals is required yearly to feed the en-.
glnes. The network Of European rail.
ways represents length Of 70,7lS
miles $4,000 locomotives are employed
on it aud the distance these travel dur.
ing the year is G0,OO0,0OO miles.
Mr.. Peter Swangor, well known as
hoiel-kcepcr at Derry Station, York
county, Pa, died a few days since, aud
his remains were Injured at PALMYRA
Mr.. 5. was father Of eleven children,
and all Of these were at the funeral. 1t
is a singular fact that this was the first
occasion upoa which the eleven ever
met at the home of their parents. Some
of the older children had grown up aud
gone West before the younger ones
were born, and the whole number were
only brought together by the death of
the father. The mother is still living.
aud for the first time in her life (and
undoubtedly the last) has she seen all
her children together.
At recent meeting Of tie Lyceum
of Natural History New York, spcci.
ments Of syrups aud ofsugar made from
potatoes were exhibited. 1t was assert.
ed that syrup and sugar can be made
at low cost from the refuse of potatoes
after undergoing disullation to obtain
spirits. Potato syrup, it is reported, is
used extensively by coniectiouers. aud
that the sugar has been introduced into
the manufacture Of lager beer. A fac,
tory, 1t Is stated, has recently been Is.
tablished in Brooklyn, aud potato sugar
is produced in large quantities.
Near Fort Montgomery, on the lIud
son, there lives man canned Storms,
who was born with mallormed spine,
aud has never been able to move about
except on "all iours," using his hand,
equally with his feet. lie has wife
aud six children, and earus living by
cutting cord wooi.wood.
The New Orleans Times is response.
bic for the statement that after mar.
fridge had been killed and laid on A
table in kitchen, in that city, its mate
tiattered IN, and after many hoppings
aud maneuyres took place beside its
dead companion.
Il is dangerous to be "highly spoken
OF" IN Cincinnati. A baby was lett at a
rich mans door, the other night, with
note saying Having heard YOU
spoken very highly Of, and also that YOU
WIS extravagantly fond of babies, have
brought you this treasure"
Miss Betsey Thomas, one of the
members Of a very long.livcd family.
died at Portland GU Friday, at the aye
OF DC years. a brother aged 9S. aud
a sister, 100 years old, survive her
The New York Express gives this
rule for testing Christian Set him
to putting up old mismatched stoyepipe
and keep him at ii an hour. Ifhe don't
swea, he's seasoned"
a negro murderer in Virginia con.
siders that the offer Of $1,000 reward for
his arrest is extrayagant as lie never
was worth that in the best days of
slavery
A lady of New York to whom Mrs
stowe sent her "Vindication," with the
compliments of the author. returned
Inc volume with the Endorsement
+" Llie Is too short-excuse me-"
A nag for the national capitol, made
entirely Of California silk, has been
completed in San Francisco and will
soon be forwarded to Washington.
A fellowin Michigan earns his drinks
by swallowing ten.penny nails. The
liquor out there is strong enough to
dissolve them and prevent injury.
Ia the scarcity of currency at Salt
Lake, chickens are taken at the box