The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A gigantic steam scoop, called Beelze-
bulbs Spoon" is dredging in Devils Lake,
Baraboo, Wis. ..... .....
Maine people are talking about sowing
the seeds of forest trees for lumber, and
especially OF the white pine.
At Racine College, Racine, Wis, bill
liard-table and smoking-room has been
provided for the use of the students.
Auburn haired girls in Arkansas will
persist in wearing red velvet hats, under
the impression that they are becoming.
The first daily newspaper printed in
Virginia was printed in 17S0, and the
subscription was fifty dollars per an
mum.
Wyoming lynchers hold "neck-tie
sociables" when they catch horse
thief The tie is made of rope and lasts
a man a lifetime.
The hen with fifteen dollars of gold in
her gizzsrd has just been killed out in
Wisconsin. Good chance for poultry
raisers to get up "prize hens" for the
market, with gold pieces, Attleboro
jewelry and watches for prizes. GA
prize in each hen" ...
Mamma-What is baby crying for,
Maggie? Maggie-I don't know.
Mamma-And what are you looking SO
indignant about? Maggie-Thatn nasty,
greedy dogs been and took and catch
my 'punge cake Mamma-Why, saw
you eating a sponge cake minute ago
Maggie-Oh, that was babys!
An unsophisticated gentleman lately
called at the Troy Gas Works with
large stone jug for the purpose of having
it filled with gas to take home, some
seven miles in the country, to burn in
kerosene oil lamp. He said he had
"seen the burned thing burned in the
stores about yer, and it made mighty
good light"
"Now,' my boy" said the committee
man, eff had mince pie, and should
give two-twelfths of it to John, two
twelfths to Isaac, and two-twelfths to
Harry, and should take half the pie my
self, what would there be left Speak
up loud, so that all can hear" "The
plate !" shouted boy.
Judge c. of Memphis was recently
called to preside as chairman at pub
lie meeting in that city. During the
proceedings an exciting discussion
sprung up, and amid the confusion OF
loud speeches, motions and cross mo-
tions, one speaker called out impatient
ly to have his motion put to the meet
ing. "Has your motion second ?" in
quired the Chair. Speaker-Yes, sir; it
has fifty seconds at least. Chair-Then
let it have ten more, and the Chair will
make minute OF it.
A Portland paper is publishing ex-
tracts from diary kept by Hawthorne,
when boy of ten years, of which this is
sample "This morning the bucket got
off the chain, and dropped back into the
well. wanted to go down on the stones
and get it. Mother would not consent
for fear the we'll might cave in, but hired
Samuel Shane to go down. In the good
ness of her heart she thought the son of
old Mrs Shane not quite so valuable as
the son of the widow Hawthorne. God
bless her for all her love for me, though
it may be somewhat selfish"
A correspondent of the Scientific Amer
; lean writes that he has seen a steam boil
er advertised which saves 35 per cent. OF
fuel valve which saves 8 per cent; a
: governor which saves 10 per cent; a
cutoff which saves 10 per cent; fire
!, CRATE which saves 90 per cent; metal
.. packing and damper regulator which
saves ~ per cent; and a lubricator which
will save / per cent.-making in all a
saving of 10l per cent. Combining all
these Improvements, an engine would,
; he thinks, run itself, and produce an ad-
= ditional one per cent. of fuel, which
,, might be used for domestic purposes.
f A petition has been presented to the
f Massachusetts, Legislature for the estab-
3 lishment of young woman's apprentice
S association, with aid from the State to
? the amount of $4,000. 1t is stated that
the proposed institution is designed to
= be an establishment where young women
/. can become skilled in the various
? branches of industry that are 80 essential
| to the welfare of the community. One
r department is to be devoted to dress
Q making and other kinds of needlework
millinery, tailoring, etc. The house
7 hold duties are to be performed alter
e nately by the apprentices in a scientific
: manner, rather than to be considered
/ mere brute labor as now. Such an in
4, stitution would, no doubt, prove highly
G useful. At present, industrious, honest
: women have no protection from over
bearing mistresses, while, on the Other
hand, kind and considerate mistresse'
are shamefully outraged by ungrateful
worthless women. Both classes arr
q victimized by the system of to-day. i
= anything can be done to bring about {
q better system, certainly there should b'
( no delay in doing it.
). According to the Economist the al
r legged pecuniary indemnity demanded b.
k Prussia from France is impossible
g "France could not raise e400, 700, 900, o
P any thing like that sum. 1t would re
It quire her to add more than e30,000,O0l
r to her annual taxation, which woul(
n not be possible. France is, speaking
d broadly, country of great savings bu
e of small earnings. Here people ar
/ timid in business though penurious IL
? expenditure. She has no income tax
: and she would not bear one; she is op
, pressed with protective duties, and sh
d would not bear free trade. Her soil
d titled carefully and anxiously; but it
/ titled at great disadvantage, for tn
or peasants who own it and work it hay
II no science, little capital, and an obst
ID nate adherence to use and won't. Sue
II country cannot be taxed as you woul
IS, tax young Anglo-Saxon community
IS, as you would tax America, where II