The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,


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There is no better remedy for cold feet
than to slap the leg briskly just above
the knee after raising the foot. The in
creased circulation produces immediate
relief.
A Chinese photographer in San Fran
cisco, being upbraided by a lady GUS
toner because the pictures didn't suit
her, briefly replied "No half hand
some; how camp"
The drummer" system has been
abandoned by several of the largest
wholesale houses of Chicago, which pro-
pose hereafter to employ the newspapers
in communicating with their customers.
A very sensible conclusion.
Commissioner Pleasonton, of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, is greatly
praised for giving the women clerks
chance at the higher grade of clerkships.
One lady in his bureau, after sustaining
thorough and most difficult examina-
ton, has been made first-class clerk,
and three other ladies have successfully
passed the examination for second-class
clerkships.
A lady writes to Chicago paper that
"you might as well attempt to go up a
garret without a stairway as to ascend
into higher circles of California society
without ostentatious wealth. As for
dress, San Francisco ladies surpass all.
l have seen handsomer women, and more
elegantly arrayed in that city than 1
ever saw in any other. Velvet dresses,
laces, and diamonds, with furs that
queens might envy, complete the sum of
life's ambition there"
After Susan B. Anthony l. tctured at
Ripon, Wis, she wanted some l.creation
and amusement, so she took walk on
SunCay around the graveyard there.
While she was enjoying the literature of
a tombstone, she heard lot of little boys
saying, "Thats her." and she thought,
"such is fame" Congratulating herself
that even the children of the land knew
her, she was accosted by an urchin, who
said: "Say, amt you the old woman
that walks up the wire on the circus
tent tomorrow"
Not far from Tappan, on the Palisades,
the tree is pointed out from which Andre
was hung. 1t is rather notable feature
in the landscape, and, as local me-
mortal, helps to break the monotonous
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ton slept" A traveller was under escort
of farmer thereabouts who pointed out
the tree. "That's famous t-ee, there"
"What is it famous forY" "I don't re-
member exactly, but 1 believe general
was hung there once" "What general
Gen. Washington ?" eyes, that was
his name" "What did they hang him
for ?" "Well, he captured somebody, 1
believe. l don't remember exactly"
Wasn't it Andre ?" cay, that was it;
they hung him for capturing Andre.
remember now."
A silver mountain has been discovered
in Colorado near little mining village
known as Georgetown. The ore was first
discovered in the slide" and afterward
several valuable lodes wera struck. A
correspondent of the Denver Neaos was
shown pieces of mineral, averaging from
two hundred TO three hundred pounds
each, taken from this mountain, which,
when assayed gave a return of from
1900 to 1000 ounces per ton. AS the
mountain was near village, the discov-
cry could not be long kept secret and
as soon as the news got out there was
such general rush to the place of old
and young amateur and professional
miners, that at little distance it resem-
bled mammoth ant hill.
A citizen of Detroit, after two months
sojourn in Colorado Territory, confirms
the statement of the health-giving quail
tiles of that region, in respect to lung
and throat diseases. 1t is not inaptly
called the summit OF the continent, rang
ing from four thousand to ten thousand
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bed of the Platte Valley, at Denver, a
mile higher than New York or Phila-
delphia. Partly owing to this great ele-
walton, and partly owing to other causes,
the air is exceedingly rare and pure, and
the consequence is one breathes fuller
and faster, and soon increases the breath
ing capacity. Of this there can be no
doubt, if it be true, as stated, that the
chest of well-proportioned man by
actual measurement has been known to
expand three inches in as many weeks
after arriving in that country. A tenn
porary visit, however, it is admitted, can
afford only temporary relief, and the in
valid who seeks permanent restoration
and "length of days." must make the
Territory his permanent home.
1t is announced that the seventeen
year locusts have made their appearance
in various parts of the country, and
great apprehensions have been expressed
that they would work serious injury
upon the growing crops. There are sew
eral misapprehensions in vogue in re-
gard to the seventeen year locusts. In
the first place, the insect known by that
name is not locust at all, and is no
more like the Asiatic locust which is SO
destructive to vegetation, than q hum
ming bird is like hying-fsh. 1t can
not devour grain or other vegetable
growths, for the excellent reason that it
has no jaws to devour with. 1t lives
only two or three weeks, and during its
brief life takes all the nutriment it re-
quires, which is very little, by suction.
But it often appears in great numbers,
and renders large extent of territory
alive and vocal with its murmuring,
humming noise, and frequently causes
the atmosphere to become very offensive
by the smell arising from the aocumula-
tion of its dead. The insects have a
sting, called the ovipositor, which is
about half or three-quarters of an inch
Ill length, and with this they will perfo-
rate the limbs of trees, depositing eggs
in the cavities thus made. The limbs
chosen for this purpose are generally
young and green, and from the place Of
deposit to their end they usually become
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