The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Clergymen who preach against the
acquisition of wealth seldom object TO
an increase Of salary.
An oyster weighing three pounds IL
on exhibition in the window OF New
ark saloon. ..... .-. ... .
The cost to the United States govern
ment of the occupation Of Alaska, &C
cording to Major Tidball, 10 1885 q
month, besides supplies, and is divided
az follows Army, S3 800; navy, 1888
revenue cutter, $1,000; and custom
house, 800.
The Lynn shoemakers have yacht,
the hull of which is composed entirely of
old shoe boxes, the stays are made of
shoe bindings, and the sails of split
leather. And they have now formed a
yacht club, in order to have commo-
dore's flag, which is to be of Turkish
morocco . ..
A Springfield (vt.) lady left her little
boy at home to amuse himself with
matches, and when she returned met
him in the street, crying. He said he
only made little fire in the bureau
drawer and lot of red-shirted men
with great big tea-kettle came and
squirte water all over'the house. They
saved the cellar door.
Humboldt, Kansas, claims to have the
champion mailer of the world, in the
person of Albert Minor, lather by
trade and son of Vermont. Minor
can drive more nails in one day than
any other living man. He will drive
nails faster than the fastest compositor
can pick up type. He will drive sixty
| lofh nails ,,,y ,,fo ton hp,,rc of tho
twenty-four, the year through.
A mysterious occurrence took place
lately at Haverhill, Mass. Four sailors,
with trunks aud carpet bag, landed there
in an open boat, set fire to the boat,
watched it until it was entirely destroy
ed, and then took cars for Portland. No
body knows who the strangers were, or
whence they came. But for the trunks
and carpet bags, they might be sup
posed to be some of Captain Kidd's free
hooters. Who knows? t......
In New Hampshire city on Tuesday a
respected citizen was upoB the ticket of
one party as candidate for the School
Committee, while his daughter was
candidate of the opposite party for the
same Office, the latter having received
the nomination, not on account of any
female suffrage proclivities, but because
she was very efficient teacher. AS she
shrank from the responsibilities of the
position, the nomination, even, having
been made without her knowledge, her
father was generally voted for and elect
ed.
Horse thieves in Michigan are prac-
ticing new dodge. Four men uru
quired to carry it out. Two of them go
IN advance with horse and buggy, and,
when an opportunity presents itself, the
horse is sold, and the two hire another
horse, and proceed to the next neigh
borhood in search of another purchaser.
On the following day the two arrive in
hot haste, inqulring for the two who
had left, representing them as horse
thieves; learn that they have sold the
horse; one of them claims it, and proves
ownership by the other, and gets pos
session of the horse as having been sto-
len from him; then they pass on to the
next neighborhood to repeat the process
on another victim.
A good story is told of himself by a
season ticket holder on the Boston and
Maine Railroads. wide-awake, jolly,
generous, joke-loving gentleman, liberal
in his religion. Riding in horse car a
short time since, with the Catholic priest
of his village, who has been active in
trying to induce his flock to become
temperate, he Familiarity addressed him
in language something as follows +:
good work Just now-I don't know but
!, you are doing as much good as all the
other clergymen in town." The priest
| .al %hak ho ln.a hot
he could to improve his people. "Pll
i, tell you what it is" continued the gen
tleman, "Ive been thinking about at
tending your church, but was afraid il
would cost too much to get all my sins
pardoned." "Oh," said the priest, " we
can manage your case; when we have a
very large contract we make liberal
3 discountW
John Bellows has a weakness for pref
|. ty women. Among these he includes q
= little apple-vender near the market. He
makes love to her sometimes, and yester-
!. day tried to kiss her. She wouldn't be
kissed, and little disturbance resulted
: which procured John the pleasure of an
: introduction to the recorder. "And &C
? you insulted the girl yesterday" inquired
: the magistrate. "I was only joking,
pleaded John. "But didn't you try to
: kiss herr" "Well," said John, stralg ght.
ening himself up. al made out like
wanted to kiss her, but it was all non.
: sense; didn't care anything about it.
e " Indeed !" Certainly not" ether
9 you were trying to deceive the girl, ant
!. that can't be tolerated by this court
(; Here is a pretty girl whom you say you
9 wouldn't care to kiss. Well, man o.
e such bad taste ought to be punished
d and I'll fine you for not wanting to kis
d her !" And he did.-N o. Pic. l s b..
a Last fall party of thieves stole
train on the Central Pacific Railroad
u and robbed the express car; but wer
u followed so closely that they wer
. obliged to conceal part of their boot.
u in the mountainous region west of Sal
:, Lake City. The robbers were appre
hended and brought to trial at Elkc
q where they secured the services of tw
u lawyers to defend them. The agents Q
. Wells, Fargo g. Co. suspected that tn
: accused might turn over some OF tn
+ stolen property to the lawyers in pay
!; ment for their professional services, an
" determined to keep watch on the lat
81 ter. The legal gentlemen started fo
IS the mountains, closely followed by dc
20 tectives. When they had found and 81