The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Stern took the first premium in q cook
ing match and q Miss Radcliff the sec
ond. a -u'.. %
The twin calamities of Chicago and
Boston have endeared the cities to each
other more than long lustrums unbrolken
prosperity. .'
In Turkestan, traveller relates, if the
husband of any woman go away upon q
journey and remain away for more than
twenty days, as soon as that time is past
the woman may marry another man, and
the husband also may then marry whom
he pleases.
man once went to lawyers office
and told the legal gentleman that he
had been insulted by man who told
him to go to -, and desired TO know
what he should do. The lawyer suavely
said IL wouldn't advise you to go; the
law doesn't compel you"
To color furs black or brown take ten
grains of gallic acid, ten of tincture of
iron, and one OF. of acetic acid. Dissolve
the gallic acid in the tincture of iron,
add the acetic acid, and apply with o
fine comb. If black is desired the furs
must be moist, not wet; if brown, they
must be dry.
Nearly all the submarine cables hith-
ell to laid having been made in England,
| it is gratifying to learn that one, for the
| first time, has been manufactured in San
francisco. 1t is intended for the Gov
ernment of British Columbia, and is to
be laid across Rosario Straits, connecting
Victoria with the main land.
A woman in Springfield had her face
| crni1a1 fbo ~
One of those old nuisances who peram-
bulate the streets with vicious looking
weapon of that ndprojecting backward
from under the left arm, suddenly stopped
in front of her, her face came in contact
with the ugly point, and was seriously
damaged.
NJ. Caron, a Frenchman, who has made
investigation into the breaking of iron
rails during frosty weather, considers
that good iron is not affected by frost,
but that poor iron does suffer loss of
strength. He holds, however, that the
| extreme rigidity of the earth beneath
the rails in cold weather offers better
| explanation Of breaks than the effect of
mere frost upon iron.
In purchasing furs, a sure test of what
| dealers call a "prime fur is the length
and density of the down next the skin.
This can be readily determined by blow
ing brisk current of air from the mouth
against the "set of the fur" If the
fibre opens readily, exposing the skin to
the view, reject the article; but if the
down is SO dense tkat the breath cannot
penetrate it, or at most shows but p
small portion of skin, the article may be
accepted.
Mrs. Fair is determined to keep her.
self before the public as long as possible.
few days ago she made very demon
strative demand on the Clerk of the
Court in San Francisco for the pistol
which had been witness against her on
her trial. 1t was the implement with
which she slew Mr.. Crittenden, and she
probably wishes to keep it as precious
souvenir of that exploit. She may also
have further use for 1t in the future. It
has been given up to her, and the mar
ried men of San Francisco would do we'll
to be on their guard.
The soldiers of Floyd county, Ga, are
to have a reunion soon, and the CONNER
cidt says, eloquently, upon this subject:
" 1t is believed that out of twenty-one
companies who entered service from this
county there are now near 400 surviving
residents. OF these 400 every one has a
tale of service and suffering to tell.
What a gathering it would be if they
were all bivouacked around old-fashioned
camp-tires for a night, what smiles, what
tears, what jokes, what epitaphs, what
hair-breadth escapes, what glorious VIC
tories what various memories would be
revived and rehearsed"
A writer in the Pail Mall Gazette advo-
Gates the substitution of galvanic bat
terry as a means of Furnishing criminals,
in place OF the bungling and barbarous
"cat." This civilized gentleman prefers
the battery, because, while current
may be caused to run through the human
frame sufficiently strong to "resemble
the breaking of bones" or to simulate
the touch of hot iron," the person under
going such punishment could be liber-
ated from it at moments warning, and
all pain would instantly disappear, leav-
ing no lacerated fesh," or "livid
weals to shock the feelings of the hu-
manitarian.
Never fill a stove more than half or
two-thirds full of coal, even in the cold
est weather. When the fire is low, never
o1ebAAC thO SIuOO VI uloIul " bllc uSn6Sj DuU
add from ten to fifteen small Jumps of
coal and set the draft open. When these
are heated through, and somewhat ig-
nited, add the amount Necessary for a
new fire, but do not disturb the ashes
yet. Let the draft be open half an hour.
Now shake out the ashes. The coal will
be thoroughly ignited, and will keep the
stove at high heat from six to twelve
hours, according to the coldness of the
weather. In very cold weather, after
the fire is made, add coal every hour.
A recently employed local editor on
an Indianapolis paper was annoyed by a
seedy-looking fellow who sat by the
steve one cold night last week and warm
ed himself. "See here, old fellow" said
he, finally, "hadn't you better go home ?"
The sold fellow" glared at him, but said
nothing. After few minutes the edi-
ter took the old fellow by the shoulders
to lead him out, remarking that it was
no place for loafers. "See here, young
man." roared the old fellow, "you evil
IDENTIFY don't know who you're taking to.
My name is -, and am one of the
proprietors of this paper" The aston
ished editor plunged headlong into a
gimlet hole. r....
Few articles of food are SO readily at
tainable, so attractive in appearance, and
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