The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-29


Speaker Blaine will assist in the Ohio
Republican canvass.
A paper is to be started in Japan to
reflect the views of Americans in that
land.
Tie reports from Southern Illinois
are to the effect that the winter wheat
bids fair TO produce an uncquel crop.
Spring dogs, roasted and garnished
with mint, are served up at the Chinese
restaurants in San Francisco.
An Iowa Congressman, having spent
his grab, would like to borrow m amount
sufficient to redeem his patriotism.
Despite the croakings of orchardists,
the indications for an average peach crop
are good in most sections of the State.
A clumsily drawn ordinance makes
any man who shaves himself, in Des
Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, liable to fine
of S5.
a Cairo cook seasoned the soup with
bottle of hair dye, and it had won
derful effect on the boarders, one of
whom went crazy.
A man has been discovered in Maine
who has 26 childrcd, wife, four grand
mothers, three grandfathers, and seven
brothers and sisters in his family.
Potato bugs have made their appear
ance in TIE neighborhood of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. 1t is said the ground in many
localities is completely covered with
them
a Kentucky town reports the foun.
dation Of a new order, the members Of
which "sit around, eat, drink, and pay
nothing; sit back and say nothing"
The order is not new.
This unkind fling at the Congressmer
who have returned their back pay and
kept their names from the public. i.
made by the Boston Trduelier: "Beine
Congressman, naturally they are asham-
ed of acting honest.
care you not alarmed at the approach
of the king of terrors i? said minister tt
a sick man. Oh, no | have been hv
ing six and Thirty years with the queer
of terrors--thc king cannot be mucf
worse.
Pope Plus lN. was eighty-two year
, old on Tuesday. 18th inst. He bccam,
Pope On the 10th day of June, St6
and if he lives until the 10th of mex
mouth he will have been the head OF tn,
Roman Catholic Church for - years.
\ Wisconsin Congressman is per
picked about his back pay. lie i
afraid if he takes it he will be called
thief, and if he refuses he will be caIleC
a fool. As he is still undecided, hi
friends have agreed to end his troubl
by calling him both.
Judge Berkely, discussing libel, say
it has been adjudged when person sale
Of lawyer that he had as much la W az
a monkey, that the words were not oc
tionable, because he has as much law
and more also; but if he had said h,
hath no more law than a monkey, thes
words would have been actionable.
Whitelaw Reid, at the last meetin,
of the TriJune stockholders, was uuani
mqusly elected editor and publisher 0
the 10th OF January last, under a con
tract duly signed and forfeit Of $50,
600 in case be should be in any wa,
hindered from exercising absolute con
troll over both the editorial conduct aud
business Of the paper.
at is not generally known" remark
the Washington Star "that Mr.. Chas
was the last of his line. Although h
had six or seven brothers, none OF then
had male issue, and all died before tn,
Chief Justice. And as he died leavin!
no son, it follows that the line and nan
of Chase, to far as his fathers immedi
ate branch of the family is concerned
became extinct with his DEATH"
Mr.. Colfax has written to a friend iu
Paris, letter containing this emphatic
and sanguine passage 81 never receive,
dollar from Ames on any accoun
whatever, in check. in cash, in stock, ol
dividends or bonds. I have full faitl
that He who knoweth all things will il
His own good time make my entire in
nocerce of this cruel aud wicked mani
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