The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-03-26
Items of Interest,

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The tongue-the latch-key that let's
out the mind.
Books. like friends, should be we'll
used, not abused.
The fate of the child is always the
work of its mother.
Nothing more precious than time, yet
nothing less valued.
Plant the crab tree where you will, it
will not bear pippins.
The ways of women-Anywhere from
ninety to two hundred pounds.
Those large and awkward looking
fans will not be in vogue next summer.
1t is almost impossible to detect the
new artificial flowers from natural ones.
One of the new collars is called the
Empress. 1t is of linen edged with
lace.
No less than eighteen different
shades of green are shown in summer
goods.
A sure sign of an early spring is
cat watching hole in the wall with her
back up.
Three sisters own and operate a
Maine Touring mill, and they are max
ing money.
A youth of Cairo, ILL.,. killed himself
because he had been found out lin a
$3.50 defalcation.
Tight sleeves and round waist con-
tinue the rule for all ordinary dresses
intended for house wear.
The sash ends are now worn very long,
and almost reach the bottom of the
skirt. Bows are out Of fashion.
A New York bride recently startled
the fashionables by dispensing with
orange blossoms at the ceremony.
Black silk suits trimmed on the waist
with revers of black velvet and black
bows down the front are handsome and
stylish.
The first thing a promising youth
said to q dog presenting his nose at his
heels, was: ''Go away Do you think
I'm bone ?"
"Now, Johnnie" says grandma, "I
want you to sit as still as a mouse"
"Mouses don't sit still, grandma"
Sure enough.
Judge John T. Brown was so remorse-
fully frightened at the certainty of be-
ing exposed as defaulter in Alton,
that he killed himself.
If you invest money in books, and
never read them, it is the same as put
ting your money into bank but never
drawing either principal or interest.
A juryman remarked, ",May it please
yer honor, 1 am deaf in one ear"
"Then leave the box" replied the
Judge, ga juror must hear both Sides"
Chinese laborers are reported a fail
ure in Georgia. They have been en-
ployed in digging canal but have
proved inefficient and will soon be sent
off.
A new style of boys trowsers has
been invented in Boston, with copper
seat, sheet-iron knees, riveted down the
seams, and waterproof pockets to hold
broken eggs.
The late DIR. Livingstone's success as
an explorer was largely due to his stern,
self reliant habits, his great power Of
organization and detail, and, above all,
to the sway which he was able to .exer-
else over the natives.
A lady aged seventeen is suing for
divorce, her husband being in the regu-
lar habit of remarking, truthfully, but
with heartlessness rarely reached by
| Ule mOSU VI HIS S6A, sIlldU BIG uOcoi U
know tea-kettle from fiat-iron.
An ambitious young lady was talking
very loudly about her faTorite authors,
when literary chap asked her if she
liked Lamb. With a look of ineffable
disgust, she answered that she cared
very little about what she ate, compared
with knowledge.
A correspondent of the Scientific
american states that he has learned
from many years experience in ma
chine shop, where over three hundred
men are employed, that rag glued on
flesh wound is not only q speedy cura-
tive, but great protection.
1t is said that if one part of sugar is
dissolved in three parts of water, and
digested with one-fourth part of calcic
hydrate, the resulting liquid will readi-
ly dissolve glue warm, and the solution
will remain fluid on cooling, without
having lost any of its adhesive proper
; ties.
, Good takers are becoming rare now
, a-days, but are occasionally to be met
, with. OF one whose conversation is
/ very entertaining but rather discon-
{ nected, witty lady once remarked,
| "Oh, yes, he's very clever, but he talks
! like book in which there are leaves
: occasionally missing"
/ Put everything in perfect repair. II
/ you are near q blacksmith and wheel
(; wright's shop you can probably get the
E work done cheaper and better than by
l doing it yourself. But when you have
g to send several miles there are many
D little things that can be repaired al
y home in less time than is required tc
: take them to the shop. ..- -,
i Maine proposes to authorize con-
ductors to arrest gamblers who worh
their trains. An excellent idea; bu
there ought to be added to it provis
!, ion making railroad companies respon
: sible for the losses of their patrons a
, the hands of professional gamblers
!. these gamblers being well known ssby
. the employees of all trains. yrs a e-F-
ri A man in Indiana has had lots o.
9 fun out Of valentine, in which he was
+ depicted as "mother's pet" This sci
b him in a rage he got drunk abused
! his mother, whipped his wife because
e he thought she knew something of it
!, was discharged from his place in tn,
p mill, made disturbance on the streets
!. was arrested, fined about $13, and sen
4 to Jail. tA ssi- es.'~- eli 9-t.i
Il The st. Louis Democrat says, peril
!, nently, if rather bitterly: 'The pbiec
:. now seems to be to SO arrange tn
s schools and households of the land tina