The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-08
car Time at Eidgtcny.

The Mail and Through Local carry
passengers, the local does not
Ice cream is not bad thing to take this
weather.
Give the ADVOCATE office call if you
want good job work.
There will be an adjourned term of court
on Wednesday, July 7th.
A firm at Warren expect to harvest 500
bushels of strawberries this season.
The Empire House, Cory, was destroyed
by fire Saturday morning, June 10th. Most
of the contents were saved. Loss on build
ing So 200; insurance.$S, 900.
There is fellow at Wilmarth who caught
a trout this season fourteen inches loug
aud weighing twenty'iour ounces. This
trout takes the prize of course.
There is a game called 'phoor' which is
indulged in to great extent by some of
our men and boys. "Let's have game of
'phoor ~ is common expression on our
streets.
Corn me Il stepped in tepid water, then
sprinkle on the potato vines, is said to be
a good remedy against the ravages of the
bug. The dry meal sprinkled on the vines,
is also said to be effectual lin driving them
off. Worth trial at least.
n We learn that Judge Dickinson is going
to plant 4 large strawberry patch this
season with view TO supplying Ridgway
with fresh strawberries. We vote that
this is move in the right direction, and it
looks as though the investment would pay.
A California octogenarian had buried
three wives whose maiden names were
Green, Grass and Groze. He stirred up the
fire with kerosene The other day, and now
he lies in the cold, cold grave, and the
green grass grows above him.
An absent-mindcd professor in going out
the gateway of his college ran against q
COW. la the confusion of the moment he
raised his hat and exclaimed. 81 beg your
pardon, madam" Soon after he stumbled
against lady i'll the street. In a sudden
recollection Of his former mishap he calle d
out, with look of rage in his countenance,
''Is that you again, you brutc:'
Godey's Lady's Book, for July is very
acceptable book Full of excellent letter
press richly illustrated with designs,
fashions, and life like and telling litho-
graph engraving, representing " Mus
ical Party on the 4th of july" etc., it will
prove welcome number every where. Who
can do without Goiey's Ladys Book? Pub
lished by L. A. Cooley Philadelphia, at So
per annum.
Somebody wrote to the editor Of a
country paper to ask how he would hbreak
IN ox?" The editor answered as follows:
IF onlySone OK good way would be to
oist him by means eff a chain attached to
iis tail, to the top Of a pole forty feet from
he ground Then hoist him, by q rope
led to his horns to another pole. Then
esceud on his back tiveton pie driver,
nd if that don't break him, let him start
ountry newspaper and trust people for
subscription. One of the two ways will do
it, sure"
The Warren Ledger says:-A boy about
rowne / in the Con ewango Creek near the
new bridge last Saturday afternoon. He
was on a float which came 10 pieces, aud
although the water was not deep, he faile 4
TO swim and sunk. His body was found
With tut delay, hut too late to save him.
We judge the boy4was good ana bright
one, as his naIas-has appeared in several
instances in the Roll of Lonor, published
from time to time III this paper. His re-
mains were buried on Monday.
The americans are generous people The
Kansas State Relief Society has just made
It's report of help received for the sufferers
rom the grasshopper plague This society
was organized in 1874, and from November
o June 0, 1875, it received for distribution
n cash. Sl73, 863 AZ; in supplies, 2o5 car
loads, estimated value, Sci, ,245; from the
United States Government, in rations
clothing, &C., about 500, 900. This does net
irclude large sums sent to private indvidu-
lis in a numer of the counties. 1t is safe to
say that the bestownents from private and
public sources expressed $500,000.
Only the United States, Belgium, and
Italy have more men than woman. This is
attributed to The wear and tear of hard
work, which kills off so many of ne fair
ser of these couutr les. According to The
census of Dec. 81, 1871, Itlay had popu'
lation of 26, sol, 154. yielding percentage
of 1927 men and 1878 women, So pei
cent of old maids and bachelors, 80 pei
cent. of married couples, and per cent
of the widowed, of whom the widows more
Khan doubled the widowers. In france
there is relatively the smallest number OF
births, though old persons are there pre-
served longer than in other countries, :.
per cent of its inhabitants being over fifty
wears, and seven per tholsand upward Of
eighty. In the United States there arr
only IL per cent upward of fifty, while thu
| Young of both sexes only reaching 20 con
stitute 80 per cent. Of the entire popu La
ton.