The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-09-23


The corn crop Of this year will be the
largest on record.
There are $500 oranges in the United
States, and 100000 members.
The Army and Navy of the United
States, in time of peace; cost $40, 100000
annually.
The Government receives an average in
come of $1,000 from the sale of waste paper
from the dead letter office.
Horseback riding is healthful exercise,
Custer says SO, and he knows He was
chased eleven miles by the Indians one day
Venice, the beautiful Venice, is not only
romantic, but late visitors say that the city
smells worse than the Chicago river in its
best days,
Enough ami some to spare.-K entucky
boasts Of raising corn enough this year to
make all the whisky she wants, besides
some to wate in making bread.
Twenty three sets of twins have been
born within the limits of one township in
Cambria county, in the last few years Pro.
| life are the rustic maidens who dwell
among the frosty sons OF thunder. ."-Phita.
sunday Tribune
The reunion of the 83. 1llth, and 145th,
regiments al Cory last Tuesday was we'll
attended. The usual routine of speeches
ant banqueting took place, winding up
with hop in the evening.
Hollister, the Cory forger. has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for one year in
the penitentiary. to pay u fine of 500 and
the costs Of the prosecution, and to stand
Commit ed till the same be paid.
A distinct feature of the progress o.
modern journalism was the issuing Of the
Evening Telegram, in New York, at 1C
O'Clock in the morning, containing a cable
dispatch giving full account OF the L IN
don market at Que o'clock of the same day.
Eades' Je;ty system, for deepening the
channel al the mouth of the Mississippi
river, Is giving token of perfect success
1t is now u sauguiue expectation, that thu
largest ships visiting the American waite RS
will be able to enter the Mississippi, with
out risk or delay, before the year is out.
They are excited iu Berlin over mill
tary case. The soldier said he was YER,
i'll, but the officer said he was only sham
ming to have an easy time III the hospit a.
SO he kept HIM at his duiy, and the soldie
died on the drill ground. They clnno
find anything on the subject in the militar.
code.
TIE gold wealth of California, which, a
irst, was supposed TO be incalculable auc
inexhaustiD.e, and which first brought tina
State prominently before the world, it
gold product being the most important con
tribution to the worlds wealth. is now sur
passed ny its agricultural wealth. Cali
fornias, is agricultural wealth is immense
the value Of her wheat yield alone benz
ruch greater than that OF her gold.
The New Jersey granger heard grea
noise among his chickens the other ever
ing, and thinking thieves were despo lin
his r.ost he rushed put with vengeance i
, his eye and shot gun in his hand but dis
covered NO one about. Then he counte
his fowls, but instead of some being miss
!, ing, he found sir more than belonged /
him. his eyesight being little detective
he uidn't discover, until the next mornin
that he had counted SIX vigorous mosqui
toes OF the New Jersey brand, which ha
been accIdeutly fastened in the coop wit
his hens. 81 though they was rather to
J big for chickens when counted 'em" b
. afterwards remarked. d.-NorriSiOWn Heral