The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-12-02
Items of Interest.

When a man gets tired of himself he
generally tires other people.
1t is an extraordinary fact that when
people come to what is commonly called
high words, they generally use low
language.
A petriGed forest has been discovered
in the desert of northwestern Hum
boldt about thirty miles west of the
Black Rock range of mountains i'll Ne
vada.
A cynical man insists that the fewer
relations or friends the happier we are.
"In your poverty they never help you,
in your prosperity they always help
themselves"
It is stated that convict of New Eng
land, after twenty years service in the
penitentiary, has dug up the money he
stole from the bank, and will begin life
anew, as it were.
The Cherokee government has abol-
ished the use of the whipping-post, and
delinquents will hereafter be sent to the
calaboose instead of barring their backs
to the crepitant lash.
Next season landlords instead of an
nouncing magnificent views, -" excel
leDG UHDl6 anu D6dubllul uIlN6S, Will
substitute I" the best of sewerage" eek
cellent ventilation" and "pure water
drawn from a well two hundred feet
from the house."
A Western debating society has
been struggling with the question:
"Do boys or girls make the most
noise2" 1t was finally decided that
"they do" after an elaborate argument,
showing that half of the noise boys made
was caused by girls.
The Icelandic colonists have found
their "best holt" on the shores of Lake
Winnipeg, in Canada, where they have
taken up q tract of 1000 miles, fifty
miles along the shore and twenty miles
inland. Three or four hundred are
domiciled and more are expected.
A drunkard who was to have finger
amputated in the presence of Albany
Medical College students, by DR.. Arms
by, died under the influence of chlorO-
form; and the surgeon says that in near
ly every recorded instance of death from
an an@sthetic the patient was addicted to
intoxication.
All Polish landed proprietors i'll four
provinces have been ordered by the
Russian government to sell to their pres
ent holders any farms rented by "us-
slams, upon conditions regulated at st.
Petersburg. This, it is said, will COM
plete the impoverishment of the local
Polish nobility.
1t is the minds wealth that makes the
lovers body rich. Two bosoms with
single thought discharged themselves of
that thought as follows: Araminta,
pet !" "What, Charles, dear?', "What
dreadful COWS, lovely !" "Eh, sweetie ?"
CT said what dreadful COWS = dar
ling !" Oh, did you, my own ?" Yes,
ducky !"
The grape harvest in France is said to
have been unprecedented the present sea-
son. The owners of large vineyards have
been obliged to fill their vats twice, and
hand. None of evinegrowers have any
The quality of the wine has also turned
out much better than was expected
A Saginaw lady sang out to her hus-
band as he made his exit through the
doorway $50 to Bari's and get some
No. so black thread, three cord"
K-ris-to-fer K-lumbo," muttered the
head of the family, as he started after
the wood-inspector to cord it up, "why
didn't she order a carload lot and be
done with it. Must be she is going to
have the sewing society this week."
In the pocket of a nan who was killed
while drunk in a Cincinnati gambling
house was found the following memo
randum: "Took my last spree May the
IS, 1875. Five rules from this date.
First-Is to never eat but three meals a
day. Seconds never to eat anything
between meals. Thirds to eat as
little as I can every meal. Four-Is
never to drink any intoxicating drinks.
Fifth-Is never to use any tobacco"