The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-07
Items of General Interest.

nj. Quads new book, 'Quads Odds,
is having a very large sale among people
who like fun. Quad is ever funny.
Feminine typographers are not popu-
lar because male typos consider it unro-
mantle to "set up" with any woman in
printing Office.
Where do people go who deceive
their fellow men 2" asked Sunday
school teacher of apupil. "To Europe, -
was the prompt reply.
If dogs tail is cut off entirely, will it
not interfere with his locomotion? Not
exactly. 1t will not affect his carriage,
but it will stop his Vaughn.
Mr.. Samuel Murdoch, who has mad
thorough study of the mound builders,
will try to construct fac-similies of the
most remarkable works on the Centenni-
al grounds.
A man may form what opinion he
ikes-this is free country-but it, the
expression of them in the presence of
his wife's mother that makes life sapless
and barren as a last years corn cob.
That was rather startling statement
made in the Insurance convention by the
president of the Continental, that there
was six times more wealth consumed in
this country by fire than in Europe.
How much did he leave |" said
lady, on learning the death of wealthy
citizen, Everything" responded the
lawyer "he didn't take q cent with
him."
The California wine crop is increasing
every year. This year it is expected to
exceed 5000, 900 gallons. In few years
a large number of vines will come into
hearing, increasing the present produc,
tion almost one half.
"Cantell A. Goodlie," has told one in
an Illinois paper, about how he got lost
in cornfield, the other day, strayed
around two nights and a day. and had
been given up for dead by his family,
when he finally found his way out.
Pierceville, Pa, is excited over the
finding of five huuan skeletons, which
were unearthed by party hunting wood
chucks. They are believed to be those
of family named Searles, who started
for New York many years ago, but were
never heard from.
The Canadian women are said to wear
neither bustles nor striped stockings,
nor even false hair. And yet there are
people who pretend to think-gracious
goodness THAT the Canadian women
are just as neat and tasteful as the
women of this country
A Cincinnati corpse arose in its coffin
and quietly remarked: "I feel very
queer" The two young men who were
sitting up with it had important businesl
down town the next moment, and dio
not hesitate to pass out through the win
dow to attend to it, either.
A French butcher, on his death-bed,
said to his wife :" If I die, Franchette,
you must marry our foreman. He is
good young man, and the business can
not be carried on without man,"
" True, my DEAR" said the affectionate
wife, "and I've been thinking about
that already"
Said distinguished politician to his
son: "Look at me L began as an
alderman, and here am at the top of
the tree; and what is my reward9 Why,
when die, my son will be the greatest
rascal in the city," To this the young
hopeful replied eyes, dad, when you
debut not till then"
At a recent trial the prisoner entered
plea of "not guilty." when one of the
jurymen put on his hat and started for
the door. The Judge called him back
and informed him that he couldn't leave
until that case was tried. "Tried r"
queried the juror, "why, he acknowl-
edges that he is not guilty."
Judge Burnham, of the Boston
photographic Society,"" proposed to
drop the letter a from '' head" and
ugh from " through as " Il was
dropped from labor" honor" and
"valor," and "k" from almanac"
emusic, and "logic." Millions of min
utes and money are lost in writing use
less letters.
A short time since two young ladies
We're accosted by gypsy woman, who
told them that for fifty cents she would
show them their husbands faces in
pail of water, which being brought, they
exclaimed: eve only see our own
faces" "Well," said the old woman,
"those faces shall be your husbands
when you are married"
A good plecaution against tramps,
sneak thieves, and bold beggers is a
chain fastened across the outer door, so
that the door can be opened wide enough
to see and speak with the person who
rings, but not wide enough to admit one.
Thus the door cannot be pushed open
by one from without, nor any one gain
admission without the consent of those
within.
A farmer once hired man to assist in
drawing logs. The man, when there was
a log to lift, generally contrived to Sc
cure the small end, for which the farmer
rebuked him, and told him to take the
butt-end. Dinner came, and with it a
sugar-loaf Indian pudding. Jonathan
sliced off a generous portion of the lar
gest part, giving the farmer a wink, and
exclaimed: "Always take the butt-end p
Some young lady student, whs
couldn't keep thesecret, has been telling
about the ridiculous practice of "snash-
ing" among the girls at Vassar College,
which appears to be silly sort of love-
making confined to members of the
female sex, in the absence of young men.
1t seems that the more gentlemanly u
in appearance young lady is the more
OF " smasher" she is among her com,
panions. 1t strikes us that when the
imagination of young lady students be
comes so vivid as all this it is full time
they left school,