The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-02-08
Items Of Interest.

Items of Interest.
Yopkers Gazctte A smart school
boy says it takes thirteen letters to spell
COW, and proves it thus; "See o!
double you"
A Frenchman got exceedingly angry
with a waiter Mt an English hotel. "1ou
rascal - he exclaimed. I" I'll blow your
nose for You"
A Detroit restaurant keeper hangs out
a sign of "free chops" and when the
old loafers come around he shows them
an ax and woodpile.
Among the Copts, who are the oldest
Christians in the world, a part of the
marriage ceremony consists of the priest
knocking the heads of the happy couple
together.
The Story farm, on Oil creek, Pa, has
produced, in the last fifteen years,
2,128, 7O7 barrels of oil, and yielded
dividends amounting in the aggregate
to 50, 1872, 600
Why do not printers succeed to the
same extent as brewers? Because
printers work for the head and brewers
for the stomach; and where twenty men
have stomachs but one has brains.
A young gentleman of Kilkenny, meet
ing a handsome milkmaid, said What
will you take for yourself and your milk,
my dear?" The girl instantly re-
piled &" Yourself and a gold ring, sir. ."
A clergyman in Boston recently
aroused his sleepy audience by announc-.
ing in the most positive manner that,
notwithstanding the hard times, the
wages of sin have not been cut down one
iota."
Jewish silver shekels have lately been
found near Jerusalem, belonging to the
| time of Simon Maccabeus, b. g. IA.
On one side they have the cup of mamma,
and on the other the budding rod OF
Aaron.
Boston covers an area of thirty-one
and a half square miles, has 1854 miles of
streets, and its population is 342, 900.
In 1860 the population was 178, 900, the
city covered fourteen and half square
miles, and had 102 miles of streets.
A lawyer was noticed at recent con-
cert enthusiastically applauding one OF
the singers. " Fond of music isn't he p
said one acquaintance to another. "No, y
was the reply 6" it's mere professional
instinct. He is moving for new trial. y
The employees at the government
printing Office have raised a sufficient
sum by subscription to enable them to
distribute one hundred loves of bread
day from each of the five stations fol
the next twenty-four days, making Il
total of 5000 loaves.
An instance of coolness in danger was
seen at the Ashtabula disaster, when &
man cleared himself from the smashed
car as soon as it struck, found his sa,
, chel, overcoat and cane, and walked NJ
the bank with check in his hat, to calm
ly inquire when the next train came
{ along.
The average rainfall for December j,
England has been from 1.50 to two
: inches; that for December, 1876, wai
64S. The total rainfall for 1876 was
} 49, 10, against 10 35 in 1874. People
t are consoling themselves with the rehec
ton that there will be no dry wells mex
5 summer.
An old fashioned minister was preach
ing in a tight, unventilated church, il
which by some means a window was lef
partly open. A good deacon during tn,
BtlIllOn ClOStu 1llt SlODDctt
and turning to the deacon said, in sol
I emn tones "If I were preaching in
: jug believe you would put the corl
l in."
, Among the buildings recently exhume
, at Pompeii is II drinking saloon with it
tables and other appurtenances. TIL
!, pictures freseoed upon the walls repre-
sent tavern scenes. Men are drinkin
and gambling at tables; others are seat
ed upon wooden benches against til
walls, and others are standing in conve.
4 sation.
1t cannot be disputed that the ma
-: who stops advertising for the purpose {
retrenching his expenses succeeds in al
complishing his object. At the sam
time his receipts are largely retrencheC
3 enabling material saving in clerk hir,
!, If the policy of retrenchment is at
hered to, he will soon be able to elud
u the payment OF rent and annoyances
7 conducting business.
. The night was beautiful and they wei
= out sleigh riding together. He aske
4 her to sit in his lap and drive. She fe
. it was delicious to be loved so dearl,
: and consented. AS for him he was
o cautious young man, and had in view IL
h best means of protecting himself in cal
q the horse became excited and plunge
q his hoofs through the dashboard.