The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-21
Items OF Interest.
A green grocer-One who trusts.

A green grocer-One who trusts.
There are 1000 barber shops in New
York and $500 BARRIERS.
A little boy will never willingly re-
linquish any of his cakes except his
spank-aches
A 2OO-pound bear can hug new pork
barrel to splinters, which takes a press
ure of 1000 pounds.
A Buffalo sparrow recently carried of
a whole lamp.wick in his beak, and he
had to beak-wick about it.
Many poor families keep goat. If
they are denied the luxury of bread,
they always have their butter.
One of the saddest incidents of the
recent German royal marriage was the
Prince of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
A curt Chinese aphorism suggests that
one days work was worth three to him
who does everything at the proper time.
"What is wisdom ?" asked teacher
of class of small girls. A bright-eyed
little creature arose and answered: " In
formation of the BRAIN"
The French artillery having discarded
bronze ordnance for steel breech- load
ers. England is the last country left
which clings to the bronze muzzle-load.
ers.
Nilsson asks six hundred dollars
night to sing in Paris during the exposi.
tion, and the manager Of the Grand
Opera House is not eager to sign the
contract.
The seedless orange Of Brazil is the
best in the werld. It cannot be shipped
on account of the thinness of its skin,
and will not grow anywhere in the
United States.
The position of the English women
engaged in Russia to teach, says writer
in the Pail Mall Gazette, is one of COM
fort and dignity. They are handsomely
paid and courteously treated.
"Ma! did you know corn could
walk ?" emo! my boy--I never heard
such thing" "You didn't? Well,
corn stalks" "Nurse, give Johnny
some ipecac, and put him to bed"
AS a party of gentlemen and ladies
were climbing to the top of monument
one day, lately, a gentleman remarked F.:
"This is rather spiral fight of steps,"
To which lady replied Yes, per-
spiral !" and she wiped her brow as she
spoke.
FATHoMs DEEP.
Fathoms deep may drift the snow,
| 1t may hail, and it may blow.
Till my windows groan and shake.
| Moan for that ne er will make,
For, while in my breast bear
My darling's image, spring is there.
| From the German of Hes'e.
The death of Cardinal Brossais- Saint
Mare and the elevation of Cardinal
Pecci to the pontifcal throne reduce the
numbers of the Sacred College to sixty
two. According to the Roman proverh,
cardinals always die in threes, and
! during the last two years, at least. tho
truth Of the saying has been attested III
remarkable manner.
A citizen of Elkton, Nd, recently had
dog that behaved in a very peculiar
manner. He supposed that the animal
was getting hydrophobia and shot it;
but post-mortem examination revealed
snake ten or twelve inches in length
coiled around the animals liver. and
would, no doubt, in q short time lave
caused the animals death.
Gentlemen" said an auctioneer, who
was selling piece of land, "it is the
most delightful piece of land; it is the
easiest land to cultivate, it is go light,
so very light. Mr.. Parker here will
corroborate my statement. He owns
the next patch, and he will tell you how
easy it is worked" "Yes, gentlemen"
said Mr.. Parker, "it's very easy to
work, but it's plaguy sight easier to
gather the crops"