The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-15

ury in San Francisco. Ine entire value
was only $500, 900.
Edison, the famous inventor, said to a
Chicago reporter who asked him if he
had ever been in the western metropolis
before: Eyes, was here thirteen years
ago. had linen duster, $3.50, and a
railroad pass. I was not interviewed
then"
The oldest man has been gathered to
his fathers. He was a German. living
in Geluhausen, and was 14S years old
when he died. His life had been a pro-
tracted struggle with poverty. He left
two sons, sixteen grandchildren and 34S
great-grandchildren to mourn his loss.
The Japanese government, which is
making rapid strides towards modern
civilization, has just awakened to the
necessity OF preserving It's forests, and
stringent regulations have been passed. =.
which shall not only hinder the too
rapid destruction of the forests, but
increase the area covered by woodlands.
A huge temperance fete was held re-
Gently in the Crystal Palace, London,
under the auspices of the Band of Hope
Union, which embraces about 5000
societies, and membership of nearly
500, 900. 1t is estimated that 60, 900
persons attended the fete, and cricket
mat ,h and balloon race were among
the attractions.
A bread fruit tree is now acclimated
and in healthy bearing in the capital
grounds at Sacramento, Cal. The fruit
has the shape of a pear, four inches long
and three in diameter. It has canta.
loupe flavor. The milky juice of this
tree makes the toughest meat tender if
stepped in it for ten minutes. In Bar.
BADGES it is usual to hang meat and
fowls in the branches, where the vapor
of the trees effects the same purpose.
The little republic of Switzerland has
IN army of 120, 900, organized in eight
divisions. There are "a, 900 infantry, 10,
500 artillery, $500 engineers 2, 700 sani.
tary force, and 1000 cavalry. Besides
this, which is called the elite army, there
is landwehr of 81, 900 men. What Swift.
zerland does With all this military force
does not appear.
Under the new liquor law in Missis.
sippi every saloon-keeper is required to
buy of the State auditor book of cou.
pons, and everybody who takes drink
is handed one of these coupons, which
he State receives for taxes at one cent
each. If he pays for two drinks he re,
ceives an orange-colored coupon good
for two cents, if five drinks, blue cou-
pom good for five cents. >
These figures show how London has
grown in the twenty years since the firsi
great exposition:
Inhabited houses. ...... 306 OS6 419,64t
Inhabitants. s.............2,363 3,4a5 3,266,9s1
In the twenty years ending in 1876, the
total ratable annual value of property
has increased from $50, ,418,315 to $115,.
$50, $50.
The following congresses have beer
or will be held in Paris during the Ex
position. 1. Agriculture. 2. Metrica-
and monetary, for the adoption of a uni
versal system. 8. Special congress fol
determining a universal measure ot
threads of every description used il
textile fabrics. 4. For the protection oi
literary, artistic and industrial property
patents, etc. 5. For provident institu
tions, life, fire, agriculture insurances
6. Pathological. 7. A congress of Euro
pean economists. 8. Meteorological. 8
A congress of Alpine clubs. 10. Public
hygiene. IL. To consider protection
against epizootics. Similar congresses
to the above were held at Vienna il
1873, and at Philadelphia in 1876.
A very old settler has been discovered
by a correspondent of the Indianapolis
Nea0s. He lives in Scott county, Ind.
his name is Kin Ferguson, and his agt
is 107. He was born in what is nov
Botetourt county, Virginia, It'll, wal
married in 1892, and removed that year
on pack horses, to the wilderness o
Kentucky. and subsequently to Indiana
His voice is strong and his memory re
markably good. His hearing is slight,
impaired, and his sight entirely gone
He has fair appetite, and walks abou
the house and yard without difficulty
He remembers distinctly some of tn,
events of the war of the revolution, an,
seems to dwell on them with interest
He is himself a pensioner for service
rendered in the Indian wars unde
General Harrison. He has never hat
more than 800 at time.