The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-05-15

each, cheviot shirts at four cents apiece,
heavy overalls at fifty cents per dozen
| and woolen trousers at ten cents u pair
are some facts CLEANED by a society OF
ladies who are Investigating the condi-
tion of the sewing women of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Although the existence of petroleum
in several of the provinces of Japan is
said to have been known for 1000 years,
the Japanese did not know how to refine
it till about six years ago. Now, how
ever, refining establishments are spring
ing up rapidly, and its manufacture is
becoming an important industry.
Taking the entire length of the New
York Elevated railroad, on both the east
and west side lines, and multiplying it
by the number of trains run during the
twenty-four hours, and again by the
number of locomtives and cars, it is
found that the distance travelled in one
day is 36,352 miles, OF nearly one and a
half times around the world; the pro-
portion of miles travelled on the west
side, as compared with the east side,
being about one to seven.
"You attempted to take the life Of the
king; the king gives you 1ife," were the
words of the Italian Encouragement,
who communicated to the assassin Pas
sanante in prison King Humbert's COM
mutation of his sentence of death to
Imprisonment for life. Passanante is
said to have displayed considerable emo
ton and expressed his deep gratitude.
He will finish his existence with hard
work in irons. The kings popularity
h,c hoo,, - l,,y tbic nt Mon
archs. as a rule, dislike to sign the death
warrants of their would-be assassins.
Drunkenness in Sweden and Norway
is cured in the following manner: The
drunkard is put in prison, and his only
nourishment is bread soaked in wine.
During the first day the prisoner receives
the bread and wine with much pleasure.
On the second day the food is not so ac-
ceptable After that he takes his food
with great repugnance. In general, eight
or ten days of this treatment sutlices to
produce such disgust of liquor that the
unhappy man is compelled to absolute
abstinence. After leaving prison his
drunkenness is radically cured, with an
occasional exception, and the odor OF
liquor produces an invincible repulsion.
The venerable Peter Cooper has II
device for propelling the cars of the ele-
waited railroads in New York by means
of an endless wire or chain, and he has
written letter to show how simple
cheap. noiseless and safe his system
would be. He offers to turn over the
invention to the east side road for $780,
600 in their stock, to be Immediately
made over to the trustees of the Cooper
Union as fund for its support. and
thinks it would be no more than fair that
they should take it at those figures, mas
much as the institute has suffered Il great
doal from the proximity of the road,
which has interfcred with the students
and cut down the income from the rooms
in the building that are rented
The great tunnel under the Detroitriver
will be completed within two years. and
will cost about 81 100000. Mr.. Tiling-
hast. the president of the Canada South
ern Railway Company, says that the To-
cation chosen for this great undertaking
is the only one where the tunnel can
be made through the rock, rs it comes
within twenty-five feet of the surface of
the water at the points selected. AT De
trOit the rock is nearly one hundred feet
below the surface. Amherstburg is
lttn inlHS DtlOW lIdu CllN.
proposed location of the tunnel will ac-
commodate traffic from both the North
west and the Southwest. The tunnel
will be built under the supervision of
+. G. Cheseborough, of Chicago, who
has had experience in the construction
of both road and river tunnels.
spttGtt HtsreafteE 81 let s,ty n2thing be said dsre
imprisoned in the mine ut NIikesbarre,
Pa, who were rescued in Il iair condi-
tion, after being entombcd tor over five
days by the fallen roof, owe their lives to
a member of this much-;tbuscd species,
for they killed him and fol four days
lived upon him. Had the mule been as
positive in his character as mules are re-
puted to be, he might have refused to
die, in which case carving him might
have proved dangerous operation
Ais well that ends well, and that must
have been an exciting moment when the
seven men who Lad been in such immi-
! nent danger of death were liberated IN
the presence of eight thousand persons
having been shut out from the blessed
sunlight since the previous Tuesday
morning.
| A cotton mill'is to be established il
China. The prime mover in the enter
prise is said to be Chinaman. 1t il
stated that $4,000 taels have been al
ready paid down rs bargain money t.
the firm which has secured the CONTRACT
The contract is said to be 255,000 taels
for everything delivered in Shang hal
The mill is to be erected in Shanghai
and is to contain 500 looms. 1t is un
derstood that China cotton will be used
l.. y
@ assumed ne III that only coarse calico viii b,
turned out, as the staple is Unsuitable
for the manufacture of fine goods. /
has been estimated by the promotor
that 5000 bales per year, calculating tin
bale as containing fifty pieces, will b.
turned out. This is equivalent to IA pro
duction of seven and a half pieces pc
loom per week.