The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-10
TIMELY TOPICS.

| One would hardly deem these strin-
| gent times when, upon scrutinizing the
report of the commissioner of internal
| revenue he learns that during the past
| fiscal year no less than 1905, ,063, 600 cigars
were smoked, which at ten cents each
amounted in value to $3.50, 300. In
addition to this there was also consumed
| 25,3l2, ,438 pounds of tobacco of the ag-
gregate value of $l5, 100000.
An Austrian clockmaker named Jean
Writ is said to have invented q rifle with
which from 400 to $50 shots can be fired
each minute. The mechanism of the
| weapon has some resemblance to the
movements of watch, and the cart
ridges are SO arranged as to form part
of heightened ribbon. The handling of
the piece is said to be a very simple
affair; and the inventor is engaged in per-
fecting those parts proved by expert
ments to be defective, in order that the
arm may be used in war.
A singular instance of human
credulity is reported from Munich. The
actress, Adele Spitzeder, who was SEN
fenced there about six months ago to a
term of imprisonment for having swim
died the public out of many millions by
her banking institutions Cthe Dachauer
Banken), conducted, rs she asserted, for
the furtherance of the interests. of the
Roman Catholic religion, tried again,
after her liberation from prison. to earn
living on the stage. Finding that this
could not be done, she has returned to
Munich and again opened a bank. De
posits, on which she pays eight per cent.
monty interest. are brought to her in
abundance, and ofcourse, another catas-
trophe will occur.
The late ameer of Afghanistan was uni
versally called the mailman" through
out his dominions. and so great was the
awe in which he was held by his sub
jects, the Times of La1iG says. that no
one dared tell him of the defeat of his
troops on the Peiwar khotal by the Eng
lish invaders. Shere Ali sat in his coun-
cil-room waiting for news, but no one
ventured to tell him the result. At last,
the mother, of Abdulla Jan sent her lit
tie girl to tell her father. He was talk
ing eagerly as the child entered, and she
tried hard to blurt out her message, My
mother says am to tell your highness
-" but the amecr kept putting his hand
on her her mouth, rs the discussion was
important. At last he turned to her,
"Well, what is it, little one P" The child
NoLiN GluIlbS ups OIL tNNF uDOlI iitI, WY
mother says | am to tell your highness
the Sahibs have crossed the Khotal."
An instant stampede from the neighbor-
hood of the ameer closed the council.
Yuma, Cal, has famous rooster, and
this is the way it came about: 1t is en-
phatically self-made bird. The firm
Of Sisson & Wallace, amongst other
things. sell eggs. It so happened that
all the eggs were sold out of a particular
can save one. Meantime the sun went
on getting hotter and hotter, and present.
ly the egg began to warm up to the situ-
alton. The progress of the novel solar
CESSATION was watched with an absorb
ing curiosity by the store people. About
the time the mercury reached 1914 de-
greos in the shade the chicken began to
peck its way out OF the shell, and il
emerged as defiant an infant rooster as
ever wore spurs. 1t grew apace, and to-
day its habits are AS eccentric as its man
ner of birth. 1t is exceedingly fierce.
and will attack man, dog, or any
thing that comes in its way. All visit
or has to do to insure a delivery of bat
tie by this pugnacious rooster is to hold
up his foot, and straightway the bird
will fly at him viciously. We have
heard Of many ways of Matching chick
ems, but rooster Matched by natural
heat in tin can is little ahead of oW
previous experiences.