The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-01-23

Items OF Interest.
NAL Qame-Turkey.

The national game-Turkey.
An unpleasant boy plumbers
"Bill."
A useful boy "A congressman's
Frank"
Hush-money - The money paid
baby's nurse.
Miners wages are among the things
that are made in vein.
More horses are lamed from bad shoe
ing than from all other causes together.
In six years in Italy there have been
Is, 9S2 homicides and 1853 arrests
therefor.
The close of the day is too light
garment for this cold weatb .-Ne,o
York Star.
Gold is still found in quartz in Cali
fornia. All you need is to have some
body to pint it out.
The Chinese use orange flowers to
scent their tea, also rose leaves. jas
mine, and the blossom Of the sweet
plum tree.
In the Office of the department OF the
interior at Washington, there are nine
ty.six clocks, 657 spittoons and 511
washstands.
In this age OF pedestrian fever the
most fashionable peri ormances would
appear to be walking away with other
peoples money.
The residents of New York city con-
tributed during the last fiscal year, to
benevolent institutions in private gifts,
over 80, ,000,0 900.
The Esquimaux are afraid to die on
windy day, lest their souls should be
blown away. They believe in the actual
resurrection of the body.
A Milwaukee astronomer says the
earth is lop-sided. This is doubtless
because of the unusual size and weight
of the Milwaukee mans ears.
WESTERN EDITORIAL.
We do not belong to our patrons;
Our paper is wholly our own.
Whoever may like it may takeit.
Who don't may Just let it alone.
A bankrupt was condoled with the
other day for his embarrassment. "Oh,
I'm not embarrassed at ALL" said he;
"it's my creditors that are embarrass-
ed"
Corner loafers the New Orleans
Picayune proposes to utilize by la
beling them with the names of the
streets they infest, for the convenience
of strangers.
Skating is a very healthful exercise.
1t not only puts in play all the muscles
of the legs and arms, but it creates
Jumps for future phrenologists to feel
of and report on.
An official return shows that the num-
! ber of condemnations for crimes in
Prussia was, in 1878, IL ,692 in 1874,
12, ,844 in 1875, IL. 1875 in 1876, IS, 1877
and in 1877, IA, $40.
There isn't much difference in spell
ing "hero" and "zero," but you see
how wide the difference is when you
discover that your ears are ready to
drop off on the slightest provocation.
A sailor ou board vessel in the har-
bor of Zante having been struck by
lightning, there was found on his
breast the number A, being an exact
copy of the same figures on part Of
the ships rigging.
| "What's your occupation 2" sked q
visitor at the capitol in Washington OF
bright boy whom he met in the corri-
dor. The boy happened to be page in
the House. "I'm running for Con-
gress," was the reply.
Jennie June says girls should. be-
taught to help themselves. We sat op-
posite to a delicate, blue. eyed, spirit
uelle creature of sixteen, at the board
ing house table, and saw her help her
self to plate of soup, sirloin steak, a
chickens wing and drumstick, two
baked potatoes, three plates Of corn,
two pickles, four hot rol 8, dish of
macaroni, quarter of mince pie, a
wedge of apple pudding, with sauce,
and two dishes of vanilla ice cream.
They do help themselves. s.-Rocktand
Courier.