The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

In many parts of Germany the roads
are lined along the entire distance with
rows of poplars, or of apple trees, the
branches of which latter bend beneath
the weight of fruit. A fine of three
shillings is the penalty for plucking the
fruit, consequently it is permitted to
ripen, and the owners of the community
reap the benefit of the foresight in plant
ing shade trees at once beautiful and
profitable.
Horse races were introduced into the
Grecian games 648 years B. g., and 1852
years later, or B. G. 496, q race called
the "Calpe," for mares only, was also
introduced into their sports. The date
of the introduction of racing in England
is unknown. In this country the first
racing is believed to have taken place
almost simultaneously in both Virginia
and Maryland, about the year 1850; but
the first race for public stake was on
Long Island, in 1918. against time. by n
horse called "Boston Blue" for $1,000
The value of California's products is
given in these figures from the San
Francisco Journal Of Commerce: 1--WE
have a wheat crop which will reach at
least twenty millions of centals. We
will have q wool crop of forty-five to
fifty million pounds. Our vintage will
yield not less than eight million
gallons of wine and brandy. Ten mil
non non ilI: cehIals OF Darley VIII De raiseo' ana
CMU WI iliiii1ofi iI cenl.iS VI corn. me soutli
H Wn,i y yleia lo9r mlllion pouna:SI OF money; sy;
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,ho u,v "i,u ralsi I.op Mill soi1 !Cl az ieas'
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IL ho' Ill 'heir "oh1eo aoul'oahce'
Peculiar and infrequentt crimes are
brought to light occasionally In the New
York police courts. A woman was re-
prlsonment Tor unmercifully flogging her
twelve-year-old niece, and the child was
given over to the Society for the Preven-
ton OF Cruelty to Children. On the
same day, IN another court, q woman
received four months in the penitentiary
tor throwing Kerosene over her husbands
body, lighting match and then trying
to set flre to the oil. Husband and wife
mad not lived happily together tor years.
one evening he came home, found her
slightly lntoXlcated and the two had
some words. Just as the man was retiring
frustrated IN her dlabollcal attempt and
arrested.
The reported exploits of Mile. Sophie
Won Herzfeld and several other ladies
during the recent Nihilist e,ne,xte at
Kietf, add one more Instance to the long
list of female revolutionists in Russia,
During the tumult which dethroned
Peter Ill, in 1868. in favor of Catharine
H., Countess Dashkoff rode at the head
of the Preobraiensl,i regiment in male
attire, with pistols at her saddle. bow.
Several ladies of rank took part in the
conspiracy formed against Alexander |.
in lS24-5. Among the political prisoners
banished to Siberia by Nicholas in 1881,
was the celebrated Princess Trubetskoi.
One of the principal leaders of the Po-
lish insurrection of 1863 was accompanied
everywhere by his young wife, who
made herself conspicuous in every skir-
msl by her reckless bravery. The at
tempt made by Vera Sassulitch upon the
life of the ex-Minister of Police, Gen.
Trepoif', is still fresh in every ones men,
Dry, and two young ladies of good family
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