The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

M. de Lesseps never indulges IN alco-
holic beverages. g.N lu u.naa
The number of families living in New
York city is 2l3, ,467. .... .l.g.. s-.-..g
A hoarse shoe never brings good luck
to foraging hen.- Wheeling Leader.
Peter Cooper has a fine collection of
Greek and Roman coins which he has
been gathering during the last fifty-nine
years. -t...l, ,......- ....,.t.e
A slab of wood marks the grave Of
Stonewall Jackson's mother, who was
buried on an eminence 700 feet above the
river at hawks Nest, Virginia. sa
"Two sisters of Glasgow got mad at
plumber and threw him out of the
fifth story window" But he got even
with the sisters. He charged them
double time from the minute he left the
window until be struck the sidewalk
NorriStoaUn Herald. fa1-sde lsl.
The records of life insurance COM
panies as presented in the reports for the
last year show that the death claims
were considerably greater than in pre-
vious years, which would seem to indi-
cate that last year was an unhealthy
one. . ... ...... r.. ....
He told her that be loved her ...
| In tones so soft and mellow
| But she said she couldn't marry him,
For she'd asked another fellow.
| .... . (This is leap-year.)
| -Steu6CnriHe Herald,
In digging the Suez canal Egyptian
: workmen were forced to make hods of
their backs, placing their hands behind
them and clasping the left wrist with
the right hand. Boys under twelve
years of age were made to do this 1t is
hardly necessary to add that thousands
perished under such inhumah treat
ment. N n.G uutr... lI4#I .rsa
A physician at Areata, CAL, had for
a patient girl for whom he entertained
"a high regard, as she was the daughter
of an intimate friend He could not
cure her. however, and she died with
out the exact nature of her disease be-
ing discovered. Immediately on hear
ing of her death he accused himself of a
lack of medical skill, and committed
suicide. a aH4. p. s'-isaD
A certain painter was Dragging of his
wonderful command of color to a friend
one day. His friend did not seem to
take it quite cllin. Why" exclaimed
the painter, "do you know that there
are but three painters in the world, sir,
who understand colorp" And who
, are theyP at last asked the TREND.
"Why, sir, am one, and-and-ard--w-,
and forget the name of the other two!'
There hangs in the Office of the Walla-
Walla CIV. IT, Statesman the sign under
which the Nez Perces fought ard sur
rendered to General Howard in the war
kof 1877. 1t is nothing more than the
,, skin of red fox, with the exception
that at the base Of the neck there is a
scalp lock. When fighting at Bear Paw
mountain, this was hung up on high
pole, as a sign that they would use all
! the cunning and strategy of that animal
/, while fighting. Is .-i
3 An erring husband, who had ex-
:. hausted all explanations for late hours
: and had no apology ready, recently
S slipped into the house, about two
D o'clock, very softly, denuded himsel
gently, and began rocking the cradle
4 by the bedside. as if he had beer
/ awakened out OF a sound sleeI
VI by infantile cries. He had rocked
away for ten minutes, when Mary Jane
who had silently observed the who'll
maneuver, said,, Come to bed, yol
!, fool! the baby amt there. VI Toront
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