The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The rest of the week-Sunday.
Machines for catching cold Ice
tongs.
Ifan old sheep ran only jump fence
they call it spring lamb.
An attack has been made on Chicago
rumholes for selling liquor to minors.
California's census shows population
of $50, 600, being an increase OF over
3O3 900 since 1870.
Great Britain now has 1,763 news
papers. against 624 in 1854. There are
Isl dailies, against 20 in 1854.
The shark is the most sociable of fish.
He never calls upon a bather without
wanting to stop and take bite.
A picture recently appeared in the
London TImeS-the first ever admitted
to the columns of the "Thunderer."
Chicago claims to have the largest
okbindery in the United States mex
to that in the government printing
office at Washington.
Several of the brigand chiefs of Italy
have, in the course of their careers,
| f fgured as champions of Mazzini, OF the
Pope, of Victor Emanuel, and as Carl
| baldians.
An ample tree in the orchard of VIM.
Plymive, of Washington 'ounty, Pa,
bears nine varieties, some OF which are
now ripe, while others will not ripen
until late in the fall.
The barley crop of Canada is esti.
mated at from 9,000,009 to lO,Oo0,Oo0
bushels, which, after allowing about
2,OOO, 600 bushels for home requirements,
will leave surplus OF 100000 to
6,OO0,0 600 bushels.
1t seems that New York city is sink
ing beneath the waves at the rate OF
several inches every century, and the
Rochester Herald is already beginning
to worry about the future fate OF the
obelisk-Bafdlo Courier.
Edward, you have disobeyed your
grandmother, who told you just now
not to lump down these steps"
Grandma didn't tell US to, papa. She
only came to the door and said:
wouldn't Jump down those stairs, boys;'
and l shouldn't think she would, an old
lady like her"
The Vikings ship lately discovered at
SanGford, in Norway, has been taken
10 Christiania and placed under cover
in the Uni. ersity garden, near the old
boat found ut Tunoe some years ago.
The DAMAGED part is to be restored, and
the colors, which rapidly faded in the
sunlight, freshened up.
A COW that wore a bell having been
run over and killed on Il railroad, the
, owner brought suit against the railroad
company for damages. 1t was proved
that the engineer rang the bell and tried
to frighten the COW off the track, but
the farmers lawyer also proved that the
COW rang her bell and tried to frighten
the engine off the track, and so the jury
, decided in his favor.
2 What difference is there 'twixt a boy
That as q stoker caters,
And some good editor At war
, With wicked legislators?
OF course you give il up. Because
The one, Le lights the fires,
Auu t'oiher, the editor,
,, He fiercely fights The liars.
-.Neriden Recorder
e The 10y was never known to dislike
; work. He il always willing to dc
| anything required of him, but he always
4 finds it difficult to parcel out his work
to fit his time. That is to say, he finds
r it difficult to make up his mind. In
e the morning he is firmly of the opinion
t that the evening is the proper and only
e time fitting for labor. This would be al
e right and as agreeable to his parents AZ
d himself, but it so happens that wher
n evening comes his matutinal convictions
t have undergone a complete revuision
e and he is now thoroughly convinced tb'
r morning hours should alone be conse'
t Grated to toll.