The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST

A sun shade-An eclipse.
Out on the 6y-Various fish.
Road to matrimonial bridal path.
A four in hand is worth two in the
bush.
Electric lights are talked of for Lon
don streets.
Fifty ladies are struggling for medical
honors in Paris.
There are nine tenant farmers in the
British parliament.
When the day breaks what becomes of
the piecesP That's the question.
The individual who points with pride
is the woman with handsome ring.
The State of California has $4,000
people less than the city ofPhiladelphia. of
Lisle thread gloves for travelling and
silk lace mitts for full dress are de rig
ueur.
France has &c, ,OOO, 900 people and $780,
100000 revenue-the largest ratio
known.
A barber is not always wise man ii
his labor is mostly head work. Water
loo Observer.
The Toxic (Japan) Times says that
shock of earthquake is probably felt in
some part of the island every day.
Bows for the hair are worn in the
morning and upon unceremonlous oc-
casions.
We do not know as green apples be-
long to any secret fraternity, yet they
seem to have the grip.-Marathon I'ade-
pendent.
No man, says the Oil City Derrick, is
capable of gracefully licking postage
stamp in the presence OF pretty post
| mistress.
The individual who saw a mouse
| fighting with q peice of Limburger
cheese readily realized that the battle is
not always to the strong.
Among the postoffices recently estab-
lished in the United States were Baby
Nine" "Blow Horn" mo Co."
"Buss" and Necessity"
Henri Rochefort, French editor and
agitator, was welcomed on his return to
Paris by 5000 persons, who sang the
Marseilles' and cheered him.
1t is claimed by some medical men
that smoking weakens the eye sight.
Maybe it does, but just see how 1t
strengthens the breath--HGUheye.
A young man has been duping people
in the West by selling them an electric
corset, warranted to cure anything that
| any one uappeneu 10 DC dlllCleu Will,
including consumption.
Fred (to Tom, who has looked
through Fred's MS): You didn't
know was an author, ehr Tom (to
Fred): "No, didn't; and if you take
my advice, you won't let anybody else
know it if you can help it,"
The common house-fy wears the belt
for persistent perseverance. One OF
these creatures will go thousand times
to the same spot on mans bald he ad,
and yet there is nothing gained by it
any way.
Two boys in Paris settled a dispute
by having a duel with knives, which
they threw at each other. One was
! killed, and the other arrested. The
father of the latter, who had lately lost
his wife and daughter, has become in
sane.
81 didn't know a man could be SC
4, much made up of water" said hot man
on the corner yesterday, wringing the
sweat from his brow. "Oh, yes" re
5 marked a hotelkeeper who came along
"my experience is that man is regu'
f lar sponge. ."-ChicdgO Journal.
Several men lately swan the Missis'
d sippi liver above New Orleans on ;
wager. A reporter on the race says
!, None of them seemed to be putin!
Il forth much fort till it was discovere(
that an alligator had struck out iron
l. shore as a competitor, and then-well
every man did his best to keep the ALI
e gator from carrying off the steaks.