The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-09-28

since the 1St of January, nearly six
thousand miles of new road have been
built in the United States. During
the corresponding period last year
3,459 miles had been constructed, and
that was regarded as great things.
The frozen bodies of De Long and
his ten companions of the lost jean
nette are to be brought home in cast
iron coffins especially made for them in
New York. The coffins are lined with
felt, ground cork, ETC., by which the
bodies will be kept from the outward
air. Being frozen they are expected to
change into adiposene or waxy tissue,
the features always preserving their
natural expression. The caskets have
been shipped to st. Petersburg.
An article called fertilizing moss is
offered in New York to take the place
of soil in raising plants. The dis
| coverer is a Frenchmm, Alfred Du-
mesnil, a scientific horticulturist. 1t
is claimed that "this wonderful dis
covery by which plants may be cul-
tivated without earth, or with earth
in combination with The moss, bids
fair to completely revOlutionize pres
ent methods in the house culture of
flowers" A great variety of plants,
it is said, have been experimental
upon in this way, and even vegetables
raised from the seed to maturity.
In France it frequently happens that
a murderer is not only sentenced to
death but required to pay a heavy fine
to the relations of his victim. These
fines are inflicted by the judges. A
few years ago man named Armand
of Bordeaux, was tried for attempting
to murder his servant. The jury ac.
quilted him, but the bench, having
their doubts about the matter, sen
fenced him to pay $4,000 to the SER
want, and the court Of Cassadon up
held the curious decision. Prince
Pierre Bonaparte, when acquitted OF
the murder of Victor Noir, the jour.
nalist, in 1870, was made to pay $4,000
| damages to his victims mother. Only
a few months ago man who killed
another in a duel was obliged to pay
his antagonists widow $4,000, beside
undergoing a years Imprisonment.
A farmer who has irritated the
hills of South Euclid, o., for some
years in pursuit of a living, dug from
the earth crop which pans out more
to the square inch than any of hi'
previous agricultural efforts. He wa!
engaged in making an excavation OF
the site of an ancient Corn-crib, ant
/! while so doing unearthed rust-eaten
iron tea-kettle of the pattern whicl
found favor with those of half-gen
Grafton ago. The kettle contained cop
per, silver and gold coins, principal,
from the American mints, with a few
Canadian pieces, amounting in all t,
something over $500. None of th
coins bore date later than 1859. Th
farm was formerly owned by MAJ
named Wilson, who sold out and movet
West early in the COS. 1t is possibl
that Wilson or some other tenant, be
coming fearful of Southern invasion
made plant of his available capital.
The tithing house is still in activ
use in Salt Lake City, and through
| $500,000 year is collected by tn
Mormon officials. This comes mostl
from the poor, according to a corrt
spondent of the st. Louis GlObe-DemC
clut, and nobody knows to what use
is put, although many had their SUI
misses when they found that Brighal
Young, although not entitled to an
salary, died worth several millions
The rich evade their tithes in variet
of ways; the poor must pay them, {
they are subjected to trouble an
annoyance. When they have pal
their tithes they are not out of debt t
the church. They must contribut
when called upon to the erection {
new buildings, or do anything els
which the priesthood may deman'
"Better starve your body than yor
: SOUL" and away goes the last BUSH
of corn, OF the last sheep, or the la:
steer.