Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-10-02
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

There is a pear tree in Windsor.
N. S., which produces annually two
crops of pears
"A two-leggcd colt died at Brock
Vile, Va. recently. The owner had
refused fifteen hundred dollars for il
two days before.
Persons who wish to avoid drown
ing are advised by an Eastern physi-
elan to lock the hands behind the back,
| fully initiate the lungs and close the
mouth.
Jcwelry manufacture In Provi-
ience, X. l., which has been practical
ly dead for five years, is enjoying a
boom, the greatest since 1881. ifori-
deRce Journal.
Carp is used by Hartford, Conn,
to keep the city reservoirs clean. The
fish have completely cleaned one rescr-
vor of vegetable growth, and are now
at work upon second.
/ Boys destroyed quantity of water
melons on the farm of William Avery,
near Paris, Ky Avery's hounds fol-
lowed the trail and chased one of the
boys up a tree after n run of several
miles,
The time made by the fast trains
between Chicago aud st. Paul Is four
teen hours and thirty-iiye minutes; the
distance is about four hundred and
fifty miles, making nearly thirty
two miles an hour, including stops.--
Chicago J0HiHdi.
A cage of lions belonging to
circus at Kingston, Can, fell into n
hole and capsized, the lid being
knocked completely out. A fire was
built around the cage in order to
frightcn the animals into remaining in
side, and the cage was replaced by til,
eXertions of two elephants.
Two Young men of Augusta, Me,
who were driving out lately thought ID
good joke to scare AN old soldier who
was standing out in his yard. They
fired a pistol at him twice, when the
veteran lodged into the house, got a
revolver and succeeded in woundlng
one of the young scamps in the hand.
-- Boston J0uTRdt,
Mr.. Frank Stockton is credited by
Arlo Bates with sending n ponderous
door key to II friend just sailing for
Europe with the message: ale says IL
is the key to one of the very best board
ing houses in London. He is sorry he
has forgotten the address; but il You
try the doors until YOU find the one this
fits. you may be sure the place is a cap
ital one. - Chicago Inter ocean.
Patient Then you think my finger
will have to be amputatcd, doctor?
Surgeon Yes, il will have to come of.
Patient How much will the job costp
Surgeon Fifteen dollars. Patient IL
that .hc best YOU can do, doctorP I'm
u poor man. Surgeon--Yes, fifteen
dollars is the best | can do for one fin
ger, but I'll cut two of 'em OF for
twenty-five dollars. N. !. Times.
People on board steamer at Chat
ham, n. b. heard splash and saw a chair
floating in the water Next rose above
the waves the head of a man, who re-
marked; Don't mind me, can
swim" The spectators, not to be out
done in politcness, iished him out at
once. He had placed n chair for him
self in such a position that it went
overheard with him when he sat down.
on it, =
A brilliant meteor was observed one
night recently at Washington, Me. 1t
first appeared like an electric spark,
Illuminating the cty..fn n startling
manner Then blue ball of fire
appeared turned red, ilared again,
and became extinguished. The phe-
nomenon occupied half minute. Then
the meteor fell, leaving behind it a
red RACK across the sky, which faded
out gradually and was visible for sew
cral minutes after the fall.
--Gcorge Phillips, of Binghamton,
Solano County, Cal, has just completed
an organ containing four hundred
pipes. the longest being sixteen feet.
All the pipes are made OF old newspa-
pcrs rolled and fastened with a paste
made of glue and alum. The wood
work was made entirely of old fence
boards, posts. dry-goods boxes and the
like. lie was two years in building
this Instrument, which is said to have
all excellent tone. = San Francisco cal.
A remarkable freak Of lightning
recently occurred at plainiield, n. }.
Cornelius ID. Paul lives in West Fourth
street The shutters of the bay win
uOM III iit WI HIS 10
frame house were open, and in the
center of the window stood a small
stand on which rested polished old
gold japanese tray. Upon this tray
the lightning imprinted the photograph
of Miss Lillian Paul, a young lady
about eighteen years of age, who had
Just stepped to the table TO remove it,
The case is said to be the only one on
record. and will be scientifically inves-
tilatud N L. San.
A good joke was played on the
riflemen Of Brunswick, Ga, while they
were on drill recently. Colonel Dart put
them through a few evolutions, and
then read TO them q fictitious letter
purporting to come from Washington
asking him how many men he could
muster TO 90 TO the Mexican frontier at
once. Surprise not unmixed with con-
sternation superseded the jollity that
had existed but a moment before. The
boys, however, soon rallied, and almost
TO unit declared that it would be i'm
possible for them 90 go TO Mexico just
vet, a. both their business and incli-
nation counselcd their remaining in
Brunswick When the hoax was dis
covered. however, there was no little
chAgrin among them that they lad nos
acted dliifrAiy, faitag9 lGmts,