Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-05
CURIOUS cOEDEEsATIOEa


$50 by husl<ing and eribbing 90 bushels Of corn
in nve hours.
AN ice palace according 70 the Amerl-
can and Canadian style is to be erected IN jan
uary at st. Petersburg.
"A hog that weighed 300 pounds was re-
Gently butchered near Laurel. Del. IL was
heavier than one Of the farmers horses
The new Mayer Of Birmingham, at .
meeting Of the Diocesan Church Of England
Temperance Society, said that from inquiries
he had made at Somerset House he found that
out Of 6S6 shareholders in local bToWeries Up
Tor more than one-sixth) were clergymen and
women.
"A new sort of boot sole has been intro.
duced in Nuremberg, consisting Of q sort q
trellis Of spiral metal WIRE the interstices
being alled with gutta percha and rosin. They
can be fitted with nails like ordinary soles, are
30 per cent cheaper than leather, and vastly
more durable.
One Of the most important collections Of
Napoleana will be sold at the sale of Sir John
Harnage's library. 1t numbers upward Of 80
volumes dating from 1898 to 1855 including
memoirs Of All kinds OF both the Emperor and
the men who made up his circle 1t is thought
IN England that IL viii very likely come %
America.
"A carload Of buffaloes for Austin Cor
bins game forest on Croydon Mountain passed
through Claremont, N. h, Friday, en- route to
Newport, N. h. They came from Buffalo
Jones" who herds them at Winpipa0. Man.
are worth Sl3, 900, and have been u DAYS on the
road Herbert Lowe, Of Fargo, Dak was in
charge, and reports they came peaceablY and
stood the journey well.
"A belated pedestrian o! Dalton, Ga.
while returning home one dark night recently,
stumbled over slumbering muley cow reeIiu-
uaa
squarely upon the animals back. Before he
could regain his feet, the frightened COW bel.
lowing loudly, started down the street, carrying
him with her After dash Of block OF two.
the gentleman jumped and landed IN q mud
hole.
"A Honolulu paper thus describes q
curious substance thrown OFF by the molten
lava and found close to the lakes of fire at the
volcano. 1T elings to the adjoining rocks in
hberlike threads Of q 1axen color and has the
| appearance Of human hair; but mixed with ik
are sharp particles Of black lava. Considering
that this substance is q mineral production, il
Is wonderfully flexible and tongh-bending
easily, but not ductile nits present state or
pablo Of being heightened. It is peculiar to
this volcano. and is certainly singular produe-
tion.n
-Bucoda is the name Of town in WASH
ington. The origin of its name is of some
what curious nature However, it arises from
civilized sources. 1t may puzzle some Of the
commentators when they endeaYor TO search
for its origin. This is how it was christsned:
There were three great railroad men in that
portion Of the country where the town is now,
and their names were Buckley Coulter and
DAVIS. Each Of them wished the town to be
named after himself But they could not come
to an agreement, and finally as compromise,
the first two letters from each name were
taken and placed together. and thereby orig
mated Bu-co-da.
"A statue eommemorating a touching
little episode in the life of the late German
Emperor, Frederick, is about to be erected at
Kaiserslauten. When Frederick was Crown
Prince he visited one of the orphan asylums Of
that town. Among the children was sickly
and sad-faced little boy. Frederick noticed
him, took him in his arms and thereupon
agreed to become his godfather. The child, to
whom caress was q stranger, appeared some
what frightened at first, but soon got over his
medals and decorations. The statue in ques-
ton will represent the Prince with baby in
his arms, and the youngster tugging at his cor
dons and crosses.
Mrs.. Ann Adams. nee Smith, died the
other day in Chicago, aged 6S years. In 1896 her
mother was eaten up by wolves not far from
the spot now known as the corner of Twenty
second and State streets. The Smiths then
had farm out toward Blue Island, and it was
about 50 years ago last month that Mrs Smith
| left town late one afternoon with some gro
ceries. She went out by road now known as
| State street, and, q little before dusk, was
| struck by blizzard from the Northwest The
| snow blew so furiously that she lost her way
and Travelled around in q circle for several
hours. Finally she sat down to rest and eat
some of the groceries she had with her when
suddenly pack Of wolves pounced upon her.
The Ingenuity of book agents has adj
vanced another step. Instead Of carrying
Around their book With them, preceding fhas
betrayed them and prevented them from OBJ
tanning admission to most Of the houses and
Offices at which they called, the smartest Of
them now have the books carried by small
boy who follows them. Without any sign of
their calling they have little difficulty in get
ting admission to an office, and, once inside,
after broaehing their business, they step to the
| door and call: johnny, come inP' and in trots
the boy with the books, upon the merits Of
| which the agent proceeds to dilate with vigor
| and persistence that can be shut OF only BY
subscription, or by foEcible election from the
place.
Out in Creston, Ia, one Saturday night
not long ago, there happened an amusing incl
dent which railroad trainmen will appreciate.
Creston is division point on the Burlington
road, and the town is naturally the stopping
place as well as the home of great many rail-
road employees. On the evening mentioned,
Donnelly and Glrard were playing 'Natural
Cas- there. The house was crowded, and
among the gallery gods were some $50 brake
men, switchmen and yardmen, who had come
directly from their work. consequently they
were not only dressed In their laboring garb,
but each man carried his lighted lantern.
About the middle Of the performance, when
the railroad boys were enjoying immensely the
funny speoialties Of the two comedians smut
covered chap rushed up 20 the door and in
quired Of Manager Bert Riddle whether or not
Jimmy McCool was ia the audience. If he is
I want to see him right away" he added.
Riddle replied that he did not know Jimmy
by sight, but said that as soon az the act was
over he would 90 out before the curtain and
call for him. This did not appear to satisfy
the smut-coVeRed party. he pushed by Riddle
rushed up stairs. and called out in a loud voice:
mo. J, east-bound, on time; NO. q going west,
one hour late; all hands wanted in the yardsP'
At this every man Of the $50 left his seat, and,
with lighted lantern in hand, marched out.
The effect of such . disturbances upon the per-
formance may be imagined It simply broke
the actors all up and completely knocked them