Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-25
CURIOUS CONDENSATIOEs

1900
The Florida orange crop this season Is
estimated at 100000 boxes.
The Eiffel Tower Company have now
paid to the stockholders more than the entire
"A number Of Arabs attired in their
native costumes have arrived in Detroit, and
win make that city their home
"A groan in time saved an Ottawa man
from burial alive. He uttered it lust As bis
casket was being lowered to the grave.
There were strange signs in the skies
"Wednesday. At Ithaca, N. Y, and at Pitts
feld- Mass, ralnbows were seen in cloudless
heavens.
There are four men at Old Town. a
suburb Of Fernandina, Fla, who make their
living out OF sharks They cure the hide, fry
out the oil and use the pulp for fertilizer.
The head of the London Walters Union
says that the tip system has developed 70 such
an extent that In some restaurants the walters
pay5shillings dayforithe privilege Of waiting.
The rising generation is full of sur
prises for its elders A class Of boys In
massachusetts, Sunday school withdrew be-
cause lts appointed teacher was ~scaP
workman.
In the italian army the system OF siesta
prevails, under which all troops on the field lie
9own 70 sleep for q couple Of hours during the
asa, ns1s oL tne day. The practice Is so univer-
orders -
The French are now able to put in the
Held seven armies Of total strength of 100000
men, equipped for a prolonged Campaign. and
supported by an ample reserve. This is i've
times the force that Napoleon LII could mus
ter In 1870
"A dealer in cider at Toledo saws be con-
tracted for 20 barrels Of the pure Quill. hired .
man to sleep in the cider mill while il was
making. and yet when delivered test Showed
that eight gallons Of water had been added to
every barrel.
AN unusually interesting marriage re-
Gently took place at Liverpool The bride and
bridegroom, both colored persons, had travelled
from Lagos about {, 900 miles, in order that the
ceremony might be performed by the Rev 4.
Lagos
Mrs. Lindeau, of Bay City, went out
into her yard to settle dispute between n dog
and calf. The calf was tied to a post and in
running around the post the calf wound its
tether rope about Mrs. Lindeau so tightly that
she sustained injuries from which she died IN
few minutes.
"A Selma, Cal, man went into q store
last week and put lighted cigarette on the
edge OF an aquarium. A goldfish seized IL and
took pun. For several DAYS the poor thing
lay at the bottom Of the tank and painted like
ured dog. Its color changed to Jet black, and
the owner OF that cigarette has sworn OF for
keeps.
DIR. Isaac Bartlett, of Hope, Me-, is one
OF those who lave attained good old age, and
he is said to have lived all his life upon bread
and milk and never to have eaten an ounce Of
meat in his life, never to have taken tea
spoonful OF intoxicating liquors and never to
nave used tea, Rffee or Tobacco He now
weighs z4O pounds and is In the regular practice
OF his profession.
"A stranger drove up to an indianapolis
| livery stable, Tuesday and wanted to buy a
horse. He discussed the excellent points Of
| several animals In the stable. and finally
settled on one that he thought would suit him.
It was agreed that he should take It away
the back of bis wagon and drove on he
hasn't come back yet
Probably the smallest republic in the
world Is the one which declared its indspend-
ence on Augusta at Franceville, one Of the
islands Of the New Hebrides, and elected N.
Cheyilliard its President. The inhabitants
consists Of 40 Europeans (including q solitary
Englisbman. mlssioner), and 500 black work.
| men employed by French company. The new
nag Of the country having been duly hoisted,
the French gunboat saone landed : dstach-
ment and saluted the flag.
james Blundell, of Riverton, Mason
county, Mich. met with peculiar accident .
few days&go. He had shot squirrel. and was
holding it up for his dog to admire bur the lat
ter wanted 70 bite IL, and in his efforts to do 90
his the hammer Of the gun upon which Mr.