Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

"A case containing representations OF
every President Of the United States in meer-
sehaSim has lust been completed and VIII Do
sent to the Paris ExhibitIon.
in the recent village election at Two
Harbors, Mimi, the vote for 7. A Bury ard
Nels Sutherland. for Recorder, resulted in a
tie. whereupon the candidates tipped pennies
for the position, the former winning
Glass furniture Is manufactured e.
pecially for India, where the rajahs like glitter
ing and snowy rooms. Glass bedsteads and
chairs huge glass sideboards ana o.ner artlcles
of domestic use are made 70 suit orlensal 'aSNe'
"A member of the Astrakhsn Scientific
Society has been taking photographs Oh nsner'
men at work at the month Of the Volga. and OF
the implements used by them. AN aDum o.
ton of the present state Of these lmPoItans
fisheries, and a copy is TO be deposited at tine
ST, Petersburg Academy Of Sciences.
"A peculiar accident was met yith this
week by Oliver Tucker, whose home Is at III
derville, this State He was climbinga tree,
when 10 split allowing him to drop INTO tne
opening, which closed upon him. crushing nlm
terribly. One Of his eyes was squeezed Irom
its socket. At last accounts the unfortunate
dition.
"A shoe manufacturer in Portland, Me-,
being asked to assist in providing bread for the
suffering poor, said he would contribute to the
extent OF 100 sacks of -four and 100 bushels OF
meal. sack of -four and l bushel Of meal 70
ne gwen to every man in Portland vho neither
was IN need OF bread. According to the local
papers, the first man had not appeared, up to
day or two ago, to claim the gift,
Jesse Hess is a Lark peeler of Logans-
port, Pa. few nights ago be was awakened
by something jumping on his bed and walking
quickly and lightly over him. He shouted for
light, and his brother ran in the room with
lamp. Perched on one Of the bedposts they
discovered big raccoon. The coon looked
scared and dazed at the situation, and Jesse
killed him with . boot. There was no way for
the coon to get into the house except by climb
ing down the chimney.
-Acurions story comes from Orilla, Cam
ada A. Daniel King, a lawyer of that place,
was run over by the cars and killed The acci-
dent took place at o'clock in the morning, and
at daylight brother drove a few miles ont
from the station to tell his father of the occur
renee. To his surprise, he found his father up
and dressed, awaiting him. "W here's DanielT'
he eagerly asked. ~ saw him about clock
raped. saw him three times and spoke to
him." The old man was prepared to hear of
something unusual.
One of the strangest pieces Of artillery
in Europe is at Metz and is known by the name
Of the "Grifin, ,"from the figure Of the fabulous
animal which Is to be found among the orna-
mental portion Of its workmanship. The gun
was cast in 1879 at Ehrenbreitstein, Eear Cob
lentz. 1t is II feet in length and in diameter.
The bore is l0% inches; weight, 2, 500 pounds
Its carriage is "A feet in length and the weight
Of the ball which it carries is 157 pounds: A
pounds of powder is required for the charge.
Napoleon intended it for the War Department,
I'm n 1tv In
Science says that in an experimental
observation of 3S boys of all classes of society,
and of average health, who had been using to-
baceo for periods ranging from two months to
two years, q showed severe injury to the con-
stitution, and insufficient growth; 81 showed
the existence OF Irregularities of the hearts
action, disordered stomach, cough, and crav-
pulse. and one had consumption. After they
abandoned the use of tobacco, within six
months one-half were free from all their for
mer symptoms, and the remainder had recov-
cred by the end Of the year.
The Safety TaEUe gives this record Of
boiler explosions during 1883: Total number of
boilers exploded, 26S; estimated loss to prop
erty, 81, ,l00, 900; estimated loss by stoppage of
business, 81, ,O50. 900: number Of employees thrown
temporarily out of work, 10000; number of
lives lost, 326; number of persons injured. 49,
OF boilers in sawmills and other woodworking
establishments. there were SO explosionsi
locomotives, q: steamships, tugs and other
and agricultural engines. q; mines, oil wells,
eolllers, Is; paper mills, bleacheries djgesters,
etc., l3; rolling mills and iron works. 25; dis
tillerier, breweries, dye works. sugar houses
and rendering works, 2l; -four mills and grain
elevators, 13; textile manufactures, 16 miseel-
laneous, q.
"A correspondents writes to the Electrical
ReUie,0aii "On passing cIothier's window
some days ago was amused to see one of the
usually hfelike and beautiful (?) boys that are
engaged by tailors to exhibit their goods to ad-
miring passers by bearing a printed notice
pinned to his chest, 4 shall blush tonight
On inquiry of the knight of the shears
found that he had small set Of storage cells
in his shop and lamp inside the waxen head
of his dummy, and that at intervals he
switched on the light for second or two. This
having become tedius, and the blushing there
fore somewhat erratic and uncertain when
trade was brisk. he had requisitioned the bottle
lack from the kitchen, and with an attachment
from the bottom of it had made the jack do
the blushing at regular intervals, without more
trouble than was required in winding 1t up
from time to time. Result-crowds round the
window, and novel advertisement"
"A Toulon, France, newspaper printed
an article headed "Oficers and Cads'' that
gave offense to the garrison at that place. and
one of the Officers, NJ. Margarine, called at the
office of the paper and slapped the face of NJ.
Pyanet, the editor. There was duel, and the
editor was slightly wounged. Another officer
tried to get on fight with the man who had
written the article, NJ. Lescudier, but was
unable to get him to the scratch, whereupon
the officers composed an article calling all the
writer's on the paper ''curs," except the editor
who had fought. This was printed in an oppo-
s1tion paper, and the "curs" promptly chal-
Ienged all the officers The Colonel put his men
under arrest, but they win be free in fort
night, and then there will be a dozen or more
duels, beside two that NJ. Lescudier has on with
other writers who criticised his action. Editor
Pyanet has recovered from his wound and
ates are undergoing preliminary to the begin
ming Of actual hostilities.