Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-17
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

| "a Iafm near maeQun, OcotAanu, mas
been handed down from father to son for 300
years.
Fresno county, Cab, has hermit who
has lived there 80 years without seeing the
county seat.
"A dance given for the purpose of raising
money with which to buy hearse was one Of
the events OF last week in Oxford county, Ne.
The Elwell family, Of Northport, Me-,
consists Of seven persons, only one Of whom is
married The Oldest is So and the youngest S.
"A little Auburn (Me.) baby's paternal
greatgrandfather, his grandfather. grand
| mother and his father, were all born within
stones throw Of each other.
The Pension Department at washing
ton has upon its rolls the names of n widows Of
Revolutionary soldiers who have been regularly
| PAD pensions up 70 tne present time. Three OF
them are " years OF age and two g6. The
| youngest is Il
The sehoolma'sms of st. Paul not long
ago were instructed to give occasional fnstruc-
tion in plain and fancy sewing to the girls IN
der their charge. and the horrible fact came
any kind Of sewing whatever.
"A new cause for a pension is reported
| by the Union correspondent Of the RoekIaud
| (Me.l Courier, who says that veteran in that
town "is suffering from Strengthening Of the
brain, general ability and cfronicaI informa-
tiOn OF the spontaneous hilarity system"
One Of the good customs established in
the little hamlet of Georgetown, Me-, is an an
nual reunion Of all the aged people in town.
Those OF 50 years or more go to the parsonage
ana spend the day talking over old times sing
ing old hymns and eating an old-fashioned din
ner. The house Is always filed with veterans
who enjoy their celebration exceedingly.
William Wallace, of St. Paul, has
drawn q wife. He advertised for one and the
candidates were to respond by numbers. The
numbers were placed in a hat and he drew one,
1t bore the number Of y, and the name Of the
ambitious young woman proved to be Miss An
ME Williams. 1t remains to be seen whether
she will accept the result.
"A unique Maine industry is that of
Gardiner man, Mr. Thaddeus Spear, who
holds by special permit from the State the ex-
elusive right Of the eel fisheries in the chain of
70 Kennebec lakes, and annually ships several
tons Of eels to parties in other States He has
captured 5000 pounds OF live eels the past
season, and has them in boxes ready for ship
ment.
While the sealing industry Of Alaska
holds prominent place in public attention,
and gold mining in Southeastern Alaska and at
Unga Island to the westward is inviting capital
for gradual and certain development, the coal
deposits in the vicinity Of Cooks Inlet and at
other points west of Sitka are rapidly coming
TO the 'front.' Experts pronounce the coal OF
6oON 4uaAAby duu buo DeuS extensive
The next Legislature of Wyoming will
pass a law making the killing of buffalo mis-
demeanor. An act to this effect is not required
to protect the buffaloes as game, for the hunter
would hunt the mountains and plains for wild
Dunaloes in vain. 1t is intended to apply to the
men who lie in wait and shoot down the buffa-
Ioes that happen to stray on the reservation in
the Yellowstone Park, where a few relics Of
the bygOne race are preserved A dea., buffalo
Drlngs It's slayer 500 and the temptation to kill
them is strong one for the hunter.
Warren Hume, who stands at the head
of the hunters of the Adirondaeks. is now 60
years Of age. He commenced hunting when
II, and much Of the time since has made tia
profession to hunt and trap for market He
has killed over 1000 deer and 500 bears besides
great numbers of wolves. martens otter and
other tur-beaTing animals. Mr.. Hume says
his oest days hunting was to Kill, dress and hang
up seven deer This he has done on two diff
ferent occasions. Mr.. Hume estimates there
are now in the Adirondack forests IS 900 deer
and 1000 bears.
AN eminent scientist has evolved the
theory that water as an element to extinguish
fires In large and high buildings Is a failure.
He claims that when com mbustton evolves a GER
tain intense degree Of heat the water thrown
upon the flames emits a powerful volume of
hydrogen which burns with frightful fury
This scientist sets up the theory that these fires
must be treated in different manner, and ex-
presses the belief that gas viii be the success
ful weapon with which to fight Are at some
1uture day. Gas mas been quite extensively
exRer1mented with. and it has been effective
in close rooms, but in the open ar the 9as
eYaporates and soon loses its strength
The modern game Of baseball is an
American institution and not as some might
believe, IN exotic of foreign growth which has
come to Us from the older civilizations Of
Europe and the East. The game from which
our present sport is derived had its origin and
development among the aborigines Of the
American continent who played with bat and
ball ages for aught we know, before the dream
of new world filed the Imagination Of the
Italian adventurer, 1t is thus American to the
core OF course. the game has undergone great
notifications, but recent archaeological inVesti-
cations prove the truth Of the above state
ment
According to an English journal two
minor branches Of the doll industry form dis
tinet trades-the making Of shoes and eyes.
The shoes are made from the waste material
Of children's ornamental shoes and boots; but
this branch is smaller one than that Of eye
making, as many dolls are sent out with merely
painted boots, while all or nearly all have
proper eyes. Dolls eyes are of two sorts
known technically as common and natural
The common are simply coored hollow glass
the only color used. The natural eyes are Of
similar composition, but have the pupil and
iris correctly represented. Considerable
quantities are exported, especially to French
1ollmakers. The black eyes are used for dolls
exported TO South America. and blue ewes for
hose used at home, children naturally pre-
ierring their dolls to have eyes OF similar hue
20 those most common among themselves.
"A strange thing happened to D. B.
chase. of Locust Ridge, Pa. He was driving
Jingle horse along the Sparrowhawk creek at
,he time. At that point the highway is on the
eft of the creek and very close TO the bank for
learly mile. The road was muddy, the horse
vas walking slowly aud Mr., Chase was reading
newspaper when all at once he heard some
hing scrambling up the bank Of tne brook on
lis right. Mr.. Chase turned to see what had
made the noise, and there stood large buck
lie was painting as though he had been run by
hound, and, without seeming to notice the
nan, he walked along by the side Of the front
Theel. As quick as thought, Mr.. Chase said,
e threw the lines over the bucks antlers.
Why he did 90 he could not tell, but his act
TIRED the buck up in a twinkling. He backed
Ike fash, and the next minute horse wagon
nd driver were yanked into the creek Mr..
'hase said he didn't get glimpse Of the buck
fter that. His wagon was broken and every.
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