The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
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salmon rivers are let with the moors. but
some are rented alone, and d a consider
able sum to the total already given.
Peter Flynn. of Red Bank: Pa, is a utili-
tartan, His dog recently Shewed mp and
had no commercial value. he was killed,
and the fragments of the bill, including the
piece which bore the number, were recov-
cred. The remains of the dog were buried,
and the remains of the bill were forwarded
to the Treasury Department at Washing
ton. A new bill was duly returned to Flynn.
The steel pen trade at Birmingham is re-
ported as buoyant, the average weekly pro-
duction exceeding 1000 0 gross. something
duct of 1,19s, 0sO. 600 steel pens. In her
Maiesty's stationery Office, one year, the
consumption of steel pens was about two
millions, as against half a million of quill
ones. In the London clubs the proportion
OF quill pens used is larger than that In the
government Office.
Visitors at the Pixies Peak observatory
have for years been RECALLED with the state
ment that this is the highest point on the
globe which is inhabited the year round.D
1t now appears that regular meteorological
observations are made on the Andes, in
Peru. at a height of 1900 feet, which is
about two hundred feet higher than the
Pixies Peak station. In Europe there are
but two stations at any considerably
feet. respectively.
Clinton A. Snowden, of Tacoma. saw bees
going and coming from a hollow tree. He
built a fire, smoked out the bees and cut
down the tree to get the honey. He found
a great lot of it; but. better still, a large
quantity of gold was in the hollow trunk.
1t had evidently been deposited there by
nature. and the wise men out there think
that it was gradually washed mp every
year by the flow. of sap, and. in course of
time accumulated into a solid mass" Mr..
SDowdan UOf over Gr nm for fhh gold
There is a man in Biddeford, Me-. who has
whitfield SO industriously and skillfully for
eleven years as to bring himself into notice.
Among the products of his jack knife are n
violin case, made of 1887 pieces OF wood of
LOG different kinds; yoke of oxen and Q
neck. and a great number of really we'll
made animals that would sell readily as
toys. But this Maine genius will not part
with any of his creations for love or money,
and as he does nothing but white he is
getting together q large and interesting col
lection.
An English trader at Ngove. on the south
western coast Of Africa, has had for some
time a young female gorilla, whose docility
Is described as most remarkable. JEANNE,
as the baby gorilla has been named. sleeps
with her master, and tries to follow him
left behind. She recently accompanied
him on a journey of twenty miles or more,
walking all the way. She has acquired
many civilized tastes and habits, and will
drink tea, ETC., out of q cup or glass. dis
playing the utmost carefulness not to break
the vessel.
A cat story: In Mississippi, recently, a
cat gave up its life to save the community.
The river was very high. and the dyke
which had been built to keep out the water
gave way in one place. The water was
pouring in unnoticed when the cat passed
by, and, realizing the condition of affairs.
crawled into the hole and stopped the food.
1t is estimated that SS0.O 600 and q number of
lives were saved by the heroic feline, and
the villagers nave built a beautiful tomb of
red granite, with mice carved in relief, over
the bones of the animal.