Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


Cal, on Saturday for Eastern markets. The
yield Of that county last year was 100000
pounds.
Willis Barnes, Of Charleston, Ind, has
invented q little machine which is operated By
elockWork, and marks. automatically, on glass,
oO,OOO lines on space OF an inch.
The record OF salmon catching in Eng
lish waters the past season shows a falling
on in size and number from previous years.
In ere were many catches, however, OF 15h
weighing from 40 to 90 pounds.
The English Government is transport
ing young trees by the wholesale from Scot
land to the Isle Of Man, where Greeba Noun
tam IS being thickly planted with them as an
experiment with practical forestry on large
scale.
The other day in the Iowa Legislature
Peter o. Matthews, fullBlooded- Digger In
dian, of1ciated as Chaplain. He served in the
army during the war, was an Indian scout. went
70 college, became minister and now teaches
school
There is lady living on the east side
o. the river" says an Augusta, Me-, paper,
"who is in her seventies and Is cutting 4 new
set OF teeth. Several months ago the gums be-
came painful, and IN a short time the new
teeth began to appear"
Sidney Hill, of Glens Falls, N. Y, isa
few nights ago. "Hand me my revolver
cried Mr.: Hill in stentorian tones to his wife.
11e burglar he'd at once. This report Of pis-
toi In the house was too much for his nerves
The chief clerk in Liverpool court has
been arrested upon the charge Of systematically
sseailng the revenue stamps from the docu-
ments passing through his hands to be put on
NE. nIe. , 1ne matter mas been gong on for many
years, and the profits to the clefK have been
enormous.
The caVe-in Of the bluff that took plaza
at Yaquina, Ore. last week was worth thou
sands OF dollars to the railroad company. A
thousand dollars worth Of powder would NOT
nave accomplished what the rain did. The
hock ana dirt fell into the bulkhead Just where
it was wanted.
Thomas Jones, for long years a porter
In hardware house in Fort Wayne. has, by the
death OF relative in England, fallen heir to
tate valued at So 000,O00. Jones has been dav
laoorer all his life, and he taxes his good for.
tune In sensible manner.
"A brilliant flash of lightning, followed
by roll Of thunder, brought Boston's citizens
to their windows the other night few minutes
past 10 o'clock. snow was falling at the time.
and later hail fell in thick showers. The light.
nlng was continued at intervals during half an
nour, Dut the thunder was not heard again.
Seattle was founded 50 years ago by
some 80 or 40 men. who went there in the
schooner Exact, which had been chartered by
. party Of California miners to 90 to Alaska.
These young men were landed at Alki point.
and went to the site of Seattle, which was then
an Indian settlement and mainly a dense
forest.
William Holland, German farm hand.
working on Mr.. Fox's place, a mile from Fin
ley station, Cumberland county, N. J., has been
troubled with dull pain in his left ear. Pick
ing at it on Sunday he was suddenly relieved OF
the pain by taking from the ear a small black
pug about the size Of pin head. For one year
this bug was lodged in the ear, and gave him
much trouble.
"A deer was captured alive in Monson,
Ne, recently. He was first seen crossing the
narrows Of Lake Hebron, within 80 rods of rhe
hotel, walking slowly, and seemed to be study.
ing the plan Of the village until a team drove
onto to the pond. when he suddenly changed
his intentions and started up the pond making
bis way directly into Mr.. Eben Brayis yard
where he was captured.
"A cOrked bottle that evidently had
hoated about 1000 miles, was picked up in the
river near Pointe Coupee, La, last week, II
was opened and the contents found TO be a slim
of paper bearing these words: Thrown over
at st. Paul, MInn., 18th Of April, 1880, byR. @.
Libby. Finder please advertise where it was
truly. Send this paper to the St Louis Repu6-
Tic to advertise" The paper was dry and
well preserved, and the characters not in the
least defaeed, The paper was mailed to the
Republic
George W. Fox, Of Redwood City, Cali
fornia, has In his possession one Of the most
remarkable curiosities ever found on the Pacific
coast-nothing more nor less than an abalons
SHE'LL in the interior Of which, firmly sncased In
the pearly shell secretion, there are . baby's
shoe and stocking. The shape perfect in
every particular, and the size Indicates that the
owner Of these pedal coverings was a very
young child. The sole Of the shoe and the toe
badly worn and red from water soaking can be
plainly seen where the secretion has not entire.
Iy enVeloped them
Here is how one Maine minister spends
his spare time this winter: Elder Bowie, Of
Phipsburg, is running the steam holster of the
Parker's Head Ice Comppny at present, Wills
still performing his pastoral duties On Sun
day he walks up from the Center, holds his
services at the two churches under his charge,
takes whatever the congregations feel like Civ.
ing, and helps himself out In various WAYS,
The general opinion of him entertained BY the
people Pc Is p pretty S clearly shown eg the remark
nearest OF being one Of the old apostles Of any
man ever see"
Flowers are fading as trimmings for
evening dresses, says q London paper, and the
fashion is setting in toward birds and insects.
Flights of jet swallows are seen fleeing across
the skirt Of an evening dress. Perhaps the
bodice will be ornamented with swallow, too.
Huge butterflies made Of jet gold tinsel, or of
pearls and iridesoent beads are made large
enough TO come right across the front of the
bodice of an evening dress The wings are OUT
spread, and the butterflies are said 70 be mod.
eled from natural specimens. Smaller butter
flies hover about the shoulders and on the
skirt
hotels are few and ill-conducted in Bra
zilIan coast towns, but there are excellent
French and German restaurants in Bahia and
Pernambuco. When one has the bill 70 settle
he finds that the score runs into the Thousands.
The basis of currency is an imaginary unit, the
reis, 1000 of which make a mllreis, worth, apart
from exchange, about 50 cents. The lowest
nickel coin is 100 reis, worth cents. Below
these are copper coins, 20 reis, being equivalents
to a cent. II one dimes with friend at a res
taurant the score will amount to 1900 reis-a
result startling to the uninttiated. When real
estate transactions are conducted the figures
rise into the millions and when trade statistics
are computed billions and trillions are brought
IN. Reversing the process, one pays 1000 reis
to a boatman TO 90 ashore from steamer loo
reis or a milreis for bottle Of beer and some
cheese. 500 reis to guide for pilOtags through
! public building, 200 reis for ride on a street.
car, 100 reis for turn on the lift from the