Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-16
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hurt.
AT Cherokee, Ca, Squire united
very young couple. The groom was 10 and the
bride Il years of age.
The hundred and twenty-hfth house
keeper of an old widower of Pleasantville, Pa
gave MIN thrashing the other day.
Milo Cooper, a former slave of Jefferson
Davis now living at Orlando, Fla. has sent a
lou OF nne peach trees to Mrs. Jefferson DaVls
Two weeks ago Hollis Mosher, of Rock
ford, drew sparrow-bounty of SAL 19 Last
week ne presented .S74 heads and drew 500 %.
The young women of the Detroit, Mich,
School of Art have revolted because the con-
ductor of that institution decreed that no pupil
shall be allowed to chew gum.
"A young couple in Sampson county,
n. c. were married on Tuesday. The lady's
name was Miss James Henry and that of the
groom was Mr.. Henry James.
Mr.. Ward Parsons, of Parsons, offers to
donate fge acres Of welLlocated land near the
town OF Parsons. W. Va, to any company that
Will give steady employment to so men.
Ex-senator William Malone, of Vir-
ginia, will deliver an address on Monday even
ing next at the Manufacturers' Club, I409 Wal
nut street, on THE Black Man in the South"
christopher Schwartz. prominent
baker of Allentown, has brought suit for $500
damages against Elmer Bernhard. who is al
legged to have said that Schwartz sold stale
bread.
Some idea Of the amount OF plates kept
by the Methodist Book Concern in New York
may be formed from the fact that the agents
have just sold for old metal over so tons of old
plates and type.
1t is stated that the Russian Govern
ment will attempt in April to lift two English
steamers, which were sunk off BaIaklava during
the Crimean War. 1t is believed that one Of
the vessels contains f40, 600,
George LaBarge, of Ada, fel1ed a tree
recently and found a steel trap grown fast be-
tween two limbs in the top, and an owls feather
in the trap. There was an owl in the neighbOr-
hood some years ago with a trap fast on his
foot.
The results of recent experiments in the
Mediterranean showing how far daylight will
penetrate the water were found with gelatlne-
bromide plates. The greatest depth was ISIS
feet or 327 feet short of the limit assigned some
years ago.
In Chester, Pa, the colored people have
come to the conclusion. after a trial of eight
years. that the education of white and bikck
and have asked for separate schools to befs-
tablished.
There is negro man in Hickey
Mountain, N. C.,who is the champion runnelff
the State. He is a great rabbit hunter ard
hunts without dog or gun, and can catch mote
rabbits by outrunning them than anybody elSe
can with dogs.
The great body of the Eskimos of the
Arctic region, the Tinnehs of the Upper Yukor
and the Eskimos of the coast of Behring Sea
live in log huts partially underground. They
have made less advancement in civilization
than the lower coast tribes.
The eulichon, or candle fish, which aru
found near the glacial streams in the Arcti
region, are dried by the natives and used fer
lights during their long winter evenings. They
are also salted and smoked, put up like herring
and exported to limited extent.
An Adelaide, Australia, daily parsr
has in its employ three men named Day. One
of them is called Sun Day. because be is a cler-
gyman: another being the cashier, IS called Pay
Day, while the third being law reporter, goes
by the name of Judgment Day.
There is perch fish in a well at Mr..
William Ayeras near Nashville, Ca, known to
be 35 years old. When the well is being cleaned
"perche" is taken out, placed in bucket Of
fresh water. and kept until the work is COM
pleted. The fish keeps the well clear of all In
sects.
Hartman, the pedestrian, returned
Wednesday to Wabash from Chicago, where he
has completed arrangements for his great walk
of 1900 miles to the Pacific coast on a wager of
IS. 900. The final deposit of $500 was made
Tuesday night in New York by Harriman's
hackers.
1t seems that fhe African elephant is in
danger of being as thoroughly exterminated as
has been the American bison. The demand
for ivory has caused them to be reIentlessly
hunted and they have become so scarce that
the supply Of ivory has greatly decreased and
its price has advanced in proportion.
AN Alabama negro recently brought to
some chips cut from a cork tree
in his neighborhood. He saws the tree
was imported from the old country and planted
many years ago, when mere twig. It has
grown to be several feet in circumference and
the chips show it to be genuine cork tree.
State Food Commissioner Derthick has
been examining the extra pure Vermont maple
syrup sent into Ohio by Detroit firm and he
two parts glucose. Is this due to the sugar
tariff, or to an awakening Detroit eonsciencef
A few years ago the formula was one barrel of
sugar to five of glucose.
I'm a suburban cemetery near Detroit
Ire three graves of husbands of the same
woman, all in row, and a most remarkable and
Of the place is the three head
and expensive stone; the second ex-
1ibits considerable reduction, and the third is
! very cheap affair indeed.
William Martin. a pattern maker for
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
oany met singular death at South Pittsburg
Tenn. He was in an intoxicated condition,
md while eating breakfast undertook to sWal-
ow piece of steak two inches wide and six
inches long. 1t stuck in his throat and would
neither go down nor up. and before medical aid
,ould be summoned Martin choked to death.
While boy was cutting bananas from
bunch hanging in front of Burlington. VT.
grocery store, a large tarantula sprang at him,
striking him on the side of the neck. From
he boys neck the insect leaped into a barrel
alf full of crackers. No one caring to med
lie with such an ugly customer at the suggeS-
ion of policeman the barrel vas dosed with
kerosene and then carried into the street and
let on fire.
w. D. DAIMLER, an old colored man who
ives in Orangeburg county, S. C., goes every
rear to the graveyard where his former master
md mistress lie buried and cleans off their
raves. In speaking of the matter, he said: II
are for those who once cared for me- These
White folks belonged to before God broke the
,onds of slavery, and, since God has taken
hem first and left me behind, go every wear
md clean OFF their graves"
The story comes from Augusta, Ga,
hat recently hen Matched out a lot of
but to one of them, for some unac-
ountacle reason, showed much aversion
nal!y driving the little chick from her flock
Tut the chick quickly found a Sympathetic
artner in white puppy that owed allegiance
the same household They eat and play to-
ether. When the chick gets sleepy it hons on
ne back of the dog and dozes away with as
luch confidence as If under the protecting
ing Of its mother.
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