Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


fish is a new industry lust started on North Bay
Dy Gay q Anderson.
The value of a pack Of hounds is re-
vealed by the sale of one recognized as among
the finest in England TOR 5000 glineas.
&C. E. White, of Pomona, took out $50
pounds of honey from q bees nest under the
cornice of his dwelling house on Thursday.
Congress appropristes annually the sum
of S., 900 for White House stationery, kilograms,
DOCKS and other such contingent expenses.
Ralph Anthony, young marksman Of
u years, shot and killed an alligator in Clear
Lake, Fla.. which measured7 feet ana IL 1nchea
"A lively specimen of the rattlesnake
family was found in front Of the bank at Win.
Iers Iass Ihursday morning. The porter killed
"A Vancouver, B. c.. police magistrate
has sent a saloon keeper to jail for three
monlns oesldes innietng fine OF S2O1 for SELL
ing liquor to Indians.
MIR. r. e. Wishart, of Abbeville, Ga,
has tame deer that one of his mules delights
il chasing. Lately the mule made the race
hitched to a cart. which was somewhat dam
aged by coming in contact with stumps and
logs.
"A mineral oil of a beautiful pink color
has been discovered near Bowling Green, KY.
The oil is odorless when cold, but when heated
L
roses. 1t burns slowly. with a rose-colored
flame.
MIR. Prebon was bossing some men at
Auburn last Tuesday who were digging cellar
for a new building He saw something glisten
after shovelful of DIRT was thrown on the
bank and picked it up. 1t was nugget of vir-
gin gold worth S5l.
"A colored preacher from New England
has been telling the Charleston negroes about
GoIo L
that at least 5000 negroes took part in the revo-
luton. and did much to secure the independ-
ence of the colonies.
The tomato, which was pronounced by
the first English subject who tasted one not
many years ago as mot altogether nasty" has
at last conquered England 1t is reported by
the celebrated nurseryman, Veitch, to be
yearly increasing in popularity.
The recent persecution of the jews in
Vienna became so dangerous to all shopkeepers
that the city recently appeared covered with
such signs as Il am a Christian Tradesman!'
christian Brandy Shop" Christian Cheese
mOnger;" Christian Old Clothes Shop"
"A certain Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation recently invited gentleman to deliver
an address. He did SO, but was somewhat
taken back when the chairman at the close Of
his address gave out the hymn, Art thou
weary art thou lauguid, art thou sore op-
pressed?
Fred Hitchings, foreman of the DeLand
Record office, put up $50 ems in minion book
work in five and one-half hours on Friday
morning last. This is the best record ever made
IN newspaper office in South Florida, and
probably in the State Fred has been IN
printing office three years.
"A Garfelds Ore, citizen has discovered
that the squirrels that are shot and left on the
ground are devoured by their fellows. and he
he kills squirrel he cuts hole in it and puts
in strychnlne, and in this way has killed large
number of the pests.
Mrs. n. E. Harwood, while tearing up
the flooring of an old school house, about Is
miles southwest of Dade City, Fla, caused the
building to collapse and fall upon herself and
little daughter Mrs. HarwoOd was instantly
killed. her skull being crushed by the fallen
tmbers. The little daughter was only slightly
hurt.
"A jackson county, Mich, woman lost
her husband, and in the first blush of her un-
controllable grief she ordered handsome
monument to mark the departed's resting
place. Before the stone was completed the
widow had taken new hitch on life and mar
ried again. She refuses to accept OF pay for
the monument, and there's trouble brewing.
An old Irish prophecy declares when
an O'Doherty rules in Derry and an ODonnell
in Raphoe, Ireland will be free. Home Rulers.
therefore. are greatly worked up over the fact
that Rt. Rev. ODoherty has just been conse-
Grated Bishop of Derry in st. Eugene's Cathe-
dral, Londonderry, and that the preacher on
the occasion was DIR. ODonnell, Bishop of
Raphoe.
Some experiments made with mixed
fuel of coal and petroleum, on the Italian
man-of-war Messaggiero, at Spezzia. are well
worth attention. The Messaggiero. which never
before surpassed Is knots an hour, reached
gineers complain that tho immense heat gen.
Grated Injuries the boilers. but that, of course,
can be met.
Mr.. T. r. Powell, of Atlanta, has flag
stag used as General Sherman's headquarters
while he was encamped near Decatur in 1854.
The General made his headquarters at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Powell's father, and in the hurry
of leaving, the flag was taken off the staff
and left. He has preserved 1t, and if parties
hunting relics will correspond with him they
can obtain it.
Two girls on top of an omnibus in Phil
adelphia wore slippers and stockings black to
the helm of the dress, but here a very loud
stripe began that attracted attention from
promenaders of both sexes. When they
started to come down 13 men were counted
within a half square who had unconsciously
stopped and watched to see the shapely beau
ties safely landed.
"A Georgia editor has an old Confederate
shoe, manufactured for the Government in
1864 Just before the war ended. The sole is
fully three-quarters of an inch thick, and is
made of poplar wood. evidently shaped with a
hatchet or drawing knife. The upper Is attached
to the sole with strip Of rawhide, running
tirely around the shoe, the leather being held
to the sole with large carpet tacks. The upper
is of rough cowhide, dressed only on the inside.
AN old lady living at Lewisburg, Ore,
picked up an Indian arrow head that is quite a
relic. 1t is black flint interspersed with quartz,
pearl and emerald, and under the microscope
exhibits a rosea:e hue of exquisite beauty.
The Molalla Indians 40 years ago told .he
whites OF a rock south of Mount Hood in the
mountains that shone with such intense
brightness as to excite superstition IN the
savage breast to such an extent that they
feared to approach the sparkling luminary.
There is not much credulity to be attached to
Indian tradition, but if the stone from which
this arrow head was extracted could be located
gems of great value might be found.