Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

L. E. Blochman, of Cat Canon, Cal, has
a perfume farm containing over 1900 lavender
plants.
The celebrated star Algol has diane
ter of !, $4,000 miles, or $4,000 times greater
than our sun.
The number of confrmations in the
Church Of England last year was 900, against
Farmer Drisko, of Jonesborough, Me-,
has plow. it is said. that has been in constant
service for 50 years.
"A candidate for Alderman in Macon,
Ga, has made a BET of s., 900 upon his election.
snould he win, the money is to go to the hos
pital fund.
AT the christening of Chinese baby in
New York. few days ago, each guest pre-
sented the child with so gold piece wrapped
"A Brooklyn court has lust awarded
$4,000 to Frank Ehrman. aged years, who lost
ng Ieg oy oelng run over on the Brooklyn City
Passenger Railway
AS the result of an agreement arrived
at by the Mayor and theatrical men of Mil
waukee, show bills must be submitted to the
Cnle1 OF Police hereafter before being posted
There is S12 hog case in Montgomery
county. Ind, which has been in litigation for
years. and in which the costs already aggregate
s9OO. Last week it was appealed to the Supreme
Court.
in Nebraska City, Neb.. the other day,
Judge Chapman sentenced Lee Finney to Is
months imprisonment for burglary. and Will
lam Fry to four years for stealing an old suit Of
clothes.
Secretary Window has ordered the strict
enforcement of a rule, which has been in abey.
ance. forbIdding the smoking of tobacco in any
part OF the treasury Department. building at
Washington.
An invalid's chair propelled BY cleo
tricity is among the late novelties The battery
Is capable of propelling the chair over an
oralnarY road Tor nine hours at the rate of six
miles an hour.
"A demand seems to have lately arisen in
England for hydromel, drink prepared from
honey. and large consignment Of this Polish
saw to London.
French Canadians have been attracted
BY the accounts Of deserted farms in Vermont
New Hampshire and Maine aud report has it
that by spring the great bulk of these lands
Will nave passed into their possession,
According to recently published
census of Vassar College graduates it appears
that Of S67 young ladies, whose career after
leaving the institution had been learned. 3l5, or
little more than 80 per cent. had married
The Springfield, Mass, police have
adopted the plan of giving tramps a soup
breakfast and making them saw wood for four
hours after the meal. which is having the effect
OF thinning out those dodgers at the City Hall.
If a boy Is years of age should be LETT
ten acres of land in Michigan and his guardian
should cover it with hickory trees, the income
of the boy when he came to be 80 years old
would be from $1,000 to sll, 900 clean cash OF
his little farm.
Samuel Watts, of Boston, has presented
to the town of Thomaston, Me- handsome
brick block, known as Watts block, which he
has built during the last season at a cost of
$50, 600, and which contains stores offices for
town purposes, a large hall and banquet room
The rent from the building is to 90 to the de-
serving poor of the town.
There is a man living in Androscoggin
county who is obliged to go to Jay, in Franklin
county, Me-, every day to feed his pigs and
cows. HIS name IS Mr.. Loami B. Thompson.
and he is One of Livermore's well-to-do farmers
and large fruit growers. He lives about IL
miles north Of Livermore Corner, on the Jay
road. The town and county lines run between
his house and barn.
"A relic from the DAYS when people vet
resorted to old heather rites instead of to
| modern skill for the cure of toothache was
found in Porter, Me-, the other day when a
man in cutting down white ash tree came
upon lock of hair six inches or so under the
| bark. 1t would be interesting to know what
was the result of this particular instance of a
misguided attempt at faith cure in auld lang
syne.
Major Won Wissmann expects to 20 to
Bagomoya from Zanzibar and to inspect all the
stations along the coast, New buildings will
be put up under his direction where they are
needed, If the necessary funds are at hand He
is still convinced of the great Importance Of
building railroad from Bagomoya to Dar-es-
Salaam, and work will be begun on 1t as soon
as the German Government gives its approval
to the project.
The movement for purchasing Dove
| Cottage. Grasmere and fitting it up as a perm
anent memorial of Wadsworth has been re-
markably successful 1t was announced that
5000 would be required for the purchase of
the freehold and Tor fitting up the cottage as a
Wordsworth museum. OF this sum 81. go has
now been subscribed, the cottage is purchased,
and in the present winter the little place will
be put in order.
AT Quincy, Ga, the other day Mat
Armistead went over to his fathers home to
have a settlement with him, and carried his
Winchester rifle along. A dispute occurred and
old man CHARLES Armistead, the father, turned
away from his son to resume plowing when
Mat shot him in the back. Charles fell for
ward on his face. when Mat ran up to him and
fired three more balls into the already dead
body, and then fed.
Flat Rock, Jennings county, Ind, is in
diamonds there. 1t is said two brillianrs were
picked out of the rock in a newly dug well by
Charles Stader, which were pronounced by ex-
perrs to be diamonds of the first water. They
weighed over three karats each. Some gold
was found in Jennings county years ago. but
not in paying quantity, and several fne rubies
have been discovered in that section at various
times.
Orders have been given by the French
Minister of War for the construction Of IRON
clad light towers for use in the fortresses along
the banks of the Mas. The light will be sup
piled by a powerful arc lamp with fixed focus,
and the approach of an enemy at night without
detection is thus rendered impractIcable. The
DYNAMO will be driven by a gas engine, and the
cupola of the towers will be so made tnat lu-
stantaneous elevation or depression can De
nruiectors as well as the men working them
will be protected by steel armor.
During the last fiscal year 81, ,667, ,948
we're disbursed from the office Of the pension
agent at Augusta Me. OF course the greater
mart of this disbursement is on account Of the
War of the Rebellion. The survivors received
81 s6s, 740 the widows, 1882 262; minors, Is 2s7,
and dependent relatives, s2s5,072 They all re-
ceiyed the large sum total of s2677. .948 These
pensioners are drawing sums Of money varying
from 81 66 a month to s4l6 66 q month. There
are only three persons. however, who get the
highest figure. The highest amount month
for apy considerable number of pensions is S72
a month At the rate of $50 month are l3 1913
pensioners; at SA there are IL. O5o; at Sl7 are
l09SI at SIS To- 5l3 at Sl4 are II 753; at Sl2
3 at $40 are 80 100; at S8 n SS5; at S. are
S3 5S6 and at "a monthly are 70SS5 pensioners.
There was disbursed to the survivors OF the
War of 1872 So sos and to the widows of the
soldiers of that war sS3,O22