Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-27
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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About 75O couples are divorced an
nually in Berlin.
| Land values in Berlin have increased
| s. per cent IN the last ten years.
scandinavian sailors predominate on
vessels of nearly all nationalities
In Germany more than 13O, 900 married
women work in shops and factories.
Tigers are dying out in India. During
a recent expedition only six were killed.
The National Academy, London, had
80, $50 admissions on public days in 1890, an
average of 259o
"A funeral took place the other day at
Hannibal. No., at which six young women on.
ciased as pallbearers.
The City Council of Santa Barbara,
CAL, has ordered every eucalyptus tree that
stands within 100 feet of q water main to be cut
down.
The sleighing, which is now good, be-
tween Gilmanton Iron Works village and La
COMA, n H., began on December and has
been continuous since.
An oak tree ielled in Branch county,
Mich, the other day. measured five feet in
diameter and. according to the rings on the
stump, was 496 years old.
1t is asserted that a resident of Me-
banes, N. C., found the other day in a second
hand mattress, which he had used for year, .
wad of bank notes aggregating sl,OlL
French chemists are again certain that
they have overcome the difficulty that has
hitherto prevented them from producing large
rubies, and they can make them of reasonable
size.
A man in Bloomington, Ills, recently
c0nn
his decliningydays with them. They accepted
the money and then had him put in the Door
house.
-BerIin's Society for the Homeless shell
tered last year los. 600 men and 1850 women.
Since 1870 the society has assisted. with lodg-
ings, baths, breakfasts and medicinal care,
100000 persons.
"A policeman in Dubuque, Ia, captured
a deer with lasso on his beat the other night,
and attempted to take the animal to the sta
ton, but instead was given lively turn around
town. his prisoner finally escaping to the woods.
"A colony of two or three hundred mon
keys is reported to exist in the everglades Of
Florida. They are supposed to owe their origin
to the wreck of a vessel upon the coast. having
on board monkeys, which escaped into the for
est.
In 1890 there were in Germany /, ,131
participated. The total number of strikers
was 1894 440. In 40 cases they were entirely un-
successful; in 46S, partially successful; in l6
they got all they demanded.
The first offender whom Mayor Post, OF
Tampa. Fla. called upon Friday morning. was
the last man who appeared before him when he
was Mayor of the town of Tampa five years
ago. For the sake of "auld lang syne" His
Honor only assessed fine of 81
The war upon sslf-binders continues in
Dayiess county, Ind, and the vandals, in try
ing to wipe out these labor-saving machines,
have burned % Darns within the past Is months, I
and 81 horses have been cremated, besides other
live stock. Property valued In excess OF SoO,OOO
has been destroyed.
-Germany's merchant marine compre-
hends 1884 vessels. with registered tonnage
of 1920 72I Six years ago the figures were
respectively 4,257 and !, 294, ,2S8. The number OF
sailing ships has fallen during this time from
3 6U7 to 2779 and the number OF steamships has
increased from $50 to 8l5.
Two hundred invitations to a wedding
created much excitement in the Chinese colony
of Chicago the other day. The groom was
formerly of Pekin and the bride OF Poland.
The fashion correspondent says that the bride
was attired in white satin and the groom wore
a neglige costume OF blue jeans.
The Compagnie Generate des Voitures
of Paris are about to start a paper entitled
Parts Voiture which will be secured by put
ting a sou piece in slot in every cab. The
paper will contain the bills of the theaters,
few illustrations and tips for the races. The
purchaser will also be insured during the
drive.
The tremendous variation in prices for
valuable books is illustrated by the figures for
the Valdarfer Boecaccio. In 1872 the only per-
feet COPY in existence was sold at the disbLrsal
nf ~, Nm of jhrarV
A Roxburghe Club was formed in honor Of the
sale. A copy with five leaves missing was sold
last week for f23O.
The Hawaiian race has been steadily
dwindllng in numbers during the present GEN.
tury, and the latest census gives it population
of but 4G, 0O0 or a decrease of one-half within a
half century, so that it's extinction must soon
be compIete The Japanese, who number 40
600, 600, are increasing and, 1t is thought they
may soon replace the vanishing race and re-
people the Islands.
"A singular incident is related Of two
Georgia brothers who were devotedly attached
to each other and who had often expressed the
desire that they might die together. On Thurs
day at Gainesville, Walter Wood in attempt
ing TO cross the Tombigbee river in a skif, was
drowned by his boat capsizing. On the same
day, and about the same time, his brother, Ju-
Ian Wood, who was working in glass factory
at Birmingham, was overcome by gas and died
in few minutes.
Two men of Palmersville, Tenn, re-
Gently cut down tree. On the trunk, about
eight feet from the stump, was gnarl which
covered little hollow. On cutting into the
hollow which had been completely overgrown,
they found inside a frog which was lif5less but
well preserved. BY counting the grains it was
that the tree was at least 30 years
uld. The frog had been preserved for years in
his alright home
The spire of st. Helen's Church, in the
Isle of Wight, which was built in the beginning
of the last century and shortly afterward struck
by lightning, had, as was supposed the large
bell of it's chime cracked, as the tone was very
much muffled. The other day a church warden
happened to be in the belfry and through Curl
osity examined the bell. He found that there
was no crack in it. but piece of wood broken
from the wheel was pressing against the edge
and stopping the vibration. This being re-
moved, the bell, after being muttled for 170
years, rang out merrily, to the astonlshment Of
The inhabitants of the town.
Two or three miles west of Hiwassee,
Ca, a capitalist is mining for corundum. The
other day he found that his supply of water
mad ceased to flow. One of his workmen was
dispatched to lind out the cause. He quickly
and saiti that the mountain was sink
ng. Soon the alarm spread and parties started
out to solve the mystery. They found that
yery large fssure was opening in the earth in
he shape of a semicirce and large trees were
alling In every direction. The amount of land
was about 40 acres. This looked
IS if it might be slide but by examining
closely they found that other assures were
opening on the southwest and northeast, cross
ng the mountain. The opening in some places
vas six feet wide. The depth was not dis
severed.
CLIPPED CONCEITs.