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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
Painting From Life Models.

A life art clan has been formed by the
artists of the two cities, and real life models,
male and female, pose before it as is done in
the French studios. The studio is in ALLIE.
gbeny, The male model is q mill worker
and gets 81 for posing 80 minutes. The wo-
man is paid more.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
Locomotive Engineers in Town.

A number of locomotive engineers living
along the Pittsburg division of the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad returned home last evening
on the fast line. They were in town assist.
ing at special meeting of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers held yesterday ut
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

The ordinary safe does not offer the pro-
lection you should have for valuables OF
papers. You can have that protection in
the safe deposit vaults of the Farmers De-
posit National Bank, &c Fourth avenue.
Boxes rented at SIS and upward MwF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
Exposition Offering.

Your picture free, and handsomely
framed, given away during the Exposition,
by Hendricks & Co., No. 60 Federal street,
Allegheny, with every dozen. Cabinets, ST.
No extra charge for family groups.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

BEER is the unrivaled beverage of all
classes. The Iron City Brewing Co. s
"Pilsner" brand is of superior quality.
Best dealers keep it. Telephone 1856
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
The Coming Irish-American Convention.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13-At a meeting of the
Municipal Council of the Irish National
League to-day a telegram was read from
National Secretary John P. Sutton, giving to
Daniel Cookery, Illinois State delegate, full
charge of the arrangements for the conven-
tion of Irish-Americans called by President
John Fitzgerald to assemble here October l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

PORTER is refreshing drink and bene-
fetal when properly made. Send trial
order to Iron City Brewery. Telephone
1186.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

Working Under the Scale.

1t is said that the roughers down on the
bar mill of divers South Tenth street
plant are working for 2 cents under the
scale price. An Investigation will be made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

PORTER is refreshing drink and bene-
fetal when properly made. Send trial
order to Iron City Brewery. Telephone
11S6.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
b. q b.

IF you want furniture or carpets go to the
Henry Auction Company, "a and 26 Ninth
street. Sales every Tuesday and Friday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

ALE finds great favor as pleasant bever-
fge with od many psTHgIs Tssnb1a Try as Iron City
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14

ALE finds great favor as pleasant bever.
age with many people. Try Iron City
Brewing Co. s ale. Telephone 1885.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
sALVADOR's NEW SEA.

Earthquake Shocks Continue, and the Loss
Amounts to at Least S5OO,OOO.
SALVADOR, Sept. 13.-The water in LA
pango CojutepeQue, or Illabasco Lake, con-
tinues to rise. The workmen sent by the
Government to open an outlet to the ocean
are still hard al work.
The earthquake shocks continue to be felt
at irregular intervals The earthquake of
September was experienced all over the
country. The material losses are estimated
at $500 600, although this seems q low figure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14


Magistrate Gripp, at Central station, had
81 cases, mostly drunks. Bertha Clio and
Maria Watson, for fighting on Second ave
nue., were fined IS and costs each. William
Hickey had been arrested Saturday night for
fighting with John Low on Webster avenue.
A big crowd was around them when Officer
with considerable difficulty after Officer
Bosenblast came to bis assistance.
of Hickey's friends, and was taking
an active part in the effort to get Hickey
away from the officers. The officers heard
him repeatedly cry out: Someone lend me
knife, I'd get Hickey loose,'' Johnston was
picked out OF the crowd after the others had
been secured and was taken to the station
with them. The Police Judge gave Hickey
80 days and Johnston 30 days to the work
house. Low, who seemed to be the assaulted
party, was let off with light fine. James
Nolan got 80 days for disorderly conduct on
Liberty street. John Thompson got so days
for keeping gambling house at Roberts
street and Webster avenue. Seven visitors
to the house were released on fines Of So and
costs.
Ill Treated Their Families.
Magistrate McKenna, at the Twelfth Ward
station, fined J. A. Russell S5 and costs for
entering Mary McFarland's house on Spring
alley and throwing a lighted lamp on the
floor. John Bettley was similarly fined for
whipping his wife on the street. Joseph
Egan, who got drunk and turned his family
out of the house, was also fined S. and costs
James Brown paid s25 and costs for running
gambling house on Mulberry Alley, near
Twentv-ninth street. Eight visitors were
fined IS and costs each.
~
Slow in Succop's District.
Magistrate Succop had % cases at the
Twenty-eighth ward station. William
Hever was fined S. and costs for standing on
the South Tenth street bridge and swearing
at fardmaster Smith, of the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad. Frank McGinty and
NJ Marky were fined 81 and costs each for
standing at South Twenty-fifth and Carson
streets at o'clock yesterday and crying out
murder" "help," "police, etc. just ior fun.
~
The East End Very Quiet.
cases at the Nineteenth ward station.
Samuel Rainey was fined $25 and costs for
actlng susplciously about several stores on
common drunks.
Allegheny just the Same.
Mayor wyman, of Allegheny, had % cases.
Ed. Fuller. colored, was arrested about l
o'clock in the morning by officer Clark for
shooting a revolver at Louis Whalen during
a difference of opinion i'll a house at Second
and James streets. Fuller was held until the
matter can be investigated to-day. John
Martin, q masher, was sent to Jail for 10 DAYS
for insisting on walking along the street
with lady whom he did not know. The
other cases were common drunks.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.
Il Wonderful Machine Intended to Detect
New Comets.

Il Wonderful Machine Intended to Detect
New Comets.
(! A western astronomer had invented
device for capturing comets without the
trouble Of sitting up all night to hunt
4or them. He is going to discover them
by an ingenious combination Of ma
Shinery and chemistry. His telescope
Is to be set going in such way us to
sweep a large section Of the heavens
automatically, and when 1t comes face
10 face with q comet, no matter how
a4aint, the machine will sound an cleo
tric bell in his sleeping-room.
This wonder, says the Toledo Blade,
is to be performed by the aid OF the re-
Gently discovered element, se1eniu1n.
The light from an object in the field Of
view is made to fall upon a prism, back
Of which is metal diaphragm with
Sits corresponding to the positions of
the three hydrocarbon bands that char
acterize the spectra of comets and OF
them only. Hence the light from any
other object is intercepted by the bars,
but that from a comet passes between
them and then falls upon selenirm
cell that connects with battery and
alarm. The affair is simple enough
when one understands it.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
IIoneT in the Mails.

Scattered on the floor Of q postal Ger
on the Now York & Pittsburgh railroad,
in which were tons Of mail matter, the
clerks found, q week CT two ago, three
hundred and ten dollars in gold pieces
of various denominations. Portions Of
the wrapper were found, but not enough
to identify the address or serve as
clew to the sender. The one who mailed
the package doubtless thought he could
save the cost of registering or else he
did not know how to put up package.
There is no way of identifying lost coin,
and the person in this instance, who
shipped his gold in a fimsy wrapper,
will probably never be able to prove
his claim to the money now held by
Uncle Sam. The post Office officials say
that it is common practice for people
to mail money Of large and small
amounts in common envelopes and light
wrappers.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
HE PUZZLES THE CLERKS.
A Daily Visitor at a Pittsburgh Hote
Who Has Strange Pecu1iaritleS.

A Daily Visitor at Pittsburgh Hotel
Who Has Strange Peculiarit1es.
t'There goes a. mysterious character"
said one of the Anderson clerks, to a
Pittsburgh Dispatch reporter, as he
pointed to a man who was going away
after looking over the register. 'FWe
call him the unknown around here
The man in question is familiar on
the streets, but nobody seems to know
his name or business. He smiles little,
yet is pleasant in his manner, and he
talks seldom. 81 would like to know
something about him." continued MIR.
Wells. 'tHe has been coming into the
hotel at certain hour every day for the
last few years to look over the register.
His general salutation is Good morn
ing and he was never known to say
anything else. During all this time he
has asked to see but one man. Do you
wonder that we often speculate about
his business and name? He is worse
than Chinese puzzle. The unknown
is so regular in his habits that we lave
thrown our regulator into the street
and we now set the clock by his ap-
pearance. He is always on deck at ten
o'clock in the morning and about 4:05 IN
the afternoon"
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
Education in Egypt.

Education is making great strides in
Egypt, and the natives are beginning
: to show appreciation of the advantages
of the reorganized government schools
. In 1887 there were only twelve schools
under the minister of public instruction,
with an attendance of 1919 pupils, of
/! whom only SO per cent. paid fees, and
!; the total receipts were $4,000 Last
year the number of these schools
! throughout the country, as far south as
Assuan, open to all races and creeds,
was forty-seven; the attendance was
1907, of whom 60 per cent. were paying
pupils, and the receipts reached nearly
7! e20,0 1000. The increase is significant, as
education is not compulsory. 1t is a
rule, however, that all pupils must
! learn either English Or French, and it is
! significant that whereas in 1889 only
! Il per cent. of them selected English,
in 1890 the proportion rose to % per
cant
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
Mutilating Coin.

: Would it be legal for jeweler to
smooth the face of coin and engrave
thereon monogram or figure? This is
the interesting and practical question
which has been presented at the
United States courts by two lawyers,
who wished to know if that would be
considered as mutilation of the national
coin, and therefore violation Of the
law. The reply was made that any
person who treated a coin in the man
ner suggested did so at his peril, as it
was not at all clear that it was not a
violation of the statute which imposes
a punishment Of fine and imprisonment
on any person who 'sfraudulently'
initiates or defaces coin. 1t is said
that it may be difficult for an arrested
person TO prove that what he did was
not in law fraudulent.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
Hard to Believe.

Aman keeps two railroad restaurants,
one in Charlotte and one in Central, in
the Carolinas. He gives a better meal
than anyone ever ate in such place
before, with game and native claret
thrown in. But the queerest thing
about him is the way he orders his wait
ers to treat the people: 'sTake another
quail please" they say. t'Do have
some more wine, please. Take piece
Of each kind Of pie, as well as the pud-
ding, please" And when the meal is
over these walters beg the people please
! take the floral decorations to the ladies
ION the train, and please to carry off the
fruit to the children.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
SWiFTER THAN PIGEONS.
Swallows Successfully Trained to Act as
Carriers.

Swallows Successfully Ira1ued co Act as
Carriers
The experiments lately made in the
north Of France by NJ. Jean Desbouvrie
in training swallows as carriers have
proved SO successful, says che London
Chronicle, that they will probably re-
suit in the establishment of regular
training stations. M. Desbouvrie be-
gan his experiments by taking a nest Of
young swallows and their mother, and
letting them fly from his doorstep at
Roubaix to their nest under the tiles
above. He gradually increased the
distance to Lille, from which they re-
turned to Roubaix in about four min
utes-over a mile a minute. AT
last the birds were taken to Paris,
one hundred and forty miles from
their home, TO which they returned in
an incredibly short space of time. M.
Desbouvrie at last arranged q race be-
tween his pigeons and his swallows
from Paris to Roubaix, the result of
which was the triumph Of the swallows,
who were home three-quarters OF an
hour before their rivals, the distance
covered being, as we have said, about
one hundred and forty miles. It is pro-
posed to hold a grand swallow competi-
ton this summer in the north Of France,
AT which valuable prizes will be
awarded to the owners of the winning
birds
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
THE OLDEST LIVING NAG.
A Kentucky Animal That Carries g Dcep
Som from the Naxican War.

A Kentucky Animal That Carries Deep
Scar from the Mexican WAX.
The oldest horse ,on record is owned
by Mai. Robert Mas, of Louisville, Ky.,.
who possesses papers proving it's age to:
be something over forty-seven years,
says the Memphis Commercial Ivan
hoe, as he is called, is large bay.
with a. white spot Oh his forehead, and,
up TO 4 few years ago, Of gentle. af-
.fectionate disposition, but has grown
:peevish and capricious with his increas~
I ing age. This, however, is only shown
toward strangers, while he is devoted to:
his master and his children, who play
about him with perfect fearlessness.
;Ivanhoe was stolen several times dur.
ing the civil war, but invariably made.
his way back in safety to his pasture, !:
having ,1ntrived in some way to escape
from his captors
He bears on the right flank the scar
Of a, gunshot wound received in the
Mexican war, at the battle of Buena !
Vista, while ridden by Maj. Mas ,
grandfather. 1t is over thirty years !.
since Ivanhoe has known bride or har-
ness but spends his days strolling about
his pasture. into which he will allow
no other horses to be placed, but will
resent all intrusions with a vigorous
use Of his teeth and heels. His facul-
ties all appear unilnpaired. with the ex-
:ception of total deafness, resulting
from a. severe attack of disease prev
alent few years ago.
i, Far from being feeble, Ivanhoe moves
briskly about, and will often permit two
or three OF the younger children to
mount and ride him about the pasture.
; He has, however, lost nearly all of his
teeth, and lives upon boiled corn and
other soft food. He made his last ap-
ipearance in public at the cattle fair held
in Lexington last fall, and came home
completely denuded Of his name and
!, tail, by people securing thus relics Of
the oldest horse known.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE
Population In the United States Densese
with Moderate Rainfall

Population In the United States Densese
with Moderate Rainfall
The census bureau has ascertatned
that the main body of the population OF
the country inhabits the region in which
the annual rainfall is between 80 and 50
inches, three-fourths of the inhabitants
or whereabouts being found there. On
either side, as the rainfall increases OF
diminishes, the population diminishes
rapidly.
The arid region of the west, says the
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph, where
the rainfall is less than so inches-a re-
gion which comprises two-hfths OF the
entire area of the country contains at
present less than per cent OF the
population. The greatest density OF
population is in the area enjoying from
40 to so inches Of annual rainfall the
average of this region being 50 inhabitr
ants to the square mile.
The most favorable conditions OF hui
man life would seem to exist where 1T is
neither too wet nor too dry, and we
have had an illustration Of this lately
in the large increase Of the death rate
from diseases induced or fostered by ex-
cessively wet weather.
The census bureau also Investigated
the distribution of population with ref
erence to the mean annual tempera~
ture. Elaborate tables are given
which show that in 1870, 1880 and 1890,
more than half the population was hv-
ing under a temperature between IS
and IS degrees, and that between As
and 60 were found from 20 to Is per
cent. of the inhabitants. Only a tritie
over per cent were living where the
temperature was greater ohan 70 de-
grees, while in the region whose tenn
perature was above IS degrees the num-
Der of inhabitants was trifing.
The number of inhabitants to the
square mile not only expresses the den
sity of population but also gives a
comparative measure Of the absolute
number and the increase in absolute
number.
The greatest density is and has beeu.:
since 1870, where the temperature
ranges from so to IS degrees. From
this as maximum it diminishes rap.
idly both with an increase and decrease
in temperature. The most rapid pro-
portional increase in population has
taken place at the two extremes, where
it has trebled during the twenty years
intervening between 1870 and $780,.
while in the same time it has increased
but 50 per cent. in the most densely set
tied group.
The average annual temperature Of
the United States, excluding Alaslz q
from consideration, is So degrees. The
average annual temperature under
which the people of the country live,
taking into account the density Of set
Element, is practically the same.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
Bow Screws on Ocean Racers.

In order to do away with the enor
nous pressure of the water against the
front Of ocean steamships an English
inventor has introduced a novel device
which he claims will enable faster time
to be made by vessels, in addition to
facilitating the maneuvering Of ships
and tending to avoid collisions. The
on each side of the bow, each fortyfve
degrees with the bow, and ninety de-
grees from each other. Experiments
made with these screws show that the
water is thrown from each side of the
bow, forming deep well in front of the
vessel and allowing the stern screws to
effect their full power in propulsion.
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
A Metallic Diet.

The London Lancet has just record
ed a remarkable case. The body Of an
Arab, who was a stowaway on ship
which had just arrived, was found in
the hold and was conveyed to the Sea-
mems hospital at Greenwich, where a
post norton was made. The physicians
noticed that the body was greatly
emaciated, and on opening it there were
found in the alipentary canal twenty
trouser buttons, three cog wheels, ap-
parently portions Of watch, two
inch steel screw which was bent
double, one-inch screw, six pieces Of
lock, the largest half an inch long
and half an inch broad, a circ:2lcr
piece Of brass, several pieces of iron
wire, some bits of brass and lead, and
two key TALES on a ring an inch long.
The man had eaten these things when
sta7'viTr
The Irish standard., 1891-06-27
A SINKING HILL.
A Curious Phenomenon on the Tuttl
Farm in bloomfield. Conn.

Farm in Bloomfield. Conn.
jeremiah futile, farmer Of Bloom
field, has hill on his big farm in that
town that is sinking into the bowels of
the earth, says Hartford Conn., cor
respondent of the New York Sun. Mr..
futile has beautiful farm, most Of
which is in normal condition. There
are great fertile meadows, wide reaches
of noble forest, and here and there spa
cious pastures in which his blooded
cows Craze on heritage that is almost
knee-deep. The queer sinking hill is
in one of the big pastures, in what Mr..
futile calls the crock pasture" The
grass is finer in that one than in any
other pasture in the whole region. Ex-
actly in the center Of the big lot is a
hill, capacious of girth, but not more
than twelve feet high. The oldest in
habitant of Bloomfield, who is upward
of eighty-fve years old, afirms that the
hill is as familiar to him as any room in
his own home, for many Bloomfield
people have been in the habit Of taking
'sshort cut'' home across Jerry's rock
pasture, and that he never noted any
thing odd about the hill until lately
Now, since the hill is said to be sinking,
Bloomfield people avoid the rock pas
ture, for they believe it is enchanted.
A few weeks ago Mr.. futile sent his
hired man, Michael Flann igan, who has
worked on the Tuttle farm for years,
to the rock pasture with the cows, and
in half an hour Michael came home hur-
riedly with startled look in his face.
When he entered the pasture, he said
later, he stopped in amazement, for he
saw at glance that the hill had gone
down into the earth several inches since
his visit to the lot day or two before.
To be sure that his opinion of the hill
was a correct one he went close to it
and took an estimate Of it's height,
':sighting across it's top" at old-time and
trustworthy landmarks, and was Salts
fed that it had gone down not less than
eight or ten inches. After he had told
his story, everyone, Mr.. Tuttle, too,
guyed him mercilessly. But Michael
doesn't drink, so he took the gliding
good naturally, and persisted in affirm
ing that this statement was correct.
His earnestness finally impressed
others, and Mr.. futile and some of the
neighbors visited the rock pasture with
Flanagan, whose declaration at once
was seen to be true. The hill had sunk
several inches since Michael's previous
visit. Moreover, the hill is still sink
ing daily. Slowly and persistently it
| is being swallowed up. 1t is now only
a slight nndulation in the lot, and it's
| top but foot or two above the rest of
the land there. What is the cause Of
the phenomenon no one attempts to ex~
plain, but the Bloomfield people are
certain that very soon the hill will have
| entirely disappeared.