Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-05
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Inc Missouri runs 900 miles tnfougn
Dakota and Is navigable the entire distance
In Waupaca county, Wis, 752,2O0
bushels Of potatoes have been raised TINS
"A prisoner IN the st. Louis jail is
charged with having robbed another prisoner
oh over Sl,OOO Force Of habit.
I "A German who intended embarking ct
Liverpool for America, missed the steamer and
ssWam out after It, He came near being
oto~ned, but was rescued
-Ihe entire family of Thomas Stevens,
o. Farmingdale, Me, are crazy on the subject
;Ia o. monkeys. There are none Of the simian
animals about the house. vet the Stevens pro-
Tess TO see them eVerywhere.
AT Augusta, Me-, some boys playing in
a sandbank uneartheJ a buee skull Of some
extinct animal. The skuII il represented as
pelng Io1r Ieet long aud the huge Jaws carry
tsstn ~ apd seven inches long which are de-
cidedly ugly looking.
"A Brooklyn girl, who is an heiress but
whose property is in care OF a trust company,
applied to the President for money with which
20 Duy seaiskin sacque. He refused, on the
Piled to the Supreme Court throurh a lawyer
tor permIssl0n, and it was granted and in less
Snan Two hours the young lady was wearing the
best one she could ind.
"A few months ago London club sdYeE-
used for secretary. Six hundred candidates
applied The List included graduates Of Oxford
and Cambridge, barristers, doctors, schoolmas-
made up from all arms Of her Maiesfv's milf
tary and naval forces. The salary was E5O0 psr
annum- This looks as II there were a good
many gentlemen who thought the professions
in the Lower House Of the State Legis-
lature at Atlanta, Ga, Thursday the gallery
was crowded with visitors. and among the au-
dienee was an old countrymsn. The old man
recognized friend among the members Of the
Honse. and leaned over rhe railing and yelled:
Hello, Bob. Bless my heart, it does me good
to see yer" The Speaker raped for ORDER and
one Of the doot-keepers sat down. on the 10
quac1Ons eountFyman.
The translation Of legal documents from
English into Spanish is quite an important
business in st. Louis. There is also much cor
respondence relating to mines that must be
translated A firm recently recsIved letter
ordering supplies in which the two languages
were strangely mixed. One Of the items called
for certain number Of "MOnqua Rinehes.p
1t took some time for the clerk to guess that
monkey wrenches were wanted, but his guess
was correct.
Miss Wilkins, sister Of prominent To-
ronto lawyer. has entered suit against Joseph
H Belfry. = leading merchant Of Newmarket.
Ont, for 5000 damages, for not fulfiling bis
promise to marry her after an eugagement Of
nve years. The defendant says thas since he
first became engaged to Miss wilkins she has
lost her good looks. and that after discovering
that he had not the same affection for her he
felt when they became engaged. he married .
Miss Lundy Of Whitechurch In August last a.
more suitable person.
"A good story is told about . young
Rockland, Me-, couple recently married They
were plentffnlly beshowered with rice as they
left for the noon train after the wedding, but
on the cars they assumed the airs Of an old
married couple, hoping to escape detection.
They got out at the Union station, Portland,
and as it was raining the groom spread the pre-
bride. As the umbrella went up, swo quarts Of
rice which had been carefully slowed within
came down. The hurry1ng throng saw therice,
the blushtng couple, and caught on"
Everything in the country Of the River
Chai, in Central Asia, is described by Gabriel
Bouva1ot as covered with salt It is seen in the
walls Of the houses and on the banks Of the
rivers, and the water one drinks is very salt
Travelling saltpeter makers 90 in summer from
place TO place wherever they can find material
to work upon. Their mode Of operation IL q
rough -andFeady one. Holes in the earth serve
as Vats and boilers, and below these are placed
ovens. Abundance of brushWood supplies ma
terials for the fires. One workman makes
about 30 pounds per day, worth penny
pound
For six months or more workmen at q
quarry on Lay avenue. St. Louis, have been
finding human bones. They are found at
depth Of more than 100 feet. under deposit Of
limestone 75 feet deep. There are evidences Of
efther q waterway that one time existed on tns
surface Of the earth, OF it may h-Te bggu
subterTanean river At any rate. there 4 every
indication of ditch OF water course Of some
the bones are found It may Be that these
bones were placed where they are found long
before the hmestone was formed over the water
the people belonged, are interesting questions
for areh3olog1srs.
-Hendrick Hudson was not the first white
man to sail the Hudson. An old French map
BY DufOsse has just been received BY State
Librarian Howell, at Albany, which shows that
the river bearing his name was known as the
Rivisre Grande before Mr.. Hudson and his
bold Dutch crew gliled over the waters Of Il N
the Half Moon. This map is Of great historical
value. establishing.as IL does beyond question
the location Of what was called Norumbega.
Prof. Eben Horsford has lately given consider
able time to, l6catIng Forumbega, and finally
decided that II was in the eastern part OF Mas
sachusetts. This map, which was made in 1903
locates NorumbeGa in the vicinity Of the
Grande or Hudson river.
AT Minneapolis an electric light wire,
passing down in front Of q store, got out Of
place, and formed a connection with Largo
iron plate in the sidewalk. A number OF pedss-
trians stepped upon the walk and received
shocks. Those inside the store noticed the
trouble after some time. but they did not dare
cross the steps leading to the walk. Finally
they secured the attention Of . passer-by long
enough to bring an electrician. In the mean
time the fun progressed An old lady stepped
on the section, and with . scream she threWhar
bundles gave a Jump and fell fn8ensibIa Al
dog was the next victim. and with q disgusted
yelp be Whirled about TO grasp his supposed
assafIant This electric wire had transmitted
its power TO the stone slab. The fortunate IN
dividua1s who wore rubber shoes passed over
the stone unshoclzed. At last rubber-coated,
rubber-mitrened electrician mounted q ladder,
and turned the current into its own channel.