Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

| village In Georgia.
AN eccentric old lady, living near
Dresden, Tenn, has purchased her burial robe.
| She is 70 years old and insists that she can't
last much longer.
The contract for the organ for Talmage's
new tabernacle in Brooklyn has been awarded
TO the nrm that built the old one. Il viii have
0OIo pipes and l19 stops and it is SAID it viii be
| the largest ever built.
In the past u years, something like 400
out Of those who have been candidates for the
post Of ofhcer in the English mercantile service
have been found unable to distinguish colors.
No fewer thon 200 mistook drab for green: over
1OO confounded PINK with green: and over 90
thought red was green. Two persons couId
not recognize Whtte-to them it was green or
pink.
The result Of the elections has had
strange effect on the flower market in Paris.
Since the elections the price Of red carnations
has gone down like the shares of a bubble
company. While the white carnation is ouored
IN the Marche aux F1eurs at the respectable
figure Of franc dozen, the red Is offered
freely at no more than six sous. Neither in
Paris nor anywhere else does anybodv care 20
be identified with the symbol of a failure.
Charles Bond, of Crete, Neb. aged 49'
and Mrs. Anna 8. Bond, of Lincoln. aOad az
were married by the County Judge recently.
1t develops that this couple we're married years
ago and raised large family of children. Diff
1ersnces grew between them, they separated
and procured divorce. Mr.. Bond is the pro-
prietor Of the opera house in Crete. Mrs Bond
came to Lincoln, where she has made her home
Tor some time. By and by the old love began
20 reassert itself, and the result was the wed.
ding above mentioned.
"A ghost-like object which is said to
haunt the evening train on the Elkhorn, be.
tween Lincoln and Fremont, Neb., is creating
great excitement among the trainmen. The
train leaves here at $50, and it is said to make
its appearance from one of the many thickets
along salt Greek, when it keeps with them until
Davy IS reached, about 10 miles out II was FIRST
observed by Fireman Henry Conley VINO de-
clares his belief that 1t is the ghost of man
killed oy the cars some time ago. 1t disturbed
him so that he resigned. The new fireman con-
nrms the story as told by Conley.
Hamilton, o., has a number o. haunted
houses and has just discovered another. Ae-
cording to reports a white form fits in and out.
passes its hands over the faces of the sleeping
occupants, and when it gets tired goes to sleep
In nice white coffin, that occupies position
IN whatever room the ghost sees fit to put it,
1t follows the people in the house from room to
room, and, when 1t has had enough sport
frightening them almost to death, quietly
walks through a wall and goes home to get
ready for its next nights soaring expedition,
Inc next appearance of the ghost it has new
programme
Near Eastaliago, small station on the
Georgia Pacific Railroad, Miss Betty Emmons
was walking along the track when she discov-
cred that the spikes had been drawn and rail
moved. Just as she made the discovery Miss
Emmons heard the roar Of an approaching
Pas.ednger pSssd tram, which was running at high
II sne did not stop it, and she did not hesitate
an instant; She wore red flannel pettieoat,
and. hastily tearing it OF, ran toward the ap.
proacnlng train, waving the garment across
the track. The engineer saw the signal in
time to stop the train. When the passengers
learned OF their narrow escape and Miss EN-
mons coolneSs. they at once made up q hand
some purse and presented it to her.
The G.. A. r. post at Lawreuceburp.
Ind. has been presented a powder horn that
was once the property of the great Indian
chieftain, Tecumseh. 1t was the gift Of Henry
Morris, Of Lawrenceburg. He is a son of VIM,
Morris, better known to Ohio Valley pioneers
az Indian Bill" who figured in many savage
and bloody encounters. After the great hight
IS years ago 'Indian BilP' found the body Of
the slain warrior. The powder horn, still at
tached to the string around Tecumseb's neck
lay on bis breast. The scout removed il and
preserved 1t as the most sacred Of his relics
AT MS death, few years ago, he presented 10
Post, and it hangs on the wall in that organiza4
tons hall, The horn was cut from the head Of
the nrst buffalo Tecumseh killed.
MIR. Stevens owns several acres of land
adjoining the city Of st. Joseph, Mich. on the
south. Through the farm runs a large rav1ne.
AZ the head OF which are BsFeF-failing springs
Of pure water. At some distance below the
springs are located his frog ponds-three in
number. Water is supplied to the ponds
through pipe from large, deep lake formed
by dam placed across the ravine near the
springs The largest Of the ponds is well filed
md oh
varieties Of water plants said to be essential to
the life Of the frog. The smaller ponds are
fringed with these plants, while the eenters
are kept comparatively clear. Mr.. Stevens
estimates that there are now no less than ZOO
600 tadpoles, polywOgs and small frogs in the
three ponds, and his statement is undoubtedly
correct, as the bottoms of the ponds are liter
ally covered with these peculiar looking little
fellows. These will be ready for the market
early next summer, and will bring anywhere
from 81 25 TO 81 a dozen.
A pathetic scene has been witnessed in
he village Of Danielsonville for week or two
1n account of the death in that place of Mrs.
Lewis Worden, modest phllanthropist Of
Connecticut. For 40 years Mrs. Worden had
iwelt in Danielsonville. and in that time, it is
aid, never saw a case Of human or brute suf.
'ering without endeavoring to alleviate it. She
vas especially the friend of all dumb animals.
For % or 80 years she had fed wild birds under
he window of her house regularly each day,
md all kinds of birds gathered there daily aS
III seasons. There we're scores Of little feath-
red almstakers, and their NOISY ehirping at
racted the attention Of passers q hundred
ards away. After gathering the shower Of
rumbs that were tossed to them, they perched
n the window sills Of the house and on the
ences and had regular thanksgiving break
own of songs After Mrs. Worden's death
here was no one to feed them, but they have
altered under the window daily and expressed
heir astonishment in the most mournful chat
ering. They are mostly sparrows as this
eason.