Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-12
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


Jerry Moron, of Hancock county, W.
Va. is over 20 years of age and scarcely three
feet high.
The lima bean crop Of Ventura county,
California. this year will amount to 5000 tons,
worth 100000
"A Justice of the Peace in Doddridge
county W. Va. has been fined for selling
whisky unlawfully.
"A Middletown, Del, duck mingles with
enickens and endeavors TO conceal its identisy
by making attempts at growing.
"A charter has been granted for rail-
road in Liberia. 1t will be the first In that
country. Its length will be $50 miles.
"A pair of screens wrought in the finest
OF gold lacquer by Japanese workmen have
been sold to merchants Of Shanghai for IA Ooo.
California fruit growers, who used to
throw away their peach pits, are now getting 60
ton for them. They are worth this for fuel
They make hot ana aromatic fire.
Mrs. Mary E. Kingnorth, of Marion, N.
Y. widow 81 years of age, advertised for .
husband. A wealthy Chicago man replied, and
after corresponding for time they met and
were married.
Captain Haskell, of San Francisco, re-
Gently witnessed terrific battle between
swordfish and whale in the harbor at San
Francisco. The swordfish was finally victor
ious. killing the whale.
w. N. Branch, of Paw Paw, Mich, is
honest anyhow. He published a card in the
local papers setting forth that he is a specimen
of what whisky can do for a man. and pledging
himself to stick to water for the future.
Mrs. Jacob Pearce, of Hawkinsville,
Ga, bought hen from chicken trader The
hen was killed for dinner Sunday, and in the
gizzard of the fowl were found n brass pistol
cartridge hulls, six buttons and . piece Of
lead.
The Rev. Frank Peterson, the repre-
sentative of the American-Swedish Baptist
Church, at the late international Sunday
School Convention In London, reports that
there are $1,000 900 teachers and scholars in the
Sunday schools of the world.
Charles Foster, an Albany lad, fell into
the river while fishing and sank to the bottom
He was dragged out with graphing irons after
be bad been under water for OF 10 minutes.
The doctor revived him by artificial respiration
and has hopes Of his recovery. The case is
considered most remarkable.
-Vincennes, Ind, has just produced an
original judge. A saloon keeper was 60 be
tried before him for selling liquor without
license, and the case had excited SO much In
terest that crowd was expected to be present.
Accordingly the judge hired hall and charged
all spectators 10 cents admission,
The Union Elevated Railroad in Brook
lyn is haunted. The sound of blows on the
rails, as if some one were striking them with q
hammer, is frequently heard at night when no.
noise seems to come from a place where
workman was killed some time ago.
j. e. Hutchinson, freight conductor
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, was engaged
to marry Miss Bettie McDaniels. Of Jackson,
Tenn, and went there to consummate their
vows A friend advised him not to marry the
married. when the friend spoke to Hutchinson
again. and the bridegroom abruptly left tha
house.
New Haven police recently detected
saloon keeper who was selling liquor on Sum-
day in a curious way. An officer assembled East
Rock, having first secured a good spy-giass.
He took . position where he could see the
saloon and watch it. Presently he saw some
men enter and he thereupon gave q signal by
waving handkerchief to squad Of officers
also had glass, and when the signal was given
descended upon the saloon. The proprietor
was arrested and fined $50 and costs the next
day.
"A Kingston IN. W man by will left q
life interest to his widow in little estate VAL
ued at $1,000, the property after her death to be
divided between IL heirs. There being small
mortgage on this property foreclosure followed
and the costs of court lawyers fees, ETC., made
the Judgment foot up to 81 500. During her life
the widow will be entitled to the interest of the
remaining dollar. and at her death two OF the
heirs will receive 20 cents each, five OF them
will be given cents each, four of them will be
entitled to scents each, and one will receive the
annual interest on 20 cents during life.
- On a receat mus1ipzs young room, In
trying to fly from its nest in one Of the tall
trees in front of the Court House at Kingston,
N Y fell on the grass plat. A large cat
sprang into the yard, and taking the bird In its
mouth started with it toward the barn: Ihe
from the tree and attacked the cat with such
ffrmness that puss dropped the bird. The cat
then backed up against the fence and showed
bill wide open, feathers ruthed and screaming
with rage, struck the feline twice. The fur
flew. The cat was SO frightened that 1t ran
away as fast as it could and crawled under the
corner Of building.
"A party of four Sacramento anglers
went up the river the other day to catch some
fish. They agreed that whenever one should
land fish each of the others should pay him a
quarter. One of the quartet was especially
unlucky in his piscatorial venture. and was
soon out of pocket 81 25 and down to his last
quarter. He wanted to break up the compact
but the others wouldn't let him. Just then he
stole one of the fishes caught by another of the
water. He soon landed it wfh great deal Of
splutter and noise, and received six bits. When
the others were not looking he replaced 1t on
landing fish. He managed to work the dodge
until he had not only got back his a rs, but
broke the rest of the crowd.
Since its first year the Thirteen Club,
of New York, has gone on ridiculing minor
superstitions with all its might and If it has
not succeeded In hurting the superstitions. the
superstitions do not seem to have hurt the
club Among the other achievements of which
the club is proud is the alleged rehabilitation
of Friday-a day whose reputation has been of
the worst from time immemorial. Unpublished
some time ago list of notable events. by no
means baneful ones which happened on Fri
day. For instance, the clubs archivist pro-
fesses to have discovered that on Friday,
August 81 l482 Christopher Columbus sailed
for America. On Friday. October II, 1892, he
first discovered land. On Friday. December a.
1870 the Mayfower landed the Pilgrims on
Plymouth Rock. Bismarck, Gladstone and a
host of great men were born on Friday. And
so on through long list