Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-09
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

The circus elephant Empress, was sold
at auction in Philadelphia, Thursday. She
brought S1,7Oo.
The French army officers are now all
they had none.
The most interesting exhibition in
Europe next year will be the Loan Exhibition
OF Tapestry at the Austrian Museum.
AS know more Of mankind I expect less Of
them, ana am reader to call man good on
easier terms than 1 was formerly.-Dr. Johss-
son.
The choice Of Pierre as the capital Of
South Dakota has given the town a wonderful
boom; Men bought lots for sl00and week later
"A grocer in Jersey City has been com
planned OF TO the County Board Of Health for
selling sunburned potatoes. The eomplainant
alleged that such potatoes are poisonous.
The choir of church on Long Island
had to get along Sunday without the accom-
paniment OF the organ. thieves having car
night.
THERE is blessed peace in looking for
nothing but our daily task and our portion Of
Christ's cross between this day and the ap.
Bishop WtIbeTJoTce.
The latest British annexation consists
Of Humphrey and Rieson Islands, in the South
Pacific. They form part of the Manihfki group
and lie north OF Cooks and the Society Islands.
and to the northeast Of Samoa
DISTINGUISHED divine once said: IT wish
that ministers and lecturers would be . little
more generous Of thought and more stingy Of
words. You don't want yoke Of oxen to drae
q CARLOAD Of potatoes on a smooth road
Monaco, to which only ConsuIs are ac-
Al has
the rest of Europe, and its diplomats dispIaya
profusion of gold lace and titles purely for the
honor of serving the prineipality gratis.
Chinese railway building has come to
an end, because the French Governments in
s1sts upon the fulflment Of the Tientsin treaty
by which France. it was agreed, was to supply
the personnel and material Of all Chinese rail-
roads.
The skeletons of Charles Burnes, Nathan
Fubbran and George CantliEe have been found
in camp in Wolf mountains: A diary which
had been kept up to August Is 1883, shows
them to be party OF prospectors, searching
for the famous Lost Cabin gold mines.
The champion voter Of New York
City is Abraham Tappan. father Of Frederick
d. Tappan, the president OF the GaIlatin Bank.
He is 81 years old, and he cast his seventy
second vote on Tuesday. and thereby added to
the Democratic majority. Mr.. Tappan bears
his years well He does not look over 80, and
is as firm and erect as young man.
Geronimo and his renegade Apaches
will remain at Mount Vernon Bauaek Ala
bama, during the winter. Geronimo has be-
come quite civilized. He has learned to twang
the banjo and his old surly manner has left
cation will go far. he would rather play cards
than learn to read, ana his former fondness for
frewater remains. He has to be closely watched
OF he viii get drunk at the frat opportunity.
a ma 10 a a anVl A. khaT
was expected
"A old farmer couple brought two 81, 900
United States bonds to an Adrian. Mich,
banker last week which they had been ignor-
antly boarding since the second year after the
war, and until the cashier told them they had
been called in in 1874 they supposed the bonds
had been bearing interest all the while. Then
ment that the interest on s2 900 for Is years at
per cent would have amounted TO 500 If the
bonds had been cashed and the money put into
the bank.
An impressive lesson for the United
States comes from South Africa, where no rain
has fallen for a year, and there is much suffer-
ing from want of water. Prof. Seeley, the
American geOlogist, who has just made tour
of the country, says the same cause that ruined
Egypt Mesoporamia and India once the most
fertile countries in the world, Is at work in
South Africa. 1t is the destruction Of the tim
countries into deserts is producing the same
effect in South Africa It is at work IN the
United States, and we shall see destructive
effects from it before many years.
AN interesting dog story was related BY
General 5Se Ra<tless IS so16s friends IN y an
ington not many days ago. The canine was
named "Budge," and he followed the Army Of
the Potomac during the early years Of the war.
Bulge had habit Of chasing cannon balls. and
while thus engaged during battle he lost one
of his legs He was left on the field, the men
being too busy to care for him, but some days
afterward he hmped into camp. "a surgeon
of the Twenty-seVenth New York fixed up the
stump, and in the course of time il healed.
Bulge was all through the Peninsula campaign,
and during the advance and retreat he hobbled
along. and during engagements followed his
favorite .pastime. chasing cannon balls and
direction. Bulge followed the troops back TO
Washington, took part in the second battle Of
Bull Run, the battle Of South Mountain. and
In the battle Of the second day Bulge chose %
take part in the conflict, and the next day he
was found among the dead"
Yale students are to present ''frog
opera" The cast win require IS people. The
music was written By Burton E LeaYitt q
Yale freshman The incident to be commem-
Grated is historic. Windham county historians
night in June. 17H The Windhamites were
awakened by the most unearthly noises, and
some Of them leaped to the conclusion that the
crack Of doom had been sounded Others
came tothe natural. but almost equally dread
full, conclusion thar an army OF French and
Indians was marching upon the village. All
night long the people trembled in terror. The
booming tumult seemed to come from the pond
on the Scotland road, which has ever since
borne the name Of Frog Pond. Among the
noises the people distinctly heard uttered the
name of the well5known Tory lawyer who was
prominently connected with the SusquehannA
purchase, in this fashion: wen have Colonel
Dyerl Well have Colonel DyerP' ssElderkin
tool Elderkin toor' rang ont steadily In q
sharp tenor response. Colonel Elderkin was
another lawyer. The people were terrified.
Families living near said that the distress OF
the frogs during the night was given vent TO
with such force that they felt their beds quake
beneath them. The frogs were seen by lantern
light to be in great trouble. In the morning
many dead frogs were found about the pond
There were no marks Of violence upon them
and nothing to indicate that they had been
fighting. 1t is supposed that the frogs were
attacked BY some deadly malady.