Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-04
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


"A bunch Of celery containing II s.a,L-
las Just been gathered at Kalamazoo r.
weighed s pounds -
.o,,.e. al augusta, Me-, lady started out 10
sonscs LUZ 900 postage stamps. She has a.
'A' 1'A'eo zuoOo0 and Is ready to sell out.
An apple tree, bearing blossoms and
APE Ra; .suit; Is to be seen in the orchard OF JOIN
~ ansue'o' at hiddletown. N. Y.
-Eiias Kerr, Of Hanford, Cal. is herdiuo
Dano OF z1OO turkeys He counts than, svs-,
nigns .;gg! ana hopes to have them ripe by Thanks-
-oupersuuous people will not be sur-
Priseo at the statement that the records sbov
No. l3 TO have killed more peonla ths, 49,
other train on the Erie railway.
The largest steam hammer In the Trn;ts,,
States Is now in operation at the Latrobe stesI
Works It weighs 20 tons, and is Arranged -
strike blow with the force of 80 tons.
-"Grandma" Brown, Of Colebrook.
N. H.. who win celebrate her IO0th birthday
anniversary October II, IL she lives, had her
eyesight completely restored > few days ago.
The parents of Mr.. Koo, attache of the
Cninese legation ct Washington, have written
70 him informing him that they haue selected
t;'' wiIe for him. Hehas never seen his prospec-
bAfo OIlQe.
"A Philadelphia inventor is busy on q
street car floor, comprising Stats laid crossEiss
y on Two endless rubber bands, that reFolve Is
" sne cAL moves, and gradually roll the people up
Miss Cordelia Meyers. OF MELVILLE.
cumberland county, N. Y. has a piano which
vas owned BY the wife Of President John
9uincy Adams. The instruments Is still In ex-
cellent condition.
"A woolen mill at Charlottesville, Va.
has for three successive years obtained the
contract Tor furnishing the cloth for the fan
and winter uniforms OF the PHILADELPHIA letter
carriers-between 800 and 900 men.
"A Toronto, Ont. man was in Philadel-
phia and bought ticket for home, stating that
be wanted to 60 via Lewiston. He meant Lew
iston, N. Y, and when he awoke in Lewiston.
Me-, next day he was the maddesr man that
down East city has seen for month.
"A ball and concert were gotten mp By
an English clergyman in order to provide the
parish with hearse. This has been outdone
By ball which was held at Dingwall, in Ross
shire Scotland, In order to provide an operat-
ing table Tor the Ross memorial hospital tn the
town.
III. L. Pharris, Of Superior. Neb., has
raised two remarkably big bsets One meas
ured feet 2inches in length, and lg< inches
In circumference. and weighed lS pounda The
other measured feet inches In length, and "A
inches in circumference and weighed u
pounds.
"A Mexican lion has been seen and heard
by various parties during the past three weeks
In the neighborhood Of Alder Branch, Tex. A
grand hunt was organized by the farmers Of
that section last Friday but the beast eluded
all search, and still roams at large % the terror
Of many Of the denizens Of that section
Captain Alexander Kendall, Of NASH
Vile, has horse named Mack that he has
taught TO perform more than 30 tricks He
can uncork bottle with all the expertness Of
veteran bartender. and can drink its contents
like an old topper. He will ring . dinner bell.
carry dinner basket, or play see-saW as nat
urally as If he was an individual.
"A former WIlkesbarre man took party
In herdic the other day to call on Martin KeI-
logg. OF Norwalk, o., the occasion being Mr..
Kellogg's 1OSd birthday. They found the old
gentleman in comparatively good health and
glad 70 see them. He told the party that he
ago. Mr.. Baldwin brought back home with
BIN, as souvenir, Mr.. Kellogg's autograph,
which was written in plain legible hand.
The coinage of gold dollars at the Phil
adelphia mint is limited to 5000 year, and
they are put in the possession OF the Treasury
to make exact change in paying depositors Of
gold bullion. Application is being constantly
made to the superintendent of the mint for
different amounts of this coin for the purpose
of converting them into charms or other arti-
cles of personal adornment. But the superin-
tendent invariably declines TO MI such orders
Among the dishes served at the wedding
- .<~R - -, l. "a ~
York the other day were the following: Broiled
tendon Of ducks feet with chicken liver and
sweetened lotus seed served with watermelon
wine; stewed goat tails with chestnuts, served
with hardshell crabs in garlic and Chinese
vinegar; pigeon bones fried to q crisp, then
and fried ducks tongues. with imported ham
and sharks fms, with caulihower.
-Dillingersville, a small farming village
ten miles south Of Allentown, Pa, is enjoying
the unusual spectacle of young cat adopting
herself into a family of young pigs Levi
Shelly, large farmer, Is the owner Of the cat,
which was so shy that the family was unable
to make friends with il Last week a SOW pre-
sented litter of ten pigs and the cat at once
made friends with the new family. Ever since
then pussy has been with them, taking nourish-
ment from the same source as the little porkers.
and apparently enjoying their society as much
as if she actually was one Of them.
"a paMpu HAS jusb Dccu puDllSucu III
Paris in which it is attempted to show that the
first inventor Of the photograph was not Mr..
Edison but a Frenchman, the late NJ. Charles
Cros On April 90 1877, he sent to the Academy
Of Sciences, as the minutes of that body are
said to show. sealed letter. the contents Of
which may be found In the transactions Of the
Academy Of December OF the same year, when
1t was read at the authors request The com
munication was the description of an apparatus
for registering and reproducing sounds by
means OF sounding plate, needle, and 3
cylinder
joaquin Miller says that sin Spokane
Falls at the Grand Hotel saw . little box
with a few dollars Of change in it out ON the
end of the counter in the midst Of dozen or
two of the daily papers from various places.
No one, so far as ever saw, was in charge Of
either the papers or the money. Amy man who
wanted paper took it. tossed his money into
the box. and took whatever change was his. I
set this down as an incontestable sign Of pros
perity and-let us admit. as we bow our heads
in humility to the need of that portion Of the
Lords prayer which says lead US not into
temptation'-of honesty, which is the frstborn
OF prosperity"