Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-14
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

-One thousand Wild geese were pur-
chased at Palmyra, Mo-, the other day b.
Hannibal hrm engaged IN the poultry trade.
AT Red Bank, N. j., q man claimed
that Goliah was II feet high. This was dis
puted. ana ID the row which resulted three men
we're badly hurt.
Connecticut has wickedest town. It
is Monroe, with 1000 inhabitants a murder
record OF ten in 90 years. and the possession Of
80 divorced or separated couples.
"A man in Sinner county. Cal. who
killed neighbor's steer to save his own family
from starving declined counsel. pleadsd eufltv
and was sentenced to one year in the State
prison.
Not golden egg from goose, but gold
quartz from ducks crop is a jamestown
mans fortune. The duck had been digging in
. gravel bank on the mans farm. Now the
farmer Is digging.
Two waiter girls in Rapid City Is. d.
hotel took up claims near that civ. some time
ago. and have built houses, feueed their claims.
raised STOCK and crops, and at the same time
waited on the hungry boarders at the hotel
"A Gallitzin "mlddle-aeed German Of
the Lutheran confession" adyertises in An
Altoona paper for the acquaintance Of a mid.
dle-aged lady with some capital in order 70
start into business and with vIeW to matri.
mony In the future"
Some Missourians hung John Barnes in
ehigy and thought they had the funniest sort
Of time, but he took 'em to court for slander
and made 1t cost every one of them SIO0 Or
more, and their grins resembled the 1ates of 4
graveyard as they handed over the cash.
"A young man named Harlem. in Bos-
ton, went to merchants Office to ask for the
hand Of his daughter. While waiting for the
old man to appear he tore up and nibblsd at an
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girl he has lad to lose half Of his tongue 10
save the remainder.
Two Deadwood lads, while hunting
along the banks Of the Big Horn river the other
day, were attacked by An enormous gray eagle,
The bird scared high above and came down
suddenly with a rush. His sharp talons laid
open the scalp Of one Of the boys, and it was
only after determined fight that the eagle re-
treated.
-Tkslongest distance over which CONVEX
sation BY telephone is daily made is between
Portland, Me-, and Buffalo N. Y, about 80
miles. There are more than 10000 miles Of
telephone wire in operation in the United
States, over which 200 messages are sent
daily. About 300 600 telephones are in use in
this country.
"A New Haven man sent to New York
for an emblem of industry. His order was
filed with a miniature muskrat house and he
muskrat was hustler and the honey bee a
loafeF, and the emblem was paid for. The aV-
erage bee works only two hours per day for
four months in the year.
Prof John Dougall, of Pollokshields.
eotland, recently sent to DR.. Oliver Wendell
H dimes some daisies which he had gathered at
Mossgiel, in the very field where Burns com.
posed his famous poem on the "Wee, Modest
Flower and which he had pressed between
the leaves of The Autocrat Of the Breakfast
Table, and the "Meditationsr Of Marcus
Aurelius
Among the ohrysanthemums which con-
tinue to attract much attention from the visit
ors to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's
show in Philadelphia, is the pink form Of Mrs.
Alpheus Hardy" exhibited by Peter Hender-
SON 4 Son. This new variety is said to have
been sent to Mr. Henderson from Japan By Mr..
Louis Boehmer. well-known German botanist
and horticulturist, who is now resident Of
Japan
Nick Daddow, of Loup City. Neb.,
while crossing an old prairie dog village, dis
covered that be was surrounded by snakes. He
fought his way out and went down to Mr.. Hud-
sons houss and informed him Of the fact They
returned and killed over 200 snakes, most Of
which we're raI.le.s: g. II M seems ems tnss ne SNAKES
quarters. Several parties went out there from
town and killed about 90 more
"A Rochester, N z, man has invented
. voting machine. The chief points about is
are that It provides private booth in which
but one man Is admitted at . time and which
cannot be entered By another until the one Who
has gone in TO vote leaves the booth his exie
unlocking the entrance door 80 IS 70 admit fho
next voter. The booth is feet square and u =
feet high. This is divided BY an upright quar-
tsr-fnch steel partition, thus making narrow
private compartment foot By 5feot for the
and security of the mechanism
and counting registers thus leaving separate
private room or voters compartment feet By
5 feet.
Tramp, the 4-year-old hound owned by
Ira A. Rowland, Of Lehigh township, near
Scranton, not having had enough sport TO
satisfy him. started out the otheF3dsy on
hunting trip alone. He started q soopound
bear and drove it toward the river, giving il =
hot chase. Mr.. Rowland heard the dog baying
and went out to ascertain the cause He
banged away with his right barrel. and the
bear tumbled head10ng into the river. He
wasn't dead and he houndered hard TO reach
the opposite bank, but Mr.. Howland sent an
Then the old hound sprang into the water,
grabbed the bear By the ear, and did his best %
pull the carcass TO the bank
"A number Of young ladies attending .
school not . great distance from Milwankee
decided TO visit the belfry during recess They
trooped upstairs, carefully made their way
along plank which was laid across the un-
aoored attic, and reached the beIfry. They
spent more time there than they had intended,
and were startled BY the ringing Of the bell.
They beat hasty retreat. One Of the girls.
large and somewhat clumsy creature, made .
mister before she left the attic, and her foot
went crashing through the ceiling. By
this time most Of the pupils m the room
below were seated at their desks
They we're In convulsions OF laughter when the
teacher-a gentleman-enteredt the room. He
could not divine the cause Of their Wild merri-
ment neither could he restrain them. he
speedily began to feel decidedly uncomforf-
able. Finally he noticed that their eyes were
turned toward the ceiling and be, too, looked
up. Dangling from the ceiling he saw what as
fFst glance appeared 20 be . huge stick or
striped candy or an animated barber's pole.
Then the situation daWned upon him he
could not resist the temptation % join IN the
laughter, and It was some little time before the
b1ushfng and unfortunate girl was extricaeed,
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