Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


Riverside, CAL, markets showed IN
pound potato and 4O-pound turkey this week
Only 1S of the S75 Senators and Repre-
sentatives who sat in Congress in 1876, the Gem
tennlal year. still retain their seats.
The Kentucky University this year
opened its doors to female students, and now
the names of 20 young women are entered upon
its rolls.
Buffalo Bill contemplates taxing his
Wild West show to India. Certain Indian
potentates who visited Paris this summer ad-
vised him to do So.
"A young brakeman named Frank
Blunatt fell from an Erie train near Newburg.
N T., and three cars and a eaboose passed over
ms oooy. de escaped with few bruises and .
broken shoulder blade.
"A Smith county, Kan. girl won $50 the
other day by husking and cribbino 90 bushels Of
corn in i've hours. There's no nae talking. a
glrl VINO can husk corn that fast has no busi-
be supported.
of the seven weeds which the "weed
law" OF Wisconsin requires farmers. undsr
penalty, to destroy, only one is a native of the
United states, all the rest being naruraliEed
importations from Europe where thev are
common wild plants.
During the last two years the Italian
army has been increased BY 40 OOO men 900
field guns, and 1000 cavalry. Never was the
army so numerous or powerfully orranized AZ
a. a. present. under the attempt to keep uD with
Germany's military step.
-Something like the miracle of the Ioayes
and fishes was recently performed at Oakland.
Me. The managers Of a church supper pre-
paced for 20 guests. but had an unexpected
crowd and made their supplies spread To the
entertainment Of lbs people,
The notion that snuff taking is one of
the vices that are dying out in this country il
pretty thoroughly disposed of by the report OF
the Internal Revenue bureau, which tells Of q
material increase IN the amount Of taxes de-
lived from snuff the past year.
Boston is now receiving letters from
San Francisco in four days and 10 hours.
When General Sherman was q young man in
California, ord ers which the War Departments
In Washington sent him in September did not
reach him TIL the following May.
1T is singular that 63 per cent Of. tbs
West POINT cadets fail on mental examination.
The plan Of competitive examinations for their
appointment is general, yet more fail after ap-
polntment than when their selection was left
20 the Judgment OF the members Of Congress-
The Paris almanacs are always funny,
whether designed to be so or NOT. One Of them
for 1890 contains fine portrait of ex-Presidens
1ouveau President des Etats- Cnis,n and uses
IN equally good and equally large portrait Of
thurman for m. Morton, le nouTeau Vice
President"
"A KezarEFalls, Me-. correspondent says:
There is quite stir in this section about
Iome kind Of a wild animal giving chase to
iiferent parties Our butcher tried the speed
N. H, and the bridge at Province
! ais, and d1stancing the yarmint only by
.eaehing the open land through the long
swamp. 1t Is supposed the smell Of the bloody
neat lured him on. Il seems from description
{ was Large loupcervier or lynx"
William R. Schultz, Of Yonkers, N. z,
vas fined 81 there Under section go Of the
Penal Code by Justice Thayer yesterday for hav.
ng given half cigarette he was smoking to
BOY under l3 years old. Dr.. g. B Balch, Presi-
lent Of the Society for the Prevention Of
cruelty TO Children, made the complaint
against Schultz. Justice Thayer afterward re-
nitted the hne, but repr1manded the prisoner
Ind cautioned him against repeating the Of.
'ense.
According to recent information can
,ibalism Is very prevalent in some places IN
West Africa, near to the British settlement,
T not actually in the protectorate itself, and 50
erious and frequent has become the kidnap-
ng Of individuals who have gone out alone
hat in some parts persons dare not venture
beyond their own town for fear Of capture.
th Eases eases are g nave saKeo m asS
md Kibbim- Six persons were reported to
rave been killed and eaten.
-Windham, Me-, folks are laughing at .
iewIy-married man OF that town VINO went to
Portland shopping, taking the bride with him.
ut who had forgot her when he started for
ome, and had nearly reached Windham be-
ore the uneasy consciousness that he had for
'otten something finally resolved Itself into the
of the fact that II was his wife who
vas left behind. An absent-minded Lewiston
outh had similar experience few years
go, only he didn't remember the missing lady
Intil somebody at home asked why she hadn't
eturned.
"A bear has been making havoc with
heep in Burlington, Me-. having killed several
D that vicinity. Three traps have been set for
IruIn, but he seems to have preference thus
ar for keeping out Of them. He may have had
previous experiences with traps similar TO
hat OF an old bear killed there year ago. He
Tould take the bait from the trap every time it
las baited, but could not be induced to put
is foot into it" Finally rifle was set for hlm
nd he was killed by IL Then the reason for
is caution was apparent for It was found that
o had lost paw in former tussle with trap.
An odd incident occurred at the dinner
iven the other night in Washington to the
iembers Of the Maritime Conference. The
e cream was served in individual molds Of
arfed form. Bya chance the dish served to
be representative from China represented q
hinese lady in ridiculous posture. When
be delegate saw it his face flushed little, and
here was some fear on the part Of those who
oticed it that he had been offended. He held
be spoon in his hand for moment and there
as an awkward silence in his immediate
Then he Immediately cut the
,e lady's head OF and put It in his mouth.
I on are not gallant" remarked his neighbor,
D relieve the situation BY q pleasantly.
That's the way We do them in China, replied
be delegate from Confucius, and no one could
I'll whether he was offended or not.
The italian wine industry is in a most
oppressed state owing to the quarrel with
rance. Having laid themselves out 70 suit
be French demand and adapted their wines
1r mixing up with other. sorts, the Italians
nd it difficult to secure new markets. One
reat fault of the wines is that they do not
eep sound, and It is now proposed that they
lould be distilled into c0gnac or VINE alcohol,
hich Is much superior to the alcohol made
.om potatoes, beet root or molasses If the
Eperiments which have been made on animals
re fair test, the difference is very important.
n equal dose Of the two kinds was ad-
mustered to TWO small pigs Of the same age
nd constitution. The one which had taken
inc alcohol, looked drunk but by no means
ck, and was able to walk: the other was
nable to move and had to lie down in State
collapse.
Fun MAKERS FOLLY.