Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-18
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Florida farmers
A Boston company is trying to intro
duce wicker-work eotins. They claim from
sanitary point of view nothing can equal them
1t is said that on the inside OF rim,
owned in Atchison, Kan, is engraved the fol
lowing: '"T and H., betrothed April, 1884; di
voreed May, 1885,"
ID. Augustus Vanderveer, who owns
large vineyard at Manalapan. N j., has pu
paper bags over 10000 punches Of growing
grapes as protection against insects.
Reduce your gas bills IS per cent; Sc
cret for ST." read an advertisement which
Brooklyn man answered. He received tht
reply Dy return mail: Burn Kerosene
The absurdity of applying the title
Mister" to all sorts of men, on all sorts Of oc
caslons, IS we'll illustrated in recent issue o.
southwestern paper, in which it was declared
tnat tne late MIR. Hank Brown was nangeo
yesterday In the presence of large and inter
ested audience.
The other day Madison, Ca, was treated
to something novel in the show line. A Negro
with live rattlesnake was going the rounds
and for small contribution he would take the
snake from the box and handle it as though il
were toy. Inc snake was genuine rattle
snake, years old.
"A mouse attracted no little attention in
show window in Danbury, Conn The little
up to the top of the large show window and
curtains, catching flies. He has made the
window his abode for several weeks, and
keeps the flies away in the most approved
manner.
While fishing In Cobb creek, near Jekyl
Island. Georgia, the other day, Beauregard
Tomlins caught an immense sawfish. The
monster got entangled in his net and after
being shot two OF three times was lassoed and
t0Va6 izb ra6 Iu
feet in length and weighed $50 or 800 pounds.
The length Of his saw was nearly 8 feet.
j. d. Smith, Of Sunnyside, few weeks
ago had one of the finest lots of Poland China
pigs in the community, but every night or two
one Of the little porkers would disappear Mr..
Smith decided to watch for the thief and dis
covered a large rat come up through the floor
and quickly grab one of the little pigs and
carry it away. Mr.. Smith procured a rifle and
succeeded in killing II of the thieves
Leather collars and cuffs are sold by the
swell London ladies' taiIors. The coIors are in
varying shades of brown, green, red, and in
black, and they are ornamented with fancy
stitching. The cuffs are about three inches
deep. From Paris, meanwhile, are coming
dress trimmings, cut out IN arabeSque designs.
Travelling dresses are to be ornamented round
the edge of the skirt with broad strips of black.
gray, and brown leather.
While Julius Smith, an engineer on
the Long Island railroad, was packing oil and
cotton waste into hot box of the engine last
week, there was an explosion and hot oil was
thrown into his face. 1t is feared he will lose
the the sight Of one eye. Investigation showed
that torpedo cap used as danger signal on
the road had got into the waste and had ex-
ploded either from the heat or from being
struck by the packing iron.
While the fishing schooner Hattie d.
was on the Banks one of her men caught a
large halibur. The fsh was of such large pro-
portions that it took several of the crew to haul
it aboard. Upon opening the halibut portion
OF woman'S hand, with the thumb and first
and second fingers, was found in it. On the
second finger was plain gold band ring, on
which were engraved the letters sc. w. G."
The ring is now in the Captains possession.
Squire jesse r. Jones mentions Mrs.
Goss, who resides some miles east of Clanton,
Ala, as being over 80 years of age. He and
Rev. Mr.. Smith, of the Episcopal Church, can
recall that about so years ago she was at the
point of death, and to gratify her supposed last
wish she was taken to church on a cot by her
relatives that she might hear her funeral
preached before she died. The funeral sermon
was preached and the object of it is still living
In Paris lately physician was arrested
for practicing medicine without a diploma.
He had large and lucrative practice. and at
the trial several patients testified tnat they had
their ills, to hold copper rod on their hands
until it fell OFF; to stand on one leg. etc. Such
disclosures didn't unnerve the doctor in the
least. and when asked what he had to say. to
the great surprise of all, produced a diploma
showing he was regularly graduated physi-
clan. He then explained that for hve years,
after leaving college, he had vainly tried to
make living by regular practice: Then, to
avoid starvation, he hit upon his quackery
dodge, and made considerable money. But
now, that he had been obliged to show his
diploma, the trick" would work no longer,
and he would be obliged to move to some other
locality, where he would not be known as a
regular physician.
"A swarm of bees took possession of East
Main street in Meriden, Conn, the other after.
noon and effectually bloekaded traffic for an
hour or more. A few veDturesOme driverssent
their horses through the buzzing mass of bee
flesh, but those horses which made the trip
paid the penalty of the folly of their owners.
Several people were stung, and the neighbors
were compelled to keep their windows closed.
Even then the ''pesky vermints" battered
against the windows in vain attempt to get in.
side. The affair created a genuine sensation.
Prominent citizens, whose dignity had never
before been impeached, turned up their coat
collars and ran to escape the fast becoming
sailed over into the Main Street Baptist lot and
lighted on low branch of one of the evergreen
trees. The whole swarm followed, and the
branch was buried knee deep with bees in a
jIffy. Then the church janitor and the gar.
dener went to work to cage the CRITTERS"
keg was procured and placed at an angle nnder
the limb. Allemeyer cut the limb of and his
assistant bravely shook it over the keg. The
queen bee went into the keg and the rest fol'
lowed after few minutes, all except dozen
or more, which were SO excited that they
couldn't see the keg or the queen. The keg
was taken away. but the dozen OF more which
were left had fun at the corner all afternoon.