Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-11
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS,

An italian boy having four ears wa
found asleep on philadelphia doorstep few
evenings ago.
A Chicago paper referred to State
senator As Mr.. thos. b. jones, and he has sued
for 600 damages.
"A young man named Leatherers, Of
Pittsford Mich.. died from the effects of drink.
ing maple sap to excess
ALI the men in Hermansville, Mich,
are wearing whiskers now. The only barber in
the town went Co Oklahoma.
-Ex-Sherif T. G. Kennedy, Of Mound
City, H., so years Of age. has just married .
woman nearly so years younger than nlmseh-
Brazil sends us 50 per cent Of the total
amount Of coffee imported, and the costper
pound is six-tenths OF cent cheaper tnan any
other.
AN Ohio church deacon exclaimed,
''Conssrn it all to TexAsF' and the verdict oH
the church investigation was: "Nos gults
but in bad taste"
"A new strike of rich ore Is reported
from the Tin Cup mine, in Colorado. A %.
pound chunk taken out it was estimated would
run 10000 ounces silver.
"A Bay City, Mich, constable went 70
serve commissioners notice on woman Of
that place Saturday and she threw cup Of hot
tea in his face He fed.
Mr.. Pulver, Of North Vineland, N. J.,
has eaten an egg every day in the year for the
last half century. The total consumption M
to date amounts to l,521 dozen.
There is one barroom in New York the
decoration and furniture Of which cost s200,OOo
There are scores Of them that are fitted up at
an expense of over $4,000 each.
Bay City, Mich, will have match
factory in operation in two weeks, and it is ex-
pected 100 boxes Of matches will be made and q
boxed up every second it is in operation.
There is in the poorhouse at Albany,
Ca, negro who says he is 122 years old, and
that he used to see George Washington often,
and ''hist my hat and say howdy to him."
"A Virginia woman who keeps a toll-
gate on the Berrysville highway has had to
shoot three tramps thus far this spring, and
she looks forward to an unusually brisk season
in that line.
-Four locomotives, to be run by soda,
which takes the place of hre under the boiler,
have been built in Philadelphia, They are for
service on the streets OF Minneapolis, Where
steam engines are forbidden.
Outside the Presidents mail 500 letters
come to the White House every day. 1t re-
quires large force ot men to work till mid
night to answer them. Lige Halford replies to
the most important ones by debating to Miss
Sanger, who type-writes what he says.
"A Mt. Pleasant (Mich.) doctor, whose
nose was pierced by rifle ball last week, per.
formed an operation upon it. In healing one
Of his nostrils was closed up, and after two
tor proceeded to bore hole up through his
nostril, and now can smell a dinner as far away
as anybody.
"A peculiar attempt to evade both the
customs and quarantine regulations is reported
from Windsor to the Customs Department A
railway car containing a horse, several sheep
and several bales of hay was duly reported at
customs. One of the officials found thorough.
bred bull wedged in between the hay and the
rear of the car.
--One of the novelties which an Augusta
(Me.) firm is sending out are electric spectacles.
At the end of each bow is miniature thermo-
electric pile, in which the electricity is genef.
ated by the heat of the brows. The current
passing along the bows and rims. which are
highly magnetized is said to be highly bene-
fetal to the eyes.
Undoubtedly the largest bass ever
caught in the Hudson river was taken near
PeekskiIl on Monday last It weighed 70
pounds. New York market men heard Of the
big catch and telegraphed to get lt, but the
fisherman wouldn't send it TO New York to be
exhibited on fish stand. More money was OBJ.
tanned for it by cutting the bass into steaks and
selling it in Peekskill. 1t was over hve feet
long.
"A 4uCCA uAfOACC oAAe 10 OA Vial ~ 0AoA0
Rapids. Both complainant and defendant are
members of theatrical company and were ac-
customed to playing piece in which they took1
parts as principals in a marriage ceremony un-
der their stage names. The complainsUtt
claims that the husband got real Justice of
the Peace to perform the ceremony one night !
when the company was playing in an Ohi01
town. and after the piece claimed her as his
wife; that she was unconscious of the marriage
and that it ought not to be binding because the
real names Of the parties were not used.
News has been received at the City Of
Mexico Of discovery of great archaeological
Importance in the State of Chiapas, near the
ruins of Palanque, being nothing less than
large city hiddenin the depths Of the forests.
Some buildings are 1ve stories high and In
good state Of preservation. There is a we'll
paved road several miles in length still per-
ceivable in the midst of tropical forest. Very
few particulars have been received but the re-
port comes from good sources. Palanque is
said to be mere village in comparison with
this lost city of prehistoric times.
A st. Louis tailor promised customer
that he would have his new suit done in few
minutes. The young man said: '.An right. Pm
going across the street to take a bath. Send
the clothes over there" The tailor agreed and
the young man went to his bath. One Of the
attendants offered him S. for his old clothes,
the offer was accepted and the transfer made.
The young man finished his bath, but the new
garments didn't come. He waited and grew
impatient. He was kept in the bathroom for
five mortal hours before the suit came. Then
he took hisdeparture yowing never to trust q
tailor's word again.
"A curious illustration of the treasures
Of the soil, often overlooked for long time, is
the discovery of mineral wax in Utah. 1t was
discovered three years ago on the line Of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. covering an
area of 150 acres. Over 1000 tons year are Sc
cured. 1t looks like the wax that is made by
bees, and can be used for the same purpose. Il
is mixed with parafine in making candles and
is used in the Insulation of electric wines. Il
needs no refining for ordinary uses. The dis
covery is a hint to our land owners that their
farms often contain riches that are overlooked.
The Pennsylvania farmers worked the oil fields
for generations without dream Of the wealth
underfoot.