Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-20
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Thieves at franklin, heo-, carried on
the l.soopound hammer Of pile driver.
The Granite Mountain mine in Montana
has yielded 8. 100000 worth Of silver since 1854
james Lester, veteran Of the War Of
1872, Is thought to be the oldest pensionsr in
Connecticut He lives at Lyme, and u IN ms
99th year.
I'm her breach Of promise suit against
Charles Ray, Hannah Jefreys. . Hartford
domestic, said he was the seventh chap who
had promised to marry her and then went back
on his word
"A New York police sergeant was retired
on pension the other day who had been on
the force q years, and in that time had never
lost day on account Of sickness or been fined
for misconduct
"A Chinese doctor in San Francisco is
said to enjoy an income from the practice Of
his profession of $1,000 per month. He has
been in America nearly 30 years, and many
Caucasians are among his patients
"A monstrosity IN the shape Of calf
with four eyes, four nostrils and four ears. and
z mouth like fsh Is exciting the citizens OF
Jennings SsIngs township; Fayetts connty. Ind: ls
OF people have gone to see It.
-An English paper states that some days
ago there was terminated at Warsaw . lawsuit
winch lasted four centuries. The suit was over
Waofe piece OF uncultivafed land. Il was
commenced in 1880. and was, curiously enough,
Drought to an end BY amicabls arbitration
Major r. H. Partridge, of Monticello,
Fla. has an old saber which was picked up IN
an OLD neid near that town several years ago.
a Win ~ AZ the same time, was found steel
one has ever been able 70 account Tor them.
"A native Of India residing in London
expressed wish lately to send by parcel post
to India the ashes OF his crematsd brother, 70
be dropped into the sacred Gangss. He was
informed that unless he could limit the weight
OF the parcel to IL pounds the posrofice could
oner him no facilities, and he sadly withdrew.
Although Harvard has fewer representa-
tiyes among the hotels in the White Mountains
than other colleges, Jet graduate of the
present year has served as an elevator guide in
one of the largest Of them during the past sum
mer. he Il colored, and In Addition to his
work at the hotel has gwen readings at neigh
boring houses.
The noiseless powder Is not new inven-
ton In the third volume Of Bsnvenufo Oel-
linfs autobiography the author rslates that
himself by eatlng peacock. and that he pro-
cured himself the birds surrsptItiously By shoot
ing them with powder 'inysnted By hi;a that
made no noise"
AT Delsnd, Fla, few days ago,
Amanda Worthy, eolored, fired ct coaehuhip
snake, which was chasing one Of her chickens,
and shot the Methodist preacher, who was
reverend gentleman's wound IL serious and
painful, but not necessarily fatal Amanda
was fined IS and costs.
During some manuvers Of the German
cavalry 1t Breig woman and her little boy
got In front Of regiment OF cuirassiers charg-
ing in full gallop. The leading officer shouted
20 her 70 lie down, and she did. lying upon her
boy. The whole regiment passed over without
injuring her. every horse In whose track she
lay having been made 70 jump over her
Many pretty things have been written
about doves dwelling In safety in the church
towers. and now q swarm Of bees have sought .
similar refuge They dwell in the spire Of the
village church at North New Portland, Me-,
vigorous defense the garrison IS able % to n make G
renders the fortress as hard to capture as Is
the rock Of Gibraltar.
Some very interesting maneuvering has
been seen at Aldershot through the attempt to
practice the evolutions necessary in savage
warfare" A train Of So wagons with q small
force OF three arms formed laager and then
attacks Of Impis. or war parties Of zuius The
repeating rifles were adjudged to be altogether
too much for the Zulus.
"A dog belonging to Richard TurnbuIl,
Jr. Of Monticello, Fla. was barking and play
ing with frog last Sunday evening. The
frog jumped into the dogs mouth and the dog
swallowed him. It made the dog very sick,
out. bus the froe Insisted on sticking to what
he had done, and the dog at last accounts had
reconeiled himself to the situation ~
South Kensington, London, numbers
among its residents bull dog that has killed
over 100 cats People IN the neighborhood
sought to procure summons against the dogs
owner. but as this passage-'a summons cannot
issue against the owner Of dog that worries
cat unless IL be proved that he set the dog on''
appears in the law. they were unsuccessful,
and the canine continues its murderous work.
"A railroad conductor wanting to teach q
new brakeman his duties, told him to 90 to the
other end Of the car and when he, the con-
ductor, called out the names of the stations
along the route that he should say the same &C
that end of the car. When they came to the
first station the conductor called out Ma
wash-in-e-tar' which is a small town between
Indianapolis and Elkhart Ind, and the brake
man yelled out with all the might his lungs
would permit him, THE same at this endF'
"A novel scheme in railroading is about
to be tried by an English syndicate on the Aus
trian Railway system. Lending libraries win
be established at all the railroad stations Of
any size, at which books will be loaned at low
rate. They can be returned at any of the libra
ries OF the company. Travellers are, as q rule
greedy for books. and the venture is expected
to meet with success. notwithsta nding the op-
position Of train news agents, whose business
will be sadly hampered.
The Queen of England is one of the
hardest worked officials In the realm. Apart
from her private correspondence there is
hardly Governments office that does not daily
send her boxes of documents, warrants. ETC.,
her signature and attention. There
is not a question of precedent etiquette or
change OF uniform in the army or detail of
and civil orders and decorations shat
does not come under her immediate supervis-
ion. The daily Court Circular is carefully
edited, revised and corrected by her own hand
and the punctuality with which she returns
documents submitted for her signature is said
to be marvellous.
FUNNY MEMS RANCTFS