Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

"A patient fgurer has found that IN
l2ooqooo years the sun win be as dense - the
"A citizen Of North Hampton, n. h,
has been Justice Of the Peace for more than
50 years.
According to paper read at Q congress
At strasburg. 50 per cent Of railway passengers
IN rrussia travel fourth class. II per cent third
CLASS Ao second and only 50 first
Two Indian skeletons, one Of them thai
OF child, were unearfhed in . gravel pit on a
farm near Columbus. Ind The grave also
contained powder horns. deer horns, and the
bones Of animals.
Members Of the Iowa tribe Of Indians
ars very well Of. They have been reduced in
number TO e persons, and have 200 900 acres of
rich farming land, which they are 70 sell TO the
Goyernment-an average Of over 2 400 acres
each.
The First Unitarian Church. Of Quiuev.
Mass. celebrated its 250th anniversary iast
Sunday. John Hancock. father OF the sirnsr
dained as its pastor IN l726, and preached thsrs
for Is years.
In Guelph, Ont. the other day, every
man, woman and child. 50 far as could be as
certained, suffered for about four hours with
headache, and the local physicians are looking
awful wise and talking about assures in the
eartn and the escape Of natural gases
The Indians Of the Five Nations take
great interest in news from the surrounding
States as well as within the borders Of their
s,s 9wn nations. Ten weekly newspapers are pub
lsned within the Territory, and number OF
gal{ "a newspapers from the States are taken By
the Indians.
"A check for several thousand dollars
sent to Pope Leo XIII. from Newark, N. J..
mas Deem returned through the regular chan
nels TO the Newark bank on which Il WAS
drawn, duly indorsed by the Pope The hand.
writing = neat and even. The cheek viii be-
Kept as souvenir
In Hamilton, o., a man died a few dav.
ago who had 500 in money laid MP, and pay-
ment Of $50 was due to save his home. His
widow took the money 70 buy fine casket, an
hacks fot the -, u sns eemsssry aud 70 hire 2
oohar ana let her home 60 By default
John Carpenter is stopping at Appleton.
Minn., for few days on his way from Sing
Sing, Westchester county N. Y, TO the Pa
cifc coast By team. He left Sing Sing MAY 70
last he Is man 90 years of age This is his
second trip By team to the coast. He Is an old
soioier and belongs to Sing Sing 9. A r. post
Miss Emma Smith, Of Norway, Me-.
has an aquarium. Near the pier at her cottage
she has school Of tame fish. They connst Of
chubs, hornpouts and nat fsh. They are 50
has the larger ones named, and can can Them
70 her. Miss Smith has been feeding them for
several seasons and they have grown 70 large
size.
The whole Of the work on the Islip
farm, Long Island, Is done BY the go insane
patients who live there. Many Of them are sx-
cenens ianorers. skiilfui and sready. a. DR.. Mac
Donald Donald who has had charge Of the work there
during the past summer, can testify. The
Iarm, which was formerly poor land, 10 in hne
state OF cultivation, highly productive and
pleasant 20 behold. II is greatly admired By
take q look at It
AT the recent State election in Bis
marck, Lum Hing. . Chinese laundryman,
took out citizenship papers and voted, casting
his ballot for the Republican ticket This i
the first case Of the kind in the history Of
North Dakota. and the event is the subject OF
much gossip. Lum Hing Is q years Of aga.
during the remainder Of his days He may
return to China to visit his people but be viii
always be ''Melican slitizen.n
Edgar Sargent, of South Bridgton, Me-,
had queer experiences with q fox the other
day. He discovered fox with one Of his hens
near the house in broad daylight The fox was
By no means scared BY the presence Of Mr..
sargent who walked up to him, grabbed the
After kicking him several times. Mr.. sarvent
made him give up the hen, but still the fox de-
clined to run, for he stood and barked Sargent
out OF sight In great rage at his surrendering Of
the spoils.
"A monkey recently broughta criminal
to justice at Singapore. A native, with little
boy. bear and q monkey. travelled through
the Straits Settlements and made goodly sum
~ rnon H., IL -
was found with his throat cut. the bov and the.
Dear lying dead close BY, while the monkey had
escaped up tree. The bodies with the mon
Key, were being taken to the police station,
the crowd, seized his leg and would not let 20.
Inc man proved to be one Of the murderers.
AT South Salem, Ross county, o., Miss
Ella Wilson, popular young lady Of the
is reported as being at the point
Of death as the result of internal injuries
caused BY being hugged too tightly BY Will
Layery, . young man. The girl in fun. threw
, glass OF water on young LaVery. and he gave
her tight squeeze. As he is very stout man
ne squeezed little too hard. and broke some
ming. Inc girl tainted and for long timewas
u an unconscious state, but may recover. The
Toung man Is broken up over the result of what
ne intended as merely q little fun
"A man who drives pretzel wagon
lround Chicago has great curiosity and
'atent advertisements In the shape OF yellow
log. This dog Is . sort Of Scotch terrier, and
le Is wonderful because he does not sit on the
eat with the driver, Ike ordinary dogs. but be
jumps on the horses back, runs up toward his
houlders, and, with forefeer on the horses
ollar, he rides through the streets as though
'erfectly az hume in his strange position. The
lorse trots along with numbering gait which
must be most uncomfortable to his canine pas
enger, but the dog holds his "seato some
lines on three feet, sometimes on two and sell
ON on all four. He seems to like il too and
ppears to enjoy the wondering stares and
unused glances Of people who see HIM in his
reat feat for the first time. The driver ap-
ears unconscious Of the sensation his pet u
making, but all the same he enjoys it as much
5 the dog does.