Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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Twins. aged 80 years. are living in
Wixom. Mich.
kansas City has the infusnza, and St.
Louis is jealous.
AN Idaho physician advertises: The
| poor never refused"
-Christmas trees are declared 10 be going
out Of fashion in New York.
"A Chattanooga lawyer dared a Shelby
vile belleto marry him. She wodldn't take =
oares ana the wedding came Of the same day.
One of the items IN bill received by
the Selectmen Of Eastport, Me-, for the main
tenance of an estrayed Eastport panper By
another town was SO for popcorn cakes.
"A petrifed mOccasin was unearthed at
Pendleton, Ore, last Monday bv some labor.
ers, who were digging for the foundation Of 4
bank building. 1t Hln be sent to the Smith
sonian Institution.
"A petri6ed apple was discovered At
Harrington. Me-, a few days ago by some bows,
II had changed TO the color Of marble. The
stem and blossom were apparently as perfecs
as when the fruit fell from the tree.
"A remarkable poised rock. famous
throughout South America as ashe moving
stone" may be seen on Tandn Mountain. in
Buenos Ayres. It is "a feet high, 30 feet long
and Is feet wide containing over 5000 cubic
feet and Weighing some 25 tons. Itis irreQu-
larly conical in shape and rests upon conical
support With bearing surface some ten
inches in diameter. The power Of single man
Is sufficient to oscillste the enormous masa
which, indeed, is often swayed by the wind
TAt Atlanta, Tuesday, two weIl-dressed
men stopped on the corner Of Broad and Mari
eta streets and began gazing upward, one Of
them often pointing to a telephone wire with
his cane, as If trying to make his companion
see something he was looking at The other
shaded his eyes with his hand. but shook his
head at which the first man mentioned caught
him by the arm and led him backward few
crowd collected. Finally, when asked, they
said: I'VE were just experimenting to see how
many gaping idiots we could collect in ten
minutes"
AN heir for the 500, 900 estate of Thomas
Ablewhite, of Chicago, has been found. For .
long time it was expected the small fortune
would revert to the State. Ablewhite was a
drygoods merchant, and Austin Clement q
creditor, was made administrator to collect his
estate. Clement reported that as far as known
deceased had no heirs. He was told to adVer-
tise and make search. He did so and, after
long delay. half sister of Ablewhite has been
found at Longchester. England. Her name is
Mary Wignall Lever, and when she proves her
relationship the $4,000 viii be given her, much
70 ner present surprise.
Paul Hall, of West Union, Ia, over 10
years Of age, and firm believer in Christian
sciences, was recently induced to go East to Hat
Bottom, Susquehanna county, Pa, by medium
who claimed to have a message from a former
wife, The medium persuaded Mr.. Hall to
leave his present wife, and to give to her (the
medium) about $1,000 1t Is said that his Wife's
SpnIo5 5oIg wa1Tea .d some apples o6 o%6hereuPon he
dresses and other material things were offered
TO the ghost and appropriated by the woman OF
the flesh until Mr.. Hall is penniless. Mr.. Hall
Is now trying to get his money back
AT the meeting of the Hudson County
IN. J.) Health Board Wednesday evening, DR..
Leonard ]. Gordon called attention to COM
plants that John Feilhe. who claimed to be
doctor, was praeticing the arts Of a conjurer on
his patients. 1t was said that skull stained
with blood was one of the instruments of his
lncantations. This was denied by his wife
when his house was visited but she said that
some people called to ask him to be cured Of
their troubles; that he put papers in bottle
and. looked in the looking glass mumbled
something: and told them they would be cured.
The only thing he ever prescribed was hot mar
row to be rubbed on the affected parts.
Mr.. Sumner and one or two other gen.
tlemen we're in the woods on Ty-Ty creek, in
Colquitt county, Georgia, few days ago and
saw yearling deer running in the direction of
the swamp. While watching the deer, they
saw large wildcat spring upon 1t, tigerlike
and bring 1t to the grounu. The deer made but
a few leaps before the cat brought it down and
killed it. The party not having their guns with
them, went and got their guns and dogs and
gave chase to the cat. The cat being full from
his mess of Venison, did not run far before he
climbed tree. A wel-aimed rifle ball from
the gun OF one OF the party brought down the
cat, which measured 8 feet from the end OF
his tail to the end of his nose
Another ''oId man of the mountains's
las been discovered IN the White Mountain
7 Ta-z - D.a-E
Me-, who has been taking Photographic views
II the picturesque scenes near SaWyer's river.
The most curious circumstance Of the discov-
sry is the fact that the artist who took the view
of the gigantic crag from which the huge stone
profile OF man stands out in welldehned
ines did not discover the statuesQue head until
{ was pointed out to him by George Payne,
Who happened to take up the photograph. The
picture displayed to the eyes of the astonished
lrtist as soon as his attention was directed TO it
y MI Payne was so strikingly accurate than an
excursion was at once made to the spot whence
he picture was taken, and then for the first
ime the stern features Of the Hermit of the
9ulch" were revealed to mortal eyes. 1t is such
he dullest eye cannot fail to discern every
eature Of weli-dehned profile.
Some years ago one of the present Con-
from New York State and his brother
we're examining the stock of a pawnshop in
iondon with the hope of picking up some
They came across a necklace Of
Teen glass beads, which the New York man
purchased for 81 so, intending to bring 1t home
o his little daughter. The brother was sur
Eised to md in the shop counterpart Of this
ecklace which he brought home to his little
irI. Two months later the latter showed her
ift to jeWeler who pronounced the glass
eads to be emeralds, and who sold them after
Iard for several thousand dollars. The mem
er of Congress. upon hearing this. took his
ecklace to the same dealer, who pronounced
to be composed Of glass beads. The London
avn dealer had purchased them of a thief,
ho had stolen them from a wealthy woman,
he latter kept the emeralds in q safe, and
ore their glass eountsrparts, OF course no
ne could tell the difference when the necklace
ncircled her throat.