Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-26
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

David A. Thompson, of Columbus,
swallowed his false teeth. and it is fearedh
viii die.
"A novelty at Narragansett Pier is
lady who teaches whist professionally, and ad-
Vertises for pupils.
"A Danbury (Conn.) photographer hasa
greenhouse the glass roof of which is composed
OF old negatives from his gallery.
The doll appears to have been the play
thing Of prehistoric times. A large wooden one
has just been unearthed in a Roman sarco-
phagus.
"A San Francisco jeweler has just re-
ceived 500 for diamonds which he sold % years
ago. The purchaser was honest, but he had
bad luck.
AN Elizabeth, N. j., man being pur
sued by the police leaped from the third story
OF his home to the ground, and ran on. he
wasn't injured in the slightest.
The most original swin6ler Of the day is
the one who has been telling the cclored peo-
pie of Georgia that the world will come to an
end August l6 and has sold l5O pairs Of angel
wings" at $40 pair.
The unusual sight of rat up tree and
several birds after il. was seen in an Xenia door
yard recently. The birds chased the rat up
high limb, from where 1t sprang upon the roof
Of the house and was lost from the sight OF
those watching.
Two former Vassar students are the edi-
tors and publishers of a weekly paper at Allan
tic Highlands They are said to be practical,
enterprising girls who running their jour
nal on strictly business-like principles, and are
making 1t success.
"A COW belonging to Mr.. Clinton Martz,
near Boonsboro, Nd, while on the mountain
was bitten in the tongue by a snake, The
tongue swelled so that for several days the COW
was unable to eat. By applying proper reme-
dies the swelling has been reduced, and the cow
Is liable to recover.
"A plumbago mine has been discovered
in Somervi1e, II miles west OF Augusta, Me.
Specimens have been analyzed and are pro-
nounced almost pure black lead. The mine
was discovered accidentally. The road ran
over portion Of the deposit and the dirt would
not remain in place. Digging down the min
eral was found. mile square Of land has been
leased, and the mine is to be opened at once.
"A novel method of raising funds has
been tried by Sunday school in Burlington.
N. j. Some time ago $50 new 5-cent pieces,
called "talents, !" were distributed among the
scholars and teachers, with instructions to do
whatever in reason they could to increase the
sum. Last Thursday the talents were called
In, and. notwithstanding all the scholars did
not make returns, the sum received was So37.
During heavy thunder storm the other
night, Mrs. ]. K. BIattenberger, of Liverpool
a town IN Perry county, Pennsylvania, saw q
fiery ball drop from the clouds and land on the
street in front of the Commercial Hotel. There
1t lay like piece Of red-hot metal or a live
coal, but gradually its brightness died. At
daylight she went to the place and found it to
be meteoric stone, or an aerolite, Q inches in
circumference.
The largest number of wild beasts
which have ever been shipped on board one
vessel from Hamburg has recently left that
port for the new geological gardens at Buenos
Ayres. The caravan consists of two male and
two female lions, two tigers, eight panthers
five bears, two Indian elephants and camels
seven kangaroos and antelopes, couple Of
ostriches and large number of birds of prey.
The value of this live stock is $3.50.
Bar Harbor society women have made
home run in fads. and the very latest and most
novel fad is to become a student of Christian
science. Mrs. Cushman, wife Of Charlotte
Cushman's nephew. is the leader of the craze.
fed with it. The modest fee is $50 for II
lessons and the ability and willingness to pay
that sum are all that Is necessary to gain adj
mittance to the class, which is oddly mixed.
"A Chinese gambler arrested in San
Francisco had a clever arrangement for cheat
ing on his person. 1t consisted Of steel clip"
which was fastened inside of one sleeve Two
cords reached up the sleeve, across the breast
and down the other sleeve to the hand, wherf
one was fastened to the thumb and the otht
70 one OF the nngers. by pull OF one cord the
clip reached out and took in a card, which w2s
at once drawn up the sleeve. Pulling the other
cord caused the card to be shot out into the
hand of the player with lightning rapidity, and
without exposing any part Of the mechanism
The will of Edward O'Connor has been
admitted to probate at Lawrenceburg Ind.
The instrument attracts attention on account
ofIts peculiarities. The Old gentleman desires
drst IN his will that his body shall be taken to
the grave in spring wagon. and that a Catho-
lie prieStaccompany the remains; for so doing
he TO receive the sum of S.. After the funeral
he desires that all who attend the internent
shall stop at Ii late residence on their return
from the graveyard and partake of q good
dinner. He bequeaths to his son Edward the
old family Bible, but binds him to provide each
one of his three sisters, with Bibl4. Edward
is also to have his goldAheaded CINE, and the
three daughters are each to receive a quilt, the
work of his first wife.
Mature has enabled some animals to
see objects behind them as well as in front with
out turning around. The hare has this power
in a marked degree. Its eyes are large, promi-
nent and placed laterally. Its power of seeing
things in the rear is very noticeable in grew
hound coursing. for though this dog is mute
while running, the hare is able to Judge to q
nicely she exact moment at which it will bs
best for it to double. Horses are another in
stance. 1t is only necessary to watch a horse
driven invariable without blinkers to notice
this. Let the driver even attempt to take the
whip in hand, and IL the horse is used to the
work he will at once increase his pace The
giraffe, which is a very timid animal is an
of its eyes being so placed that it see as well
behind as in front. When approached this
same faculty enables 1t TO direct with great pre-
cision the rapid storms of kicks with which il