Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-11
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

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dismissed for hugging girl while on duty
AN Edmors, Mich. lady So years Of
age was six weeks making quilt containing
/ 1850 pieces.
"A man in southbridge, Mass, has
| fve legged mule. II is treated with more than
ordinary respect.
"A citizen of New Brunswick, N. J.,
had strawberries growing in his garden, In the
| open air, last week.
Hereafter the boats carried by Atlantic
steamers, instead of being made Of wood, wiz
be made OF steel, In one piece.
AT Unadilla, Mich. q farmers turkeys
got into dispute with his bees, and the result
was that II turkeys were killed
The first section of the railway from
Pekin to Chinkiang has progressed as far a.
having tenders made for its construction. The
sum estimated for rails and plant on this lins
Is so 100000
David B. Robertson has sunhower
stalk on his premises in Seymour, Ind, that
stands 91I feet high. is II inches in circumfsr-
ence at the ground, and has ll5 large blossoms
and many buds on It.
"A man in Orion, Mich, has discovered
sure cure for rattlesnake bite, and it isn't the
kind carried in black bottle, either. His dog
.
ten minutes had q head on him like an apple
barrel, but the man doped and saturated him
with kerosene and the dog recovered.
Martin lyman, Of Philadelphia, an en-
gineer on the Reading Railroad, who is SOM
namDulist had q narrow escape Sunday morn
ing. He arose in his sleep about O'Clock. and.
waking around the room, placed chair before
in sne window and stepped up and, with a dash.
Jumped out be fell to the ground below,
striking on his feet. He was not much hurt
"A son Of John Gansel, nine miles from
Cass CITY, Mich. thought he was fiddler, but
while he was at 1t the other day lightning
smashed his instrument into 1000 slivers and
tore on one OF bis shoes. They say lightning
never strikes twice In the same place. bot the
neighbors say IL 1t has any sense ii viii in this
case if Gansel gets to dddling again.
Two mysterious individuals from In
dianapolis arrived in Louisville Saturday
night and returned Sunday, after the perform
ance Of mission rather out Of the ordinary.
They were professional hunters Of English
were taken back by them, to be sold to the In
dianapolis gun clubs or to trap shooters of thas
section.
On Friday Of last week Willie Brode,
who was following after the plow on his fathers
farm, near Orion, Mich, discovered . lot Of
turtle eggs which he carefully gathered up and
hatched out on wednesday last, AMONG the
brood being one with two heads. The two
t. neaos uo nos seem 70 nave me same ngtions "a
,vbic5 nav ~. i,s ~ .hati % -. u, -, 80 So - ~
"A curious and significant exhibition
will be opened in Cologne on June ], 1880.
namely. an International Exhibition Of arms.
instruments, etc, serving to illustrate the art
of warfare and hear,pg in arv nav an the con
a,,,o-, - .,o, - d, ry,hs. -a.
o-slon ~ r,LoyPs " AImles. NVtnms " 1ecLss
OF specially German nature VIII be shown, sucn
- sne new p1wuel, os Any htsnelon rhien
Sou.u give MIlnkle 70 lorelgh poweLs Dus Al
LmRLovemenss enecseu or Susges.su ~ LJou'
unltolm, smmunIuons, mlitaly Ieioclpeues.
carrier pigeons, and otner military instruments
VIII pe Welcomed
Wayne county, N. z, raises more
peppermint than any other place in the country
The business Of raising it and distilling the Oh
was begun by Yankee peddler 50 years ago.
The farmers Of that county cultivate the mint.
and 0,0O0 pounds Of oil is now distilled from
sh e1r crop in favorable seasons The pepper
mint crop is not one that returns 4 fancy profit
70 tn1 farmer, Du. II ne can ges ~ pou1u Ior
ie oii, oeLon miSn sne p.So se'uTn, - 49, ~.
n1,ds e ~ IN sS re ae1o 4. th I,ast osyaroI
pounus OF OIL 20 tne acre - the IoWsss geneIA
average OF the crop. II Is MOI an uncommon
tnlng ior Lne on 70 command 20 pouno' anu
tue price mas Deen d nign as ~
The fascinating game of draw noker will
- - --,.~ asIs - = w~rs-
% moro popular snis "in'eE An "asnlns Oh
among the fashionable women than ever De-
before Several new poker clubs will be organ
lied The ladies play for bonbons, gloves, etc,
etc, ana very oIten ror casn. Inc games are,
as RUE, Ior sInan nLnit' DuS sney get as
mucn enJoynsnb ous u snem as thousands
81 nc6 orr;sH hecanse nS Ssr 2. ,ne Ssd
lost SO much at poker, and determined that IL
he must play and must lose he should play with
ner. and sne would peneHt py ms loslng- Sne
toh,a S;th ~ 1000 nIavers and q bandsome lot in
the northwesterp mart Of town is the result Of
her venture; and She Is still winning-probably
playing with an idea of putting house on her
lot
.1 ;.du,r la, -aoa,.Ir haar
noFei inuVsIy "0s ~ oeen
started on the Oomoanee rver, IN the lower
part of South Carolina on o rice plantation.
A loci bnntar starts ont in bis hoat ahont
a -vo-- -e. -se.s - S,s - 49, a. -.
ousk every win nls gun. neh y =
oark ne ngn'S oun s-eye lantern anu ues II 70
his torehead. Inls enables MIN 10 see amiga