Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-30
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The production of Brazilian coffee has
been doubled within the last ten years.
Mrs Taylor, of Green Cove, Fla, has .
two weeks old baby that has four teeth.
1T is proposed to light up horses heads
with electric light during fogs in London.
In little town of Schleswig- Holstsin
there is tax exemption for dogs shat sleep
with their masters and mistresses, and 50 pre-
seIve ,nem from gout rheumatism, and Ike
Jimmie McPhansteeI, a 4year-old son
OF 4. Z. McPhansteel, prominent merchant
and manufacturer Of furniture Of Gresnvilla.
Tex. while playing accidentally bit his tongus,
from which he bled to death. = =
Terrell county, Ca, reports 4 rattle
snake "A feet inches long. II iuehcs around.
with 59 rattles and button The skin has been
sLuHeos ana Will be sent to the National
Museum or TO the Smithsonian Insrituta
"A Ayoung husbandin Chicago has sbrought
suit against two newspapers for publishing the
fact that he applied for marriage license and
was married DE has engaged lawyer Who
that the press has no business with them
The dead letter Office continues to afford
astonishing proof Of the carelessuess Of the
American people, Letters Containing stamps,
Photographs and drafrs are dropped fnro the
slot unsealed, and number Of Chicago people
nave been 50 intent on securing fhe Worlds
Ar Tor tneir clty mat they have mailed letters
with no stamp but Worlds Fair stlckera
"A Romeo In Palatka, Fla, one night
last week went to serenade his best girl, ehoos-
ing selection from ''Pinafore'' a. an opening
piece. In q voice trembling with emotion and
tendency to split on the light notes. he began.
Farewell, my love; light Of ME when 4
four-pound brick, waited through the midnight
air from the old mans bedroom window LODGED
In the very Vitals Of the guitar, and the concert
stood adjourned.
AN Ilion, N. z, man has invented .
pancake machine which threatens to revolu-
tionize the present way OF making that article
Of diet The batter Is placed in what may be
termed q hopper on the top Of the small ma
chine, which is placed on the breakfast table.
When cakes are wanted the machine, which
works BY spring, is set In motion, and the
batter passes between two very highly polished
cakes are thus rolled OF and cut in the re-
quired shape by sharp knife and thrown upon
the plate which is held ready to receive them.
"A common, everyday Office cat, the
property Of Postmaster Harp, OF Jackson. Ca,
was noticed 70 be cutting some very extra
ordinary antics while running around the post
Office as II in search Of something, one day last
week. Finally it struck the objsct Of It's search
and began mutilating the stamps and biting on
. small pasteboard box, into which IL finally
gained an entrance, and Commenced TO chew
on the contents. The box was found 70 contain
capnip, and was addressed to some point In
Florida. After getting hold Of some Of the
plant the cat seemed perfectly satisfied and
began rolling on the hoor and othsrWiss enjoy
ing herself.
Travellers in India sometimes have
strange bedfeIlows. A nrst-class passenger, By
q slow passenger train running between How
rah and Assensols, was disagreeabIy surprised
to find on waking from sound sleep that
cold had come IN contact with his
hand. On looking at the hand, what was his
horror to find that underneath it was cobra.
itseIf III around the hand. t5e ~ eenfieman M snrane
up and managed to evade its bite How It got
into the carriage Is one Of those mysteries no
one can unravel It may have effected An
Howr8h. and quietly ensconeed itself behind
the cushions Of the carriage seat
The fact that large numbers Of birds
are drawn to their death by the electric light
on the Liberty statue has often been com
mented on. It appears that the Eiffel Tower
is responsible for similar destruction. A few
nights since = large flock Of larks, which was
passing over Paris, attracted By the electric
light in the phare Of the Eiffel Tower. threw
itself in compact mass on the windows Of d.
OF stinacy the poor birds struck themselves
furiouslY against the glasses Of the phare and
fell stupeded AL around The man In charge
Of the light captured large number. The
Exhibition found number Of the birds IN the
small lakes At the foot Of the tower,
A plague Of rats is reported in the VI
sinify Of Galesburg, III. Some farms ara 70
ported to be honey-combed with their holes.
The general direction Of the army is 70 the
South. and can be traced by their burrows.
which furnishes rare sport for men and dogs.
Mr.. 3. r. Swanson attended such an event last
week. He says that the crib was torn down,
the boards, meanwhile being made into tight
board fence completely encircling the CRIB.
Fhe foor was then rsmoTed and the fun began.
The ground was alive with rats. and 600 were
reported killed. A similar experience was had
BY Mr.. Coolidge, farmer living west Of the
city. Hundreds Of the rodents were killed.
At Oneida three car loada Of broomcorn were
riddled. Where the rats all come from the
zrangers deem mystery.
-One Of the most marvellous freaks Of
ever known in Brunswick. Ga,
occurred last week. The participant in the
night perambulation was .
legro named Steve Franklin and the course Of
lis stroll was from Brunswick to the new docks
md return. Franklin Is . day Iaborer at the
lew docks and assists in loading vessels with
.otron. He usually returns to the city abouf .
iclock in the evening and spends the night
n order TO reach his work IN due time next
morning. he leaves Brunswick at 4oclock. One
light last week about 10 o'clock he arose from
lis bed, dressed himself and struck out for the
Gene OF labor. On arriving be discovered thaE
le had forgotten his dinner ana at once re-
Tersed himself and returned to Brunswick. He
vas Just entering the city when be suddenly
woke. 1t was several minutes before he could
axe in the situation, and then he was 90 badly
IS TO almost 60 into conTulsiona
Jack Birdsan, Of Dutch Flats. Pa. had
queer experience while fishing for front In
be headwaters Of Tunkhannock creek A
nuslrrat diTed into the stream few feet in
ront Of BlrdsaIl and scared all the trout away.
I soon came to the surface with bulbous root
I some kind. crawled upon the crotch Of q
mb that hung in the water, and mnnched the
ook Then It diYed again. and Blrdsal tipped
Is hook over TO the crutch and let II lie there.
he muskrat returned to the crotch TO eat the
econd root and the hsherman gave his rod .
witch settled the hook into the muskrats lip,
nd yanked the little animal into the water.
Lfter he had played the muskrat up and down
be creek for several minutes the little animal
managed to get a foothold near the bank.
lnce out Of the water the muskFat had the
dvantage, for Birdsall couldn't jerk him
round quite so wen on dry land. and the re-
nlt was that the muskrat steered for his hut,
mapped Birdsalp smell Oh, and took i and the
ook along with him.