Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-31
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

UUHlUBO OUuUENOAllUNS.
The dog tax of France gives the State
an annual revenue Of about 100000
Statistics just published show that there
are 2,272 soldiers feet or over in height in the
British army.
Mr.. Pete Mutt. Of Dade County, Ga,
has chicken-eatlng mule. He eats them raw,
and win chase fat hen for mile, il neces-
sary. -
After Southern Californians have
scooped out the fnsfaes Of some of their Chilli
squashes they successfully use the rind as row.
boats.
Alexander Graham Bell in Science cal
culates that mother in talking to her infant
speaks 5000 words a day-equA to about
four hours continuous talking
"A plant has been discovered, the juice
Of which will make people laugh The editors
Of the funny papers ought to send bottle OF
juice 70 each one Of their subscribers.
Warden Toner, ofthe New Castle, Del,
jail. has received bushel Of plug tobacco for
signs himself: "One who has been there"
I'm a charity fair recently held at
Vienna, in the Princess d'Aremberg's palace,
an English millionaire paid 10 900 forms for the
pleasure OF kissing one cheek Of the princess.
Dynamite was used to stop the progress
Of the fire in Dublin, Ga The total loss is
much less than was reported and win footdp
S2o.OO0 Two houses were blown up, which ar.
rested the flames.
Baron Liebig, the German chemist, saws
that '.as much -four as can lie on the point Of a
table knife contains as much nutritive constit-
uents as eight quarts Of the best and most nu-
tr1ttous beer that Is made"
Signal Post, Cal, possesses a school
teacher who believes IN discipline. A local
paper remarks: sour energetic and enter
prising teacher followed a runaway pupil to his
home and there chastised him."
The "CoIombophile Congress and
Monster Toss" will take place at Paris. This is
not species Of bull-fght, with pigeon fanciers
az picadors, matadors, etc; but great flight of
10000 pigeons. to be started from the Troca-
dero on August
Peter Laing, who is 104 years of age,
has Just been admitted to church membership
in Elgin, Scotland. He admits that he has been
little tardy in joining the church. but now
that he has joined, he intends to go right in
with the other young folks and do his share Of
active work.
Mrs. T. j. McGill, of Dawson, Ca,
missed a hen from her poultry yard one day
this week, and two days later her henship was
discovered in the well perched on the sand
box The bucket was let down and placed
under her, when she got upon it,was drawn out
hearty meal and singing around the yard in
merry strain.
Otto Feyerbend, of Bay City Mich,
owns greyhound that Otto be appreciated by
his owner. Otto rode on a street car the other
day and dIsembarked without being noticed by
the dog, which was trottIng along behind the
car. Nine hours afterward when Otto came
TO that street again, the dog was still following
the car. 1t is estimated that the dog covered
100 miles that day.
The London Spectator says of the United
States: Her people are becoming the greatest
nation in the world. 1t is probable that moth
ing short of actual violence would now induce
any nation to attack her. while she could if
she pleased, almost ruin the commerce of any
nation on the globe" 1t predicts that there
are children who may live to see the Republic
with population of 2O0,0OOOO0
"A eotsmoorary states that Dr. Eisen-
mann, c< Berlin. has invented a piano which,
by the aid of electro-magnetism, can sustain,
increase and diminish sound This has been
attempted by other experts, notably Boehm,
the inventor Of the metal flute. Another nov
city will be that by moving the electro-magnets
the timore OF the tone Is changed; for ex-
ample, from that of a Violoncello to piccoIo.
"A large alligator has made his head
quarters in Robert Vorus' mill pond at Lump (
kin, Ga, as a summer watering place. He is
something less than 25 feet in length, and, when
his hunger gets unusually sharp he simply
crosses over to the side where Robert keeps his
aviary and snaps goose in twain, then stations
himself in the middle Of the pond and laughs
at the boys with their popguns scattering shot
about him.
"A minister at Trenton, Ca, engaged to
marry young man of that town for sI0.kpd
went to the trouble of providing hfmsels =. :,
> new suit in order to oficiate in style. 1rhe
minister then walked seven miles to the
groom's house at the appointed time and
learned that the couple had been married the
day before. A bill for SO has been sent to the
young man. and if the bill is not paid the
preacher will enter suit for it.
DIR. T. s. Dekee has bought the body of
VIII Debiil, the negro now awaiting in Thomas
county, Ga, jail the execution of the death
sentence in June. Debill, for the valuable con-
sideration of so in hand paid, deeds his body
to the doctor. There has been considerable re-
monstrance against his course the part Of
the negroes, but Debill says the $40 will enable
him to live comfortably the rest of his days
and if the doctors can profit the living by haV.
ing his body, he is willing.
"A remarkable discovery has Just been
made at the Cathays Yard of the Taft Vail
Railway Company. large elm tree, grown in
was being cut up into timber
when. right in the very heart, cavity
feet long and "a inches wide was discovered. 1t
a comb of the honey bee and
squirrels skull. mo means of access to the
hollow was discoverable, neither was decay
anywhere apparent, and around the cavity
itself no less than so rings each ring denoting
years growth. were counted. The hollow was
Of uniform size throughout, and presented the
appearance Of having been bored with an
augur, and great though its dimensions were,
t was practically filed with the comb init
mating that the bees were in possession for
several years. How the bees got there is
mystery. 1t is surmised that a squirrel once
occupied decayed hole in the tree, cleared
lway the decay, occupied the cavity as its own
md there died. Then the bees took possession
md fled the hole with comb, when by some
means the entrance, which must have been
mall, became stopped. the large quantity of
,rub and fly being taken as evidence that the
lest was not voluntarily deserted. Then for 50
Tears the growth of the timber went on. The
being hermeticaIly sealed, the COMP
Kept in good condition until found"