Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

The keeper of peanutstand in Newark
Is named Pizarro Caesar.
"A supposed cat. killed with stone by
William Dennis in his yard at Drakesvilie, n.
D., turned out to be small red fox
"A number of Brooklyn capitalists have
decided to open hotel on the New York plan
in Paris. They believe it will attract American
customers as well as the trade of English per-
sons who have visited the United States.
Three schoolboys of Sompoe, Cal,
thought they'd have fun this vacation playing
gold mining. So they began on a wornout
cialm on tne beach near Point Sal, and In "a
Gays, working not more than eight hours a day,
made s240.
"A man named William j. Haines, 102
years old, has just been converted and has
Joined Methodist church in st. Louis. He
says ne was never sick a day in his life. He
was an orderly on General Jackson's stah in
the war of 1872
The latest use of photography is to
make a cannon ball take picture of its own
wapolings. An arrangement something like
camera is to be placed in the forward end Of
the projectile, and when it is fred directly at
the sun the light traces lines upon the plate,
from the direction of which 1t can be told
whether the projectile has kept in one position
or mas wavered to and fro during Its flight.
The total original cost of the British
view. paraded for the inspection of the EN-
peror, was fl6S53,765. The number of ships
present was %; of torpedo boats 3S. The
WelgnS OF metal con ntained in the heavy guns
va was ~ ooos tons. The tonnage was approximately
Soo,OOO tons. Five hundred and sixty-nine
heavy guns. irrespective of quick frers and
machine guns, composed the armament
Orlando, Fla, has colored citizen who
carries the top of his head feet s5S inches
ABOVE terra hrma, and, as he is of slender build,
he appears much taller. His name Is Bob
washington. Bobs pedal extremities have
paced along In growth evenly with the rest Of
his anatomical development, and he Is of little
use as hoe hand, his feet covering up all the
grass In reach; but for gathering oranges with
out the aid OF stepladder he is a success.
During a thunder storm at Superior,
Wis, lightning struck a tent belonging to a
camping party on Wisconsin Point, completely
demolishing 1t. A large party of young ladies
were sleeping in a tent II feet away and were
rendered helpless tor nearly an hour. Light
ming also struck lumber camp and several
other places in the neighborhood. In the lum-
Der camp it knocked the pipe out of a mans
mouth and discharged a rifle which was near
by.
"A curious scene was witnessed in Pam
yard, Westminster, England. sparrow was
picking up the corn which had fallen from the
horses nosebags when mouse appeared and
to dispute with the sparrow his
right to the dainty morsels. A fight ensued
which lasted for some minutes, and then the
sparrow beat , retreat. The sparrow had evil
IDENTIFY been injured in the tussle. and for a
time he was unable to fly. At last the sparrow
New up, and cabman finished the incident by
killing the mouse with whip.
The old saying, she took the bull BY
the horns" was verified at Portsmouth. O., by
George Eaves, who owns q beautiful tract of
land just east of the city proper He was
crossing the field wherein his bull is pastured,
when the bovine became infuriated and rushed
at him. SeiziDg the bull by the horns as it
came ca within reach, and throwing his legs about
It's neck, Eaves was carried in this position
across the field with the speed of the wind and
into the fence, against which he was badly
1ammed. His injuries are regarded as fatal
"A few days ago Amos Carpenter, who
resides near the line between Clay and Clinton
counties, Mo-, was out in the woods two miles
from home, when he was bitten by a timber
once wiped the blood off with a leaf and took
a big chew of tobacco from his mouth and
bound it on the bitten place with a strip of
hartshorn. and has suffered no i'll effects other
than slight rising at the bitten place. The
snake was killed, and was nearly feet long
with II rattes.
GFrancis J. Seton, a Brooklyn manu-
urer was surprised and delighted man
Sneorher morning. He was surprised when,
on entering IS ONCE. be found that burQla-
had been at york on his safs and ho5 o3te -
much labor, forced open the doors. He w
delighted because. on the preceding night,
stead OF ieaying large amount of moneyin'
the cash Srawer saSi,e 20 III. "y cs,. ~ csH1 ..df
enterp prising burglar comes he will pet enou III.
II he works for it to pay bis car fare" The IL
cents were found in the drawer
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Aipany,' ua., 'ne mouse IN WnleI
Dick Winston died after being shot by Jim
Bland is deserted. 1t is little cabin at the side
of a trestle The neoroes ALI saw n Ia bann+od 4
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