Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-08
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Our vaseline is used in Japan to soothe
the stings Of tattooing.
| Americans can get trust for almost any
amount in the stores Of Europe.
"A crazy negro in the Milwaukee jail
lsbors under the impr ession that he is tsls-
johnson Mundy, Tarytown sculptor,
who is nearly blind, is modelling statue Of
Union soldier by the sense Of touch
"A Chicago husband and wife both fled
petitions for divorce on the same day each
without the knowledge of the other.
The grade of the eogged-track railway
which is being built at Pixies Peak Col, win
be Is feet to the 100. OF l,s2O feet to the mile.
People who object to shutting up shop
50 days in thsyear would not make good citi.
zens Of Servia, as it is stated that law rigidIy
days and holy days, which count up ls0 in the
year.
Farmers IN the vicinity Of Anderson
Ind, ara excited over the appearance Of gang
of young wolves in their wood lots. A num-
Der of sheep and chickens have been killed
a pig hunting party has been organized to XIII
on the providers.
Charles P. Houpt, Of Germsntovn, re-
Gently sold an old Bible for s126 It was
DAeccoty oulbl0u. DuDE8u6u IN EulIUclpul&4
and one of the first printed in this country.
veLy Ie" copies OF this edition are now In ex.
the publisher
There is family at Roscof, in France,
IN which there are i've generations now living.
The Oldest member is greatgreat grand
mother OF 93, and the youngest a small
descendant, age month. They All went to
church together the other day when the newest
was christened
The smallest circular saw In practical
use is tiny disc about the size Of shilling.
which Is employed for cutting the Sits in gold
pens These saws are about as thick as
ordinary paper and reyolve some 1000 times
per minute. Their high velocity keeps them
rigid, Notwithstanding their extreme thin
ness.
DIR. Alonzo Garcelon, Of Lewiston. Me-,
remarked the other morning that he was now
treating member Of family in that city
which he has professionally attended for 1--WE
generations. greatgreat-grandfather. great
grandfather, grandfather. father and children
shouldn't come under his charge also
"A little bit Of shaver, not over ten
years old, dropped into Frank Rossman's
clothing store At Bay City and said his uncle
would be in pretty soon and then they would
buy some Of the very best clothes in the house
With an "AH right, bub,p Mr.. Rossman turned
his back and went about his duties, which was
where he made an error. When he looked for
bundle Of greenbacks from the TIL.
"A Cincinnati man went fishing, first
promising his friends > supply of his catch.
He hshed all day, but didn't get bite. Sur
prised at this. he examined his tackle and
found that there were no hooks on his line
When he returned he bought several dollars
worth Of fish and sent them around to his
fri de Thof frfrf u< fNn nIrrh - fnnnru
boasting about his success and was laughed at
The same men who received the dsh had cut
the hooks from his lines
i'm the steeple of the Congregational
Church at Bingham. Somerset county. Me-.
there hangs an ancient bell that has been
swinging in various belfries 100 years OF more.
On its outer surface Is stamped Revere, Bos-
ton," and It is supposed to have been made by
Paul Revere, who, after the peace Of 17SS es-
tablished foundry in Boston, where he cast
the first cannon and bells manufactured in
Massachusetts. The old bell has good tone,
and seems likely to Last another century.
"A Cincinnatian has dog named Prince
which he compels to wear mask when out Of
doors. The other day while the boys we're
playing ball. Prince was sitting at bis accus-
toned place behind the bat when the ball hfs
him fearful blow on his nose and laid him
out senseless. The boys gathered about their
him to Consciousness Prince sat TO one side
after that for several innings. But he was un-
easy until an idea seemed to enter his little fat
head and giving yaTk Of joy he ran into the
bis mask. Taking his old position near the
catcher, he peered gravely through the wires
the bafIs you please this way I'm proseeted e
well as the catcher"
I'm 1884 Sergeant Malloy, who acted as
police sergeant at the Soldiers Home at Toeus.
Me-. was shot while in the discharge Of his
duties. He owned large Newfoundland dog,
which was an inseparable companion, and was
with him at the time Of the shooting. The dog
would have torn the murderer in pieces but for
the interference Of other inmates and ever
since the animal has displayed peculiar symp-
toms as the time Of funerals Whenever a
burial Is to take place At the Home and the
band begins to play the dead march, the dog
Of musketry is fred over the grave. Tnen he
will rush upon the firing squad with every
symptom Of madness, and Il IS with the utmost
difficulty that s,s he can an be H kept Of; No matter
tends every funeral at the Home and he has
not missed one since the burial Of his murdered
master In 1884.
in raising Egyptian corn, A. j. Allen,
of Warnek, OAK, on the Milwaukee road,
claims to have had success this season. He
said: II saw statement In . newspaper last
season about corn having been brought from
Egypt By certain explorer, and wrote to him
for some. He responded. sending me seven
kernels, which, he informed me, he had taken
from an underground tomb near the bank of
the Nile, and that they were, like Mark Twain's
1900 years Old He made no charge
for the seeds, and thinking. as do yet, that he
found them as he said, / cultivated them with
care and interests Each kernel produced three
stalks, and on each stalk grew an ear about
eight inches long and two to three inches in
diameter. These ears are well filed with kerr
nels about the size Of popcorn. The stalks at
tanned the size of our Indian corn, and were
soft and nice for fodder. even when the gram
ripened. think great deal of the seed, and
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