Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-09
CURIOUS CONDEEsATIOSa

President Of Chill to Europe.
"A very popular wedding present now at
Hutchinson, Kan, is barrel Of salt.
-Four hundred monuments have been
erected on the Gettysburg battlefield.
"A ram recently sheared at Metamora,
Mich, yielded $50 pounds Of wool at one clip.
"A blue racer was killed near Decatur,
Mich, the other day which measured II feet
and inches in length.
Under the laws Of China the adult who
loses his temper in a discussion is sent to Jan
for i've days to cool on,
"A 15-year-old boy of Fitchville, Conn,
mas trained six sheep to harness and drives
them daily about the village.
"A Western Journal communicates the
in that section, are usually followed by pepsin
picnics.
One Of the ''sure cures of consumption"
sold in Philadelphia was analyzed the other
day. and found TO consist Of rum, molasses and
extract Of dandellon.
"A sewing circle at SomesviIle, Me-, has
bought an organ for the church, provided
hearse. built sidewalks and raised $500 to put
an iron fence around the cemetery.
Lebanon, Conn.,, refuses to accept the
old homestead of her revolutionary governor
a. free gift because the taxes on it are So
per year and the town would have to pay them.
-"Linotypes" are Photographic prints
mounted on linen. Washes Of color are ap-
piled to the back Of the prints, so that they can
be used as colored transparencies with exeel-
lent effect.
Two steel blocks, one weighing 15O, 600
and the other 10 900 pounds, to form part Of
the armament Of an italian iron-elad, were re.
m f1rr1au 49, .
Magdeburg.
Lyons, Neb., claims the champion wolf
hunter in the person of L. D. Higley. who in the
past three weeks has killed 66 Of the ''var.
mints| The bounty on their scalps win net
the hunter $246
DIR. J. Taft, Dean of the Dental school
at Ann Arbor, Mich, is the proud and happy
possessor Of \ jaw taken from a 25O0-year-old
tomb at Rome on which "Dridgework" was
done. similar in character to that done by the
dentists of the present day.
"A Portland, Ore, man pulled out his
pocketbook. when the wind seized the contents
and scattered them broadcast, and $3.50 in bills
were blown about the streets. Fortunately
everybody In the vicinity proved to be honest,
and the money was all recovered.
"A remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed at Cardiff lately After fall Of rain it
was noticed that the pools of water in the
thoroughfares were tinged with red. The
phenomenon IS what is known as bloody rain."
and was In ancient times regarded as = sure
precursor Of plague.
"A curious discovery has Just been made
in England, in the neighborhood of one Of the
Spithead forts. While at gunnery practice,
some man-of-wars men engaged In graphing
for shot fund l2pounder gun, which turns
out TO be at least 100 hundred years old. How
the gun got where 1t was found is a mystery.
The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa has
been put mp for sale by lottery. The maniei-
pality Of Pisa, having become greatly strait
ened for money on account of expensive i'm
provements, offers the tower for sale in order
to prevent the Town Hall from being seized,
and has adopted the method of a lottery 80 as
to get the highest price possible.
Prof. Fresenius, of Wiesbaden, after a
long series Of chemical analysis, declared that
an egg contains as much nourishment as 3
pound and an ounce of cherries. pound and
quarter Of grapes, pound and half Of russet
apples, two pounds of goose berries and four
pounds of pears, and that ia pounds of grapes,
1T pounds of russell apples, 1872 pounds Of pears
and 327 pounds of plums are equal in nourish-
ment to 100 pounds Of potatoes.
james L. Babcock, the Chieagoan who
Is to receive over $780, 900 of his late uncles es-
tate upon condition that he marries within the
next five years. is in Savannah, Ga. Every
mail still brings him assorted offers of the
hands and hearts of ardent maids and WIDOWS.
A Savannah girl offers to marry him, accept
moderate dover and start for Paris immedi-
ately after the ceremony never more to annoy
him. Mr.. Babcock is resolved TO WIN the half
million legacy. but has not yet chosen the lady
who will assist him. y
Another device or method has beeF
added to those heretofofe proposed tc'preTSlt
the burning Of cotton when being conveyed in
vessels. The safeguard now brought forward
consists In wrapping each bale of cotton IN
wire gauZe instead of the usual covering Of
jute bagging. 1t has been, it is claimed. sub
jected to all kinds of tests, including hooks and
compressions, and it Is alleged has proved
itself equal in all respects to jute bagging. the
cost of the newmaterial at present being about
the same as that of jute bagging The principle
involved is that fame will not pass through
very small holes, according to the well-kn0wn
construction Of the Davy safety lamp.
"A canal has just been constructed in
Belgium in which, instead Of locks, the boats
are hoisted by elevators from one level to
another. The canal extends from the coal re-
gion in the interior of Belgium to Brussels,
crossing several other canals at the same
grade, so that Belgian coal can be brought di-
rectly by boats to Paris, as well a. to the prin-
line passes over rather hilly country, various
ascents and descents must be made, and to
save the long delays incidental to passing locks,
the change of grade is made by means of
hydraulic elevators. The boats, which measure
about 70 tons, are tOwed at the low level into
an immense tank. with gates, which is sub
merged in the canal. The gates are then closed,
and the tank. which rests ON the pistons Of .
huge hydraulic elevator. is raised to the upper
level, when connection is made with the next
section Of the canal by means Of double gates,
and the boat proceeds or itS way.