Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-26
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


branches of a China tree on Mr.. Hillman's
places in Greene county. Ga.
AN eel suicided in Forsyth county, Ga,
the other day. 1t hooked itself, and falling to
effect its release. deliberately tied itself around
the rope In hard knot, thereby choking itself
to death.
Bees settled in the top of J. W. Hender-
sons dwelling, near Atlanta Ga, eight years
ago. and were not disturbed until day before
yesterday, when the gable end was torn on and
the entire roof found filed with honey
"A man in Australia has discovered Q
process by which he can season freshly cut
Australian lumber in less than seven days
This seems hardly credible, as heretofore It has
agencies employed.
Three boys, who had sought refuge from
the storm the other afternoon in a barn In
Chester county, were stunned by lightning,
which struck the opposite end of the building.
A COW was killed and horse paralyZed by the
shock. Fortunately the lightning did not set
fire to the barn.
Put penny in and you will have
surprise" says the legend on the latest form Of
automatic machine. When one has been un-
wise enough to comply with this invitation,
one receives card on which is printed, "You
give me penny and give you nothing in TO
turn. You are surprised. Voilar'
"A curious feature in ornithology is re-
ported from lexington. Yorkshire, England,
where hen has Matched two chickens from
one egg both chickens being in perfect state
except that they are Joined together on one
SIDE OF the membranes Of the wing. Beyond
manner.
State Geologist George 81. Cook, of New
Brunswick, N. j., reports number of inter.
In, rnoda
Besides numerous footprints, leaves and other
remains Of prehistoric days, several fossil fishes
have been discovered at Boonton, and in
quarry at Belleville two skeletons of an animal
greatly resembling the horned toad of the
Western plains.
Mrs. Sallie Hansford, Of Oglethorpe
county, Georgia, who makes living on her
farm in the Salem neighborhood for herself
and children, has in her possession pair Of
small scissors that her late husband picked up
on the battlefield in Pennsylvania during the
war. She says she has had them in constant
use ever since, and they are good for many
years to come.
"A great impetus has been given 10
Russian industries within the last 10 or Is years.
Thus, in ls75 all the cotton mills in that coun-
try contained about 1000 900 spindles while
there are now, according to the latest reports,
ll5 900 spindles divided between 81 mills.
The number of cotton weaving establishments
in Russia is said to be 4S8. giving employment
to more than $1,000 hands, the total annual
production being estimated at 81, OO0 900 roubes.
In 1881 there were only two Christian
endeavor societies in existence, having a mem.
bershIp of 68. Now there are $500 societies
with membership Of 100000, and societies are
being organized at the rate of 100 week. The
international convention of the societies,
which is to be held in Philadelphia, July 8, 10
and IL, promises to be the largest and most en-
fhueioa convention bo1d md ha
delegate convention Of any kind ever held in
this country.
AT the brickyard near Macon, Ca, last
week, two moccasins were seen engaged in
moral combat. Two Others apparently inter-
ested. stood on either side of the reptiles The
sentries or SECONDS were in coil, with their
heads erect A negro laborer watched the
fight for Is minutes. The snakes would wrap
about each other, bite and strike Mt each other,
and lash the ground around with their tails
Finally the negro killed the duellsts, principals
and seconds.
Says clock manufacturer: 'The dial
of the clocks which we make for China is
marked, in lieu of figures, with charact
which, suppose, mean something to them.
They don't to me. There are three circles Of
characters, the inner one having eight divisions.
the next one IL and the outermost "a There
are two hands, the shortest one making revo-
luton every two hours, while the long takes "a
hours to get around. But how they compute
time by these is a Chinese puzzle"
M. Assief, young Russian officer of
dragons, has Just performed an extraordinary
feat: he has ridden from Pultava to Paris in 80
days, by way of Kleff. Cracow, Bohemia, DARN
stadt, Luxemb burg. and Rheims. This throws
other featS of the kind into the shade, and the
Viennese, VINO is now en- route from the Aus
trian to the French metropolis in a cab-a mat
ter of 20 days-will be rather disappointed when
he arrives In Paris to find that he has been
forestalled by the "bold dragoon" hailing from
the Steppes of Muscovy.
"A curious discovery has just been made
at Vimoutiers. France, by a peasant living in
the village of Cutesson. He was digging in his
field when the ground suddenly gave way, and
he fell INTO a hole ten feet in depth. The
peasant had accidently lighted upon a subter-
ranean chamber, the existence OF which was
not even suspected by the country people. On
examination number of human bones par
TALLY petrified were found In an adjoining
vault constructed in the form Of circle. The
and appear to have belonged to a race Of gigan-
tic stature and great breadth of frame In
fact, the persons who have studied the case on
the spot are of opinion that the bodies must
have been inferred in this burial place at
very remote period.
"A curious accident, which unhappily
proved fatal, has befallen NJ. Boutet, an artist
residing in Paris. NJ. Boutet was working in
his studio. when, inconvenienced by the sun,
be asked his servant to get on the roof and pass
o light linen covering over the glass AS the
woman was arranging this awning she slipped,
and, falling through the glass. alighted on the
table at which her master was seated. Oddly
enough she sustained no injury worth mention.
ing. NJ. Boutet. however, was not so fortunate.
A pieco of the broken glass struck him on the
neck, sovering an artery. He tried to staunch
the blood and failing, ran out of the house in
the direction of neighboring druggists shop,
but he fell down fainting ere he reached the
bis last