Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

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| A Dakota farmer holds that the failure OF
the wheat crop is largely due to the work OF
| gophers
Bloomington, H., bakers have been cut
ting prices until they have got bread down 70
2cents LOAF.
The tallest chimney in this country is
| the new stack of the Clark Thread Company,
at Kearney, near Newark, N. j. 1t Is a circu-
lar shaft 1856 feet high and 2S1l feet in diameter
at the base: This chimney cost sSO,OVo and
contains ,697. 900 bricks.
Martha Cobble, of Owensboro, KY, 9
colored woman formerly slave, has searched
40 years for her two sons who were sold to a
New Orleans trader when they were and 10
years of age. Recently she learned the where
abouts of both and was made happy by V1sIs
from one OF them.
The making Of tramway from Cairo to
the Pyramids is likely to become a completed
fact before long. The money paid for the
Government concession has been actually
handed over to the official concerned, and 1t 1s
said that the preliminary operations have
already commenced.
%. Erickson, of Muskegon, Mich, was
the victim of a queer accident. He was milk
ing one of his cows, when the animal made =
horns up through the roof of Erickson's mouth.
The doctor says he had a narrow escape from
instant death, but will recover.
AN Oklahoma hack driver purchased
two lots on the day after the opening from men
who decided that there would never be city.
and who were going away in disgust For
well-worn six-shooter. One of the lots he has
since sold for ST. 100. and he is holding the SIX
shooter lot for s., 500
A curious strike is in progress at Roches-
ter. The osterologists and taxidermists in
Wards natural science establishment where
Jumbo's skeleton was prepared. have stopped
work, and as a result many rare birds and ami
mails being prepared for collections in different
parts of the country are left partly mounted,
and the loss viii be severe.
"A few mornings ago the ground under
an elm tree in Brazil, Ind, was covered with
the dead bodies of English sparrows, number
ing several hundred. These birds have been in
the habit of congregating in immense fiocks in
this tree, and it Is supposed that they were all
killed at single stroke of lightning during
the mornings storm, as the bodies were en-
tirely stripped of feathers
"A. j. Ranew, farmer living near
McRae, Ga, states that while blowing in his
fields few days ago he unearthed pair of
twin snakes, about six or eight inches long and
of a greenish color. Their bodies were grown
together for about an inch near the center OF
the snakes. They had two separate and dis
tinct heads and tails, and when touched would
lick out their tongues and show fight. He
kept them until they died.
An Albany girl was out rowing in the
Atlantic at a seaside resort one day last week.
when suddenly she discovered near her an
immense sperm whale that came to the sur
face and spouted not 100 yards from the little
boat in which she and friend were rowing.
One may imagine that she was frightened, but
the whale was not pugnacious and she got
back to the Shore some three miles distant
safe and wiser than before.
A well known travelling theatrical man.
ager has implicit faith in the belief that If a
deadhead is the first person to enter a theater
il will bring bad luck. While on the road re-
Gently two ladies holding complimentary
tickets were the first to present themselves at
the theater when the doors were opened. The
managers brows lowered when he saw the
paper, and to the amazement of the ladies he
requested them to wait in the lobby until some
tickets had been sold at the box-office.
"A wad of chewing gum and three trouser-
buttons in the collection basket at the Satur-
day meeting of the Sunday School Assembly at
Ocean Grove. n. J., aroused the ire of Presi-
dent E. H. Stokes. of the Grove Association.
He made an analysis of the collection for that
day, and found that of the 8, 500 persons present
Sl5 gave cent, II gave cents, $50 gave cents.
l70 gave 10 cents, and only II gave as much as
25 cents each. The other ], 100 contributed the
chewing-gum and buttons.
The Rev. G. ii. Schnur, who for the last
three years has ministered to the spiritual
necessities of st. Marks Lutheran Church in
Omaha, has resigned because his congregation
would not permit him to choose wife for him
SELF He selected for his helpmeet good-look-
ing and estimable young lady of his flock
named Miss Nina L. Charles. But the Rev.
Mr.. Schnur had already been selected as a SON.
in-law by one of the mamas of his cqngrega-
tion, and when his engagement to Miss Charles
was made public the disappointed zlnatron
raised such a ferment that church leeting
was called, at which resolution wal intro
duced to the effect that the pastor ND not
shown due respect for the opinion of hANpeoJ
pie. Mr.. Schnur handed in his resignation.
George Weaver, a farmer living near
Fort Wayne Ind. brought a handful of oat
blades to Avilla, and on the bright side Of
every blade, rather above the middle of the
blade, is q well-defned letter 3D." sharp and
distinct, and raised so that it may be felt by
passing the finger over it. None of the farmers
ever remember hearing of or seeing any such
phenomenon before and it seems reasonable to
suppose it would have been discovered long
ago had it existed. Superstitious people have
pictured all sorts of terrible warnings it her.
aids and incalculable disasters it announces.
Scourges. plaques. disasters. famines, wars aud
numerous calamities equally horrifying are
suggested by the mysterious "B." The oaE
crop will not be large, much of it being back
ward in growth and colored a bright red, which
The divorce case of Frederick B. Wetter.
against Frederick Weeter. in a Detroit court
room, brought to the front a pair of queer
looking people. The plaintiff, a woman of 50
years, wore in her ears silver bells nearly as
large as an English walnut, and they tinkled
with her every movement. Her shawl was a
bright blue. her white dress had large --z.s.ave
spots and she wore bright red hat trimmed
with green, Her face was copper colored and
she wore white kid slippers. The defendant
was q remarkable looking person. He wore a
white beard. long, ferce-iooking mustache,
DrODrletOr a
One leg had preceded him into the grave and
he travelled on yellow crutch. The evidence
showed that the worthy pair took turns in
pounding each other and each admitted hav-
ing a legal partner In the fatherland. The bill
was not granted