Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-18
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


-D.J. Charbonneau, of Williamstown,
KY, has q nen that is IA years old. She has
LAID no eggs for four or five years. butts sound
and hearty.
"A Cadmus, Mich, farmer fed flock
Of swine several gallons Of cider which was not
soft. The hogs went on glorious old drunk
for three days. and a few of them passed peace
fully away, never realizing what had touched
them.
AN umpire for ball game at L'Anse,
Mich, paralyzed a crowd of people bv appear
ing on the field armed with cutlas. big
musket, an ak and a spyglass. On his back
was painted big sign, you will please side
with me-"
Joseph Brooker, his wife and two
children, arrived in Titusville the other day
having walked all the way from Kansas. They
had been unfortunate there, and were on their
way back to ElmIra, N. Y, where they Tor
merly lived.
Officer Schroeder, of Cincinnati, found
a pretty little animal about the size of a kitten
on street in the suburbs He picked it up
and was about to carry II home, when ne SUD.
denly became aware Of the mature OF the
beast" 1t was o skunk.
"A queer freak of lightning occurred at
Kirkwood, Ga, q few days ago. A young man
named Gay was struck by lightning and the
shock was so great that 1t tore the eyelets out
Of his shoes. Strange to say. Mr. Gay was not
is as well ever.
"A peculiar accident occurred at q gas
well near Anderson. Ind. The well is phe-
nomenal one, and has so far defed all attempts
to pack it. Henry Loffner. one of the drillers,
while passing the well extended his arm some
two or three feet from its mouth, but directly
over it, when the force of the gas blew his arm
to perpendicular position with such violence
as to dislocate it at the shoulder.
"A discovery was made public in San
Diego recently which is destined to add an
other valuable product to the already long list
of California resources. This is a soap mine.
A deposit containing thousands of tous of a
fine quality of natural soap exists within
dozen miles of the city. Families in the yicin-
ity Of the soap deposit have recently tested it
in the crude state with most satisfactory re-
suits, and specimens shown sn this city to-day
would indicate that it will require little extra
treatment in its preparation for market.
The champion absent-minded man lives
in Kingston, N Y. The other evening ne was
desirous to see a man on business who resides
not far from his own home He estarted out on
this errand and walked around several blocks
immersed in profound thought. By the merest
accident in his wanderings he came to his own
residence. He paused in front of his own house
and rang the door bell. He had evidently still
retained the original purpose In starting out
inquired OF the lad whether his father was at
home.
AT the Anthropological Congress, sit
ting at Vienna, the question whether Schlie-
mann discovered Troy came MP with great
earnestness. A letter was received from Cap
tain Botticher, of Munich, the well-known op-
ponent of DR.. Schliemann. in which he renews
his violent attacks upon the renowned archeol-
ogist concerning Hissarlik (Troy). Herr Bot
ticher contends that the inscriptions show that
this was not Troy: but Metropolis used for
hn irfrf f1a ahaan nf fha rOf
called this theory of DR.. Schliemann's oppo-
nent ridiculous nonsense"
I'm one of the twin lakes hear Lakeville,
Conn.,, is a rock known as Moving Rock. It is
close in shore, in about four feet of water. and
rushes grow up all around it. Fifteen years
ago, it is related, this rock was far out in the
lake, and in size was nearly ten times what it
is to-day. 1t was observed to move each spring
from 10 to l5 feet, leaving deep furrow in the
general opinion among the natives is that the
ice, when it breaks up each spring. is piled in
tons upon the rock by the north winds, which
rock is driven closer and closer in toward the
bank.
The ingenuity of Boston rat is well
worthy of reward, Indeed. he captures the
doughnut. He has taken up his quarters in
the kitchen of the Metropolitan Hotel, and
the following remarkable story is told of him
by one of the walters: "a few evenings ago."
said the waiter, ~ had occasion to go down,
into the kitchen. It was dusk when arrived
and as soon as my eyes became used to the
light saw large rat walk deliberately up to
a dish of doughnuts and take them out one by
one and string them on his tail, as You would
string beads. When he had put on fire and
loaded his tail all up he turned around taf|
the end of his tail between his teeth, ,and See
fully walked of"
"A tramp Of heavy feet in the East
Thirty-fifth street police station, New York,
the other evening" and rap on the desk caused
the sergeant in charge to grab his pen and turn
around in his chair with weary "Drunk?'
There was no answer, and he looked up to meet
the gaze Of horse looking at him over the rail.
The two eyed each other in silence for a full
the prison. In doing so he backed up against
the Captains door. The Captain yelled Come
inr' and when no one came he oDened the door
The Captain yelled, and the sergeant rang for
the reserves. The house-duty man caught the
horse by the nose just as it was going into the
the animal. 1t had run away from him on
Third avenue and made straight for the police
station.
st. Paul is one broad grin over the dis
covery by an evening paper that the Mime
apolis directory is padded with the names of
dogs. A reporter found the following on page
225 of the Minneapolis directory just issued:
Carl Baxter, colored. watchman, Crescent
Club" Having been given tip that some
thing was wrong about this entry. the reporter
Baxter steward of the club, whose name ap-
pears Just beneath that of "Carl Baxter" with
the request to be introduced to the latter.
Certainly" said Mr.. Baxter with a smile. and
with q low whistle called up a splendid brown
dog There my boy" he said, lis Mr.. Carl
Baxter. have had that dog six years, and he
is brighter than half the men in this city. He
is a treasure, and 1 have had his name put in
the directory. He is entered as Carl Baxter,
colored watchman.' He is colored all right
brown and IL he cannot watch i want to know
who can" 1t is said that several other dogs
were given places in the directory, thus help
ing to bring the total population" up TO