Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-25
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


A Chicago enthusiast talks of erecti1
a tower in that city 1000 feet in height
william E. Sloat, of Peekskill, NY
has received pension on a claim that was fl,
Is years ago.
Three sparrows' nests have been bui
this wear In the coattails Of the Outra
statue on the Thames embankment.
"A Cardiff gentleman, it is reported, di
covered in an oyster he was preparing
swallow at a saloon, nve good-sized pearls.
j. F. Palmer, Of Duke. Ca, reports
chicken with one head, one bill, one eye, fol
legs, two bodies and four wings, out his way.
-SunAower seeds are said to be an IRE
sistible bait for rats. Traps baited at nigl
with these seeds viii be found crowded wit
rats In the morning.
Boston humanitarians are protestin
against the proposed slaughter Of blue iaysi
order tnat their plumage may De used Ior u
decoration Of women's bonnets.
Napoleon the Greats favorite writin
table, from Malmaison. has Just been sold
Paris. 1t is rather an unwieldy piece OF nj
hogany with choice copper ornaments.
"A Nuremburg manufacturer has in
vented pencils in blue, black and brown fo
writing on the human skin. They are for NJ
In anatomical and chemical demonstrations.
AT the top of the Eifel Tower, for fet
specially prepared note paper, dated from tn
summit Of the tower, is provided. and tn
writer can have the letter posted on the spot.
The scepter Of an Egyptian King hs
been examined chemically by Professo
BertheIot, and proves to be nearly pure coz
per. with only traces of lead. It is supposed
be about 5000 years old.
William @. Cosman, of Middlehope, n
Y. heard COW believing in the field the oths
day. When he approached he found q suappin,
turtle with its jaws fastened to the cows nose
The turtles head had to be cut on before th;
COW could be relieved.
"A lightning fash did freaky things at tn,
house of w. P. Graham. in Juniata, Pa, durinj
the last storm Passing a basket full of egg
ready to be sent to the store. it accomplished
the almost incredible feat Of breaking ever,
she'll without spilling the contents OF single
egg. The house has twice been struck By
lightning Within ive years.
Members of the female sex are pushing
into journalistic work in New York almost al
rapidly as they recently seized typewriting ant
stenography. Every paper in New York nov
has number OF regular female writers, arc
the female contributors of special articles are
becoming legion. Some of them write, too
with almost masculine virility.
Here is the way in which Georgia
paper tells fish story; "Yes, sir: caught IL
fish on one hook at the same time" The crowd
fell back. II did; did" he protested. He
was q Brunswick man, and explained: II
caught huge bonnetta, which, as soon as IL
was landed. began to dislodge fish from its
throat until l5 lay upon deck" He went free,
No flowers or wreaths.
"A lamp filed with oil refined from the
Lima product was lit at the Exchange in Oil
City day or two since, and its luster was
much admired. Presently it shed most afro
cious scent. Subsequent investigations showed
that some one had evidently come to the con-
clusion that Lima oil that won't smell ought to
be made to smell, and had dropped piece Of
asafetida into the lamp on the sly.
1t is said that there is but one cry from
the Americans who are in Paris-extortionl
They are bled at every step; blsd mercilessly.
Strawberries are 81 so plate, and you can't
get ride in a cab unless you buy the coach.
man new suit Of clothes and another horse.
Hotel bills are stupendous; everything is Just
five times as much as in ordinary times, and
the result Is American visitors are not spend.
ing cent more than they are absolutely
obliged to.
The idea OF telephone church is being
the pulpit of a Congregational Church is con-
nected with 16 subscribers. We are told that
"these included doctors and apothecaries,
clerks working in various parts of the town, an
invalid lady who has been obtaining consolation
from the telephone for several months, and
some lazy club men, who went into the thing
presumably more from spirit of experiment.
than devotion"
"A negro, fishing 10 the Savannah run,
he says, hooked huge catfish, which ran
down stream at rapid rate. the boat and dar.
key following. the cat not stopping till ex.
hausted. 1t was then captured, but placed in
water. The next day the negro tied q rope to
1t, attached the line to his boat and turned the
fish Ia the river. Down stream the boat went,
faster than oars could carry it or wind prOpel
1t. The fish Is fed and petted with care A set
Of harness has been made for it. The negro 10
now trying to educate it to go up stream.
The German Empire does not pay it's
high employees on an extravagant scale.
Prince Bismarck receives e. 700 year and a
residence. The Foreign Secretary gets s25O0,
including free quarters; the State Secretary,
El,SOO, including free quarters; the State Secre.
tary Of the Imperial Court Of Justice, E1N0
and house; the State Secretary of the Imper-
ial Treasury 1000 and a house; the State
Postmaster General, E., 200 and a house; the
Minister Of War, 81. 800 with house, fuel and
rations for eight horses; the Chief Of the Ad-
miralty, FL 1.S00 with house; the Chief of the
General STAFF, El,500, q house, and rations for
six horses. Fourteen commanding Generals
get 81 800 each, with free furnished quarters
and rations for eight horses. With regard to
those in London and St. Peters.
burg are paid k7 500 each; in Vienna, Constan-
tineple and Paris, $4,000 each. Of Ministers,
e. 400 is paid at Brussels, f2,250 az
Bucharest, e. 400 at the Hague, E2,700 at Mad
rid, f3,O00 at Pekin, e., 400 at Rio Janeiro,
ES,l5O at Washington, $4,000 at Stockholm,
e. 500 at Teheran. and E2, $50 at Yeddo. Com.
pared with the English scale, these figures are
very meagre.