Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-12
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The Gar OF Russia wears q ring in
which is embedded piece Of the true cross.
"A screech owl was recently found on the
farm Of Susquehanna county man with the
figures "lS76' cut on its beak.
Churchill county, Nevada, is in danger
peared three feet wide, several miles long. and
now deep no one can find out
The oldest musical society in the world,
the Antlitzgesellschaft, celebrated its two hun
dred and seyenteth anniversary last week st
ot. Gall, In Switzerland, with great eclat.
One of Names Interesting industries
is at Orneville, where one concern makes 20
different kinds Of log and board rules and four
different caliper rules The factory sends its
rules all over the world.
"A Maine pine tree recently felled at
Bullen's Mills was los feet long, feet II inches
on the stump. and the first three cuts of II feet
each made ], ,22S feet of sawed boards The top
OF the sixth cut, Y feet from the stump, was 10
inches through.
james Bailey, of Iowa, who married his
second wife two days after the death of the
first Mrs. Bailey, was the recipient of coat Of
tar and feathers, and succeeded in rubbing OF
the last of the tar Just So days after the close
OF his second honeymoon.
AN omnibus run by electricity, the
only one in the world, has made successful
trips in London. It runs on any kind of .
street without the use of rails. while the So
called electric omnibus of Paris is in reality 0
train of cars running on track.
In one year Frank Davis, Des Moines
youth, got into Jail, broke out, saved two boys
from drowning, discovered and put out a fire,
had his arm broken, stole horse, shot at q
burglar and put out his brothers eye. If he
lives to grow up he will be hustler.
In row at Terre Haute. Ind, a negro
known as Jasper" was struck on the head by
bullet fired from revolver of heavy caliber
held quite near him. The bullet was fatrened
by the mans skull and fell to the floor, leaving
only sore spot on Jasper's head to remind him
that his thick skull had saved his life.
The residents of New Brunswick and
its suburbs have organized to kill, capture or
MAIN an alleged monster which has been carry
ing OF all the poultry Whereabouts. Some of
the more t1mid persons aver that it is a lion;
some that it is wildcat, and still others that it
is only the proverbial colored man with bag
John Hancock, of Worth county, Ca,
says that he can remember when every mem
Der of the Georgia Legislature was dressed in
homespun. 1t was in 1922 and the tariff had
caused wooden goods to reach such an exorbi
tant price that the Legislature resolved as q
man to buy no more manufactured cloth until
the duty was reduced, and they kept the reso-
luton.
Last summer a 13-year-old boy, while
pulling fodder on the farm of his father,
George G. Brogdon, of Gwinnett, Ca, un-
earthed a rock described as full of gold"
Ihis fall Mr.. Brogdon had the vein tested by
an experienced miner, who says it is a remark
ably promising vein. 1t is opened for ten feet,
Is foot thick. and will yield from $50 to $50 to
the ton.
The big iron tower in Paris, which is
now In process of being erected, is about two
thirds finished. 1t will be yS4 feet in height
when completed, and the ascent will be accom-
plished in elevators in five minutes. At present
tne Workmen occupy an hour in reaching their
work, and they wear binders, which prevents
them from seeing anything but the work before
them, as an outlook would produce giddiness.
The chef d'euvre of the art treasures
owned by Queen Victoria is her Sevres dessert
set, which is kept at Windsor Castle. It is
valued at s250,000. This service was made for
King Louis XVI. of France, and was purchased
by King George ". when Prince Regent. The
ground Is Of gros bleu, with a wonderful gild-
ing by the removed Leguay and exquisite
subjects painted by Dodin. 1t will
scarcely be credited that this almost priceless
for a1a many tn a at
Park for the private table of George ", and
during that period II pieces disappeared, being
reported as broken.
AT a Boston club the other evening
this story was told of a certain eminent Judge,
who was probably about the nearest man
in the old Bay State, and that's saying a good
1eal. His thrift had naturally resulted in
wealth, and he owned many houses. In one Of
hem, a very small one, lived an Irishman who
nj hah ind yuitH hia Trdrr rfaI
'ver the matter greatly, and sought for some
property of the tenant that might be attached
'or the debt The poor fellow had nothing
worth attaching except a fine fat pig. and the
aw forbade landlords attaching poor mans
'nly pig. But the Judge wanted roast Dig, and.
worse than all, he wanted his rent, and so he
vas a complete and, to him, very successful
olution OF the problem. He hunted around
own until he found very poor. miser-
Ible little pig, which he bought for almost
Who thanked him warmly. Then the Judge
Irtached the fat pigi
The smuggling of Chinese men and
women from British America into United
states territory Is a very lucrative business at
arious points along the border from Van
ouyer to Winnipeg. If the venture fails at
ne place it is renewed at another, and sooner
r later the pilgrims get in. A new trick Just
iscovered at Whatcom, Wash. T., has almost
AIKEN away the breath of the Federal oficH1s
or they know that it must have been very sue
essful for time. The large number of squaws
oming into the country from British Columbia
nally attracted the attention of an official,
nd he took party Of them to jail. On close
lspection it was found that the creatures were
OF squaws at all, but abIe-bodied Cinnamon
tho had painted and otherwise disguised Them
elves SO as to resemble the typical Indian
Juaw of the frontier. In one instance two
oung and rather comely Chinese women came
cross in the garb of American women, but
osely yelled. An ungallant official lifted their
ellis and found them out. These girls were
illed through to San Francisco, and were
orth to their owner about 8, 600 apiece.