Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

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"A town In TuIare county, Cal, is strue-
Cling along under the name Of Tail Holt
Joe Artman, q LAD of Chester, ILL.,, re-
Gently shot squirrel that was perfectly white.
Settlers in the Big Bend country,
wash. have to ride 40 miles to get their mail
"A recent number Of the Wsitsburg
Wash. Times mad the following ad: sWanted
SADDLE horse for woman weighing go
The Englishwoman who opened profess
sional spanking establishment IN New ork has
quit the business. The mothers Of that CITY
seem 70 think they can manage their own off-
spring.
AT Wild Pond, near Caledonia, N. Y.
German trout Weighing 81 pounds, was
caught few days ago. It is believed to be the
largest fish Of that species ever caughE in ths
United States.
"A panther tried to steal porker from
Otto Epps' old SOW last Wednesday in Grass
Valley, Sonoma county, Cal She drove him up
tree and made such noise that Epps cap1e
with his rifle and shot the varmint.
"A lady's gold ring was found in q very
singular way at Trenton. Me-, the other day.
George W. Austin. after drive from ELS
worth, found the ring pressed tightly around
one OF the calks Of his horses shoe. The horse
naa stepped into the ring and taken it along.
-Aehicken only few days old swan
across the Green river at North Adams, Mass,
Friday afternoon. and was picked up by Samuel
Davis and taken INTO the house. Where is
came rom and what caused il to swim the
river MI. Davis did not know. 1t was thoroughly
snilleo wnen II came out Of the water. though
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Officer Mack, of Macon, Ga, has .
canary bird. A day or two ago the brd was
making an unusual amount Of noise Mrs.
Mack went out to see about It, and found
large hawk on top Of the cage trying 70 get in
side. The hawk flew away, but almost fmme-
diately returned and began its attack on the
canary, and had to be beaten or with . club.
"A remarkable vessel, fore and aft
schooner of about s. tons register burden,
called the Vigilant, is now, and has been, regu-
larry running from Santa Cruz TO St. Thomas
and vice versa as passenger, freight and mail
Tigiiant, It is said, was built in Baltimore Nd,
during the very nrsr years OF our national In
dependence, making her upward Of ITO years
old. She was of the Baltimore clipper class
50 famed many years for speed, and must have
been wonder and beauty when launched
"A curious accident which happened re-
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the wearing Of combs and bracelets Of celln-
loid. A little girl sat down before the IRE to
prepare her Iessons Her hair was kept back
BY semicircle comb of celluloid. As her head
was bent forward to the fire this became warm,
and suddenly burst into flames. The child's
hair was partly burned on, and the skin Of the
head was SO injured that several months after,
though the burn was healed, the cicatrix
formed white patch on which no hair would
grow. The burning point Of celluloid Is about
nj "A n runr hr ha rfwI had az
tanned that heat a. it was held before the fre.
"A celebrated European specialist for
diseases of the throat, nose, and ear asserts
that tuberculosis is making alarming progress
among cigar smokers. He does not attribute
this to the use Of tobacco, but to the
manner In which cigars are manufaet-
ured. Rolling the tobacco leaf Is .
craft that requires neither strength nor
intelligence, consequently in this branch OF
operators who are weak and diseased, and who,
in consequence of their infirmities. are eco
nomical employees. Most Of these suffer from
scrofula or tuberculosis They cough, and
often give the finishing touch TO cigar WITH
their lips.
in one Of the law courts Of Helsingborg,
Sweden, queer case of hypnotism has puzzled
the Judges. A young medical student brought
suit against a practising physician in the town
for having hyprotized him several times against
his VIII, with the result that his nervous system
was injured and his mind somewhat enfeebled.
Several witnesses appeared for the plaintiff,
and, to the astonishment Of the Court, they all
appeared to be crazy, and gave the most con-
Trajectory and astounding testimony. Here
upon amedical gentleman came upon the stand
and still further astonisned the Court with the
announcement that his confrere, the defendant,
had hypnotized the witnesses and made them
say Just whatever he liked Finally the Courr
adjourned the case and appointed commits
sion to see If the entire crowd were not crazy.
John Emslie, farmers boy Is years
old, who lives In Darien, NY, about two weeks
ago went coon hunting His dog treed big
coon in tbs pasture Of his neighbor. John
climbed the tree, but the coon was very savage.
and be did not dare tackle the coon. Il was
also too dark for him to see to uss his gun.
The boy told the neighbor about It and said he
would 90 home and Try to get the coon at day
break. After John went away the neighb0r
took his dog and gun, went down to the tree,
built fire under Il and BY the light saw the
coon and shot 1t. John has now brought suis
before q Justice Of the Peace for so cents, which
he claims is the value Of the animals pelf
The neighbor says the coon was on his premises
and refuses to settle. At last accounts the
Justice was still considering the matter.
"A small Scotch terrier belonging TO .
man who lives near one Of the Scranton hotels
got in the notion early In the summer Of follow
ing the hotel omnibus to the railroad stations
He came near being run over one morning. and
after that the driver scared the dog back when
ever he started 70 tag along after the vehicle
There was good hiding place under the hotel
veranda. and 1t the dog kept shady until the
driver had mounted his seat Then he stole
out, and before the omnibus had got fairly un-
der way. he hoped upon the rear step and
hung like 3 Mailer as the omnibus iolted and
rumbled over the rough wooden pavement
down to the station. Before the driver had
time to get down the dog was mingling with the
crowd, where he stayed until the driver was
ready TO start back, when he sought his perch
again. The cunning animal bad done this
number of times before the driver found It out
from gentleman who had been Watching the
dog, and 1t pleased the driver so much that he
let the dog have his own way after that and
the interesting brute continues to ride back
and forth on the step.