Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-03
Curious CONVERSATIONS.

barn raising in Salem, Ill, the other day.
AN Indian in the Everglades, Fla, it ID
said is still holding in slavery negroes that were
his when the war broke out.
"A man in Missouri who hadn't read q
newspaper for fifty years, was swindled by
bunko man the other day. NO oWonder.
Sam Stewart, colored, of Crawfordville,
Ga, drives his COW to wagon when she goes
dry and gives no milk. She makes better time
than an OK.
Arnold Lake, Of st. Johns, Mich, owns
healthy, lively colt, which has no eyef and no
place for eyes. The spots where the eyes ought
to be are as smooth as its forehead.
-Four hundred Sileslan lacemakers have
been at work i've weeks on magnificent veil
for the sister Of the German Empress. who is
aboutto marry Prince Leopold, of Prussia.
Two one armed men had a desperate
fight in Oglethorpe, Ga, the other day, and
were getting IN some telling blows when one
armed man ran between and separated them.
"A young lady named Break, who died
recently at her home near Freehold, N. J., left
goodly portion of her property to the gentle-
man to whom she was engaged to be married.
"A hot spring near Rsgtown, Col,
throws column Of water nearly inches in
diameter to a height of 30 feet The water is
boiling hot and the spray scalds the skin when
ever it comes in contact
Cherokee, Iowa, has q novel way Of
getting rid Of its tramps. A short time ago %
Representatives of that class were sent out Of
town in a locked cattle car, and before start
ing hose from the water works was turned on
them.
AN English lady has written to thes
newspapers protesting against the outrageou
conduct of the railway companies in not pro-
hold bonnet boxes in their arms, SO that their
contents shall not be jostled.
The latest wrinkle in the clothing trade
is garments made of paper. A Minnesota in
ventor is said to have made enough vests and
underclothes of paper last winter to create
something Of panic among st. Paul clothiers.
The paper Is prepared so that it is as soft as
cloth and the cold cannot penetrate it.
George Wade, Of Cadillac, Mich, has
applied for patent on a new hobby horse.
which he claims will eclipse the bicycle and
automatic horse 80 constructed that by rocking
backward and forward it moves in regular
lope as far as the rider desires to travel
I'm one of the public schools of Atlanta,
Ga. they have a novel method of punishing
boys who use bad language. When any Of the
young men are caught saying anything profaDe
cup. The water is exceedingly bitter and
makes lasting impression on the boys
"A vicious Clydesdale stallion, which
killed its groom in Kansas City, Mo-, and in
jured several other keepers. now owned in
Wilbur attacked stable hand one day last
week and crushed his arm into an unsightly
mass. The horses jaws had to be pr1ed apart
before it would release its victim. The man
will lose his arm and the stallion viii probably
be killed.
AN odd snake was discovered by D. T.
Williams, Of Patillo, Ga, and sent to DR.. Ellis
brewery, of Griffin. The body of this snake is
no larger than very small knitting needle, yet
it is Is inches long, 1t seems to be very lively
snake, and is coiled around some plants in a
jar of water, The movements Of the little
fellow, and the fact that it remains most of the
time under water, would indicate that it is q
variety OF water serpent.
The latest plan Of pouring floral offer
ings at the feet of ones best girl Is to interview
florist, who will, for monetary eonsidera-
ton received, pack up in air tight boxes
lection of flowers calculated to keep for several
days. These are handed to the butcher on
board the ship in which the fair inamOrata
sails, and are to be delivered to that damsel
when the pangs of seasicKnesS have left her,
one box each day. The fair one looks doubly
fair with the floral setting, and triumphs over
her fellow passengers, while the butcher ap-
preciates the situation from two points, as he
Many can remember when women had
not college of their own, and only OberliA
opened her doors to equal and co-education(
And that opening raised tey8pestuous orr
positinn -end Uar..-ef indigestion Now,ss<yA
Kate Stevens, women have more than 200 ctl-
leges where they can matriculate and carry on
honors, and there are 1000 women in attend
ance. Among these institutions are several
State Universities, besides Cornell, and Howt
ard, and Columbia, and q half dozen, owned
and occupied by the women alone. Mean
while, women as teachers are receiving, IN
place of mere pittance, sum almost equiVa-
lent to thatpaid to men.
The following tale is told by one of the
citizens of Charlotte Harbor, Fla, with his
hand upon his heart: A party of Charlotte
Harbor hunters, while out on Dinner Prairie,
found rattlesnakes' den under a sand mound
containing 100 or more snakes. The snakes
were out summing themselves, but when run
into by the party, they scattered helter skelter.
The hunters say they counted 80 which ran into
the den and think there were two or three dozen
more which ran into the brush. He is confident
that he could have loaded a four-horse team
with the dead skins that were lying around A
strange part of the story is that but one OF this
great number Of snakes "rattled" when dis
turbed.
"A good story is told on Bailey Magru-
der, keeper of batbhouse at Sanford. Fla. A
boy applied TO him for bath, but as he had no
money, he was told that he could not get one.
However, upon reflection, Bailey said to hims
II will tell you what L will do. If you go and
get six other boys will let you have your bath
free" The boy agreed to the proposition, and
went and got the requisite six boys, and all
were admitted to the bathroom. Mr.. Magru-
der told the attendant Of the agreement. and
told him not TO charge the boy anything for his
bath. After waiting awhile the attendant
went In to collect fares. What was his sur
prise to see the six boys perched upon the
benches watching the one boy take his free
bath.
The Rev. John Jasper, the famous col
ored preacher and author of the Jasperian the
ory that "the sun do move" is by recent events
the greatest prophet in the world According
to the opinion of his followers he had dream
which, when he related it to the members OF
his congregation, caused CONSERVATION among
them. He said that he dreamed that seven
terrible storms would pass over the earth, that
the lightning would fash, mutterings OF thun-
der would be heard, accompanied by storms OF
wind, rain and hail, producing destruction in
the land. that on the last day of May would be
the final winding up, with thunder, lightning,
and great fall of water, causing the waters In
the rivers to overflow their banks and ships
and steamers would go down in the mighty
deep carrying with them hundreds OF souls.