Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-28
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Dubuque has q woman street car
driver.
| "A young man of q was struck in the
temple by cricket ball in Essex. England, and
killed.
AT Seymour, Ind, the other day four
sisters met who had not seen each othsr for 70
years.
May Waldron. an actress, thought she
| was getting too fat She tasted "A days and re-
duced her weight 80 pounds.
Melbourne, Australia, is to have pub
lie clock. which will roll off popular air every
hour excepting during Sunday, when only
sacred music will be played.
The heat in Russia and other parts OF
Northern Europe has been intense of late.
The Central Observatory at st. Petersburg has
not recorded such high temperature at the
same time OF the year since 1774.
Henry Stickney had an experience at
Tawas City, Mich. recently that doesn't fall to
one man in million. He was q years old at
1890 P. NJ. and at l:S0 as he was passing the
Court House, an officer took him inside and
made Juryman of him.
Mrs. Catherine Carlin, Of Brooklyn, fell
asleep on the lounge. She had been using some
bug powder and had some of it in her hand.
She awoke with a choking sensation and found
that she had swallo ed some of the poison AS
sne became very sick she was removed to the
hospital.
William II. Able is farmer near Col
Inns station, Pa, and for some time one of the
water pipes on the place was elogged. He did
not feel like cutting the pipe so he caught an
eel put it in the pipe, and next morning was
gratifed to find the eel in the trough at the end
of the pipe and the water running freely.
Herman Peterson and his wife, the
former 6s and the latter 81 years of age, arrived
in Philadelphia the other day, having walked
managed to get transportation as far as Pitts
burg. They are on their way to New York and
want to get to Germany, where they have two
children living.
"A 16-year-old boy, named Walter A.
Stanley, who belongs to East Lexington, Mass,
has constructed a miniature locomotive. COM
plete in every detail, which is run by steam
dimensions Of the locomotive are-length. 50
inches; height, "a inches; drivers, inches;
cylinders, lS inches; weight, 10 pounds. II is
said the boy constructed the engine without
any assistance.
"A phenomenon which is astonishing the
people of Sussex county, N. j., is the finding
of new ice daily on the land of Peter Feather.
Last Sunday Mr.. Feather gathered sufficient
ice from the place-the mouth of an unex-
plored cavern-to freeze two cans of ice cream
small stream runs out of the cave and forms
a pool at the opening. and it is here that the
ice FORMS A cold draught of air issues con-
tlnually from the cavern and congeals the
water.
-Messrs. 81. j. Phillips and J. N. Lewis
were fishing in Greenwood Lake, N. Y. on
" Wednesday last, when their guide, Nat Davy,
caught the largest Oswego Tor big mouth) bass
that has been captured in four years. It was
placed in a car at the Windemere Hotel, and
was seen by people all over the lake. The bass
and l61l inches in girth. 1t was caught by skit-
tering. within three feet of shore. After hard
tussle the dsh was landed
The richest woman in America is a res
ident of South America. She is not only the
richest woman in the Americas. but she Is the
richest woman in the world. She has one Of
the largest fortunes held by either sex. This
woman is Dona Isadora Consino, of Chilli She
is the biggestrea estate owner in Santiago and
Valparaiso: South American fortunes are
hers above 500, ,0Oo, 900 Money multipiies fast
In her hand, for her eye is everywhere.
John Jones, wealthy but eccentric
character living near Kennett, Chester county.
Pa. died few days ago. He was highly edu-
Gated. and good talker. but although rich, he
dressed in the most careless fashion, and his
renter rather tban the abode of a wealthy land
holder. He drove about tire neighborhood in
an old ram-shackle wagon, his head adorned
fringe of snow-white hair, making q complete
halo around his head.
George W. Taylor, of Cincinnati,
learned recently for the first time that he has
been dead ever since 1884 He was q member
of Company d, One Hundred and Eighty
third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A letter was
received from him at the Adjutant Generals
office asking for a certihcate OF his service in
the armv. On looking up his record it was dis
covered that he had been carried as dead on
the records Of the War Department at WASH
ington. According to this he died of his
wounds at Franklin, Tenn, in 1884. 1t will be
Strengthened up.
Graham Forester, of Bnena Vista, Ca.
has waistcoat that was worn by the grand
father Of Mrs. R. v. Forester before the Revo-
lutionary War. which would make the garment
now about 125 years old. 1t was made from
cotton goods, the cotton of which was picked
from the seed by hand, carded, spun, woven
and made up at home by the good old-fashioned
housewife who was a helpmeet as well
help eat. The cut Of this old piece Of wearing
apparel bears the mark of antiquity in fashion
as well texture. II is cut low In from. to show
the old-fashioned rufied shirt, with immense
that nearly run out at the bottom, and
its size leaves the impression that it was worn
over the bay window Of very stout old man.
Secretary Rusk receives some queer re-
quests, but his latest has set him thinking A
Wyoming farmer writes that he is thankful for
the packages of seeds which were forwarded to
him. and then quantity adds that it is pretty
hard work to build up new country without
the territory is in favor Of women who would
like to marry honest settlers. and concludes
with the remark that not only are good homes
awaiting the lonesome spinsters, of the East,
privileges with the men. Secretary Rusk says
he does not propose to turn the Agricultural
into q matrimonial agency, but
that he would like to help out this waiting
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