Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-26
CURIOUS oOEDEEsATIOEs


Thomas cat that kills an even dozen rats At
night and lays them in row for his masters
inspection in the morning.
John Shaw, OF Machias. Me-, has been
building ships since 1857 at the rate Of more
tnan one year. He has a total of 81 vessels
with tonnage Of l3,795 on his ron.
Astoria had a sensation last Friday.
Two mules were driven through the town
streets with band of music. They were the
nisr seen IN that far-oh metropolis.
Nicholas Eichson. of ofPincouning. Mich.
Killed bear few days ago near Sladwin taas
was described by the natives az an sold lun-
ker. 1tWeighed $50 pounds, dressed.
"A nne deer was shot within two miles
anaa nan OF the Bangor. Me-, postofIlcs on
ssl 5asIraay sI.:y lasL When killed be was making
rapid time toward the heart Of the CITY.
There are IL boy choirs in Boston, the
one singing the service at the Church Of tue
Advent being the first one formed n a rneric.-
For 10 years 1t was the only one In i3oSron Or IN
New England. = - =
The latest Connections AIbino Il the
strangest one ever reported. a pure white mart
ridge was killed the other day BY William
Arnold. Of Haddam, in the Connections Rirar
valley: Even the feathers on the birds legs
ere OF snowy wnlteness. No hunter Of the
state ever heard Of white ruffed erouss
before.
w. A. Beckton brought bis one hun-
dred and thirteenth rabbit for sale N Ylo- f1Jev
Fla, last week. He caught all thssa rabbif,
within radius Of four miles and ne states that
IN numbers they are undiminished on Safrrdn-,
iass ; ne nad Tor sale on his wagon 'possums tur-
nlps, rattlesnakes, guavas rabbits and severaa
other varieties Of Florida vegetables.
"A man and wife residino in No-,h
Minneapolis. who own 40 acres Of land ,vsthi-
the city limits. were offered $4,000 for IL I've
years ago. The husband wished to seII. bnt ~,
wife refused TO sign the deed. The resnIt was
quarrel between the pair, since which time
not word has passed between them The wife
COOKS Tor Doth- but they eat their meals a
separate tables and sleep in separate beds
An enthusiastic young horse owner In
Maine who has several crack colts also has a
fine family Of boys Of whom he is Justly proud.
bus like many other fathers he is bothered to
remember their ages The other day he sur.
prised his wife by giving the exact age Of one
OF the babies to day. why, how came you
member replied the fond father she was
porn on the same day as our 2-year-old COLT
Judge Knowlton, Of Lewiston, Me-, set
a trap for rat in peck measure fun Of meal,
IN his barn chamber, the other day, and tied
the trap to the measure. The next morning be
looked into the chamber, and all he could md
OF his arrangement was the neal A rat evf-
IDENTITY had been there, but neither rat. trap nor
peck measure could be found. And there
wasn't any kind Of 4 hole as big as = mans lsE
IN the chamber. He has searched high and IoN.
but can obtain no clew to the whereabouts Of
his missing property.
Mount Ararat has this autumn, for the
first time. been ascended By young girl. Il
seems that the forester. MIokosseviteh, accom-
panied by his daughter. who is only II years of
age. and BY his son, a boy Of "A undertook the
ascent. in the company Of three Kurds. The
strength Of the boy was exhausted when thew
arrived at the height Of 140O0 feet and the
Lather stopped at the hslght OF 10, 80 fset. The
young girl and the three Kurds, however. con
.lnued the ascent until they reached the top
I, ,sl1 1eet. There the girl fell III from the IN
tense cold, and in the descent was obliged 70
depend uDon the Kurds for support.
The injury to oysters IN Quiamban9
Cove, near Mystic, Conn.,. BY peculiar growth
;alled marine cabbage springing up among
hem and overshadoWing them. has much m
common with destruction which attacks oys-
'ers some seasons in the Chesapeake Bay and
Is tributaries. Certain seasons for some IN
explained reason. there Is a very heavy growth
II grass on the bottom of creeks, and out in the
7Vers, and along certain parts Of the Cheaa-
,eake Bay. The oysters on the bottoms where
his grass grows are killed by the dense shade
he grass makes as effectively as q board laid
n lawn VII kin the grass unoer it N a short
tme.
"A novel enterprise in New York Is an
establishment which makes q business Of clean
ng windows The cleaners all wear uniforms
which consist Of blue suit and . peak cap
nth shield. on which is the companyB name.
hey all carry ladders which are painted red
nd white At the top where the ladder taper1
; point there Il q square black or ruDber. -
lat when the ladder IL placed aEai1gt vim
le elasticity Of the rubber. the pressure Is not
reat enought0 break the glass, the rubber also
reTenting the ladder from scratching the
ze Of the window. for wsshin9 a, oriins-S
zed window it charges 81 month. Each en-
loye cleans from 100 to $50 dag.
The historic West Church, overlooking
ambridge street, Boston, Il q brick building
18th wooden beIfry. It is feeble expression
the cold and torpid architecture OF the
allan Renaissance, but the open space before
gives It an air Of dignity and reserve. The
npainted pews Of pine date back to early IN
le present century. The gallery is supported
1lpit, q massive affair Of solid mahogany,
ell carved, Is perchsd high above the heads
the people One Of the pastors was the
Ither OF James Russell Lowell who says: I'm
y early years I Thought that pulpit to be tho
ghest effort Of human skin in architecture
he crimson draperies behind il melloWed By
Iat gas has never been introduced into this
lurch. and II has never been used for evening
rVices or secular purposes Il Is said that the
st Sunday schoolfn New England was organ
ed within its walls in 1872
"A big farmhouse near BelleVills, n. J.,
ld long stood tenantless and bore the reputa-
On Of being haunted. Atlast . young farmer
ID his wife moved tn at q merely nominal
nfa1 An unearthly Gathering on the stairs
ightened the couple half out OF their wins the
st night, and the wife tried 70 persuade her
ns0rt to get up and investigate. For an hour
argued desperately With her on the adVisa-
llty Of lying still She declared, despaIrinely.
at IL he wouldn't investigate she must die 0r
{ up herself. Finally they enocted = COM
omise BY creeping out Of bed together They
the lamp and looked cautiously out of the
amber door. The first glance solved the mys-
~. Big gray squirrels literally sWarmed
'on all the landings and every one Of them
d big nut Of some kind between his paws.
le main supply Of nuts vas stored in an IN
ed garrett, where some forgotten tenant had
iced them long ago. The squirrels arranged
smselves ln gangs on each landing and those
the top Of the house carried the nuts, one By
q, ont OF the garnet. and sent them rolling
wn the stairs TO the next landing. where they
re received BY the gang waiting for them,
d pushed down another fight In this way
sy reached an old cellar, which was evidently
, squirrels st0Eeroom, for Il was well stocked
th nuts. They were transferring the supply
IN attic to basement.
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