Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

"A North Carolina farmer has on his
farm healthy colt with five legs.
AT Marshall 25-cent piece Office, when
melted, will make wet spot two inches vide
and four feet long.
Two Russian climbers of Mount Ararat
found in perfect preservation minimum ther.
mOmeter which was left there last year.
"A Brooklyn physician is authority for
the statement that the grip is almost as preya-
lent there now as it was during the past winter.
There is still four or five feet of snow on
the summit road between Ellensburg and
Wenatchee, Wash. Teams are obliged to cross
early in the morning while the crust is hard.
Albert Haynes, a Union county, WASH,
rancher, being thrown from horse, the bones
of the lower arm were forced from tn cir sockets
and out through frightful cash few inches
above the elbow.
In Twiggs county day or two ago q
beardiess boy Of q was married TO lady of 81
years old, having seven children. This young
man Is the lady's third husband She Is said 70
be still quite handsome.
The piece Of crowp glass, 40 inches In
diameter and 24 inches thick, made in Paris
for the object glass Of telescope for the Uni
versity Of Southern California, VIII require two
years labor TO turn into finished lens.
The first Bowdoin University crew that
Boston. on the Charles river, on Memorial
Day. The opposing oarsmen will be represent
atiYes OF the Boston Athletic Association.
-"Big Six" Birmingham, Ala, col
ored man, earned s. by butting 5-year-old bull
to death. After the animal bad been butted
| hve times IL fell 10 the ground and In nve min
utes was dead. Tho negro was not Injured.
"A colored boy II years OF age, living In
New Orleans. In n musical prodigy. Tschni'
cnlly tho boy knows no difficulties, and there
! seems no effect no combination, too Intricate
| or complicated for him TO overcome with per.
| feet ease
"A wealthy merchant Of Berlin recently
celebrated his birthday by inviting number
OF friends to play Dinepins. When they ar
rived he Degan 10 throw the balls and pins at
their heads. inilicting severe injuries. He had
become insane.
Mrs. Catharine Brown, an old lady of
Port Providence. Montgomery county. died
from blood poisoning. Seven weeks ago. while
in the cellar. she was bitten in the hand by an
insect. The hand and arm at once sweled to
| double their natural size, and from this tho
blood poisoning originated.
The latest experiments made with car
rior pigeons In connection with various Euro
pean armies shows that the normal velocity OF
the carrier In calm weather and for a short dis
tance Ia about l2l0 yards minute. With
| very strong wind In tho direction OF the hghta
bird has reached / $50 yards minute.
Practical cooperation among working
men u on trial In Los Angeles, Cal. Fifty
laborsrs have formed n company, and have
taken large sewer contract from tho city.
| The men work for 10 cents per hour for eight
| hours day After all expenses are paid tho
| profts Of tho contract will bs equally divided.
The Emperor Of Germany has his cards
like other mortals. They arc very simple. al.
though those OF tho German nobility are gem
orally very highly decorated with orests and
| crowns Tho royal cards have absolutely no
ornnmentation. In plain gothic letters they
read; Wilhelm, German Emperor and King OF
| Prussia"
"A farmer Ia Foster township. Pa. was
arrested for an alleged assault, but was ac-
Quilted. Since the trial he has posted the fol-
| lowing notice Ia conspicuous place; LIDO
| herby notify all parents OF children that the
| child or children are strictly forbidden 10 come
| onto my premises or into my hOus unless IN
company with the Father or Mother"
| George w. Keller, Of Page county,
Virginia, Is years ago plunged into the sea
at Atlantic City after dancing himself into
a perspiration. He was seized with ossfying
rheumatism and has lain ever since in bed,
drawn out of shape. Until 1887 he suffered
torturing pains continually. and since then
half OF his body has apparently turned TO stone.
"A curious medical case was shown at
meeting of the Alumni of Bellevue Hospital,
New York, last week. The patient was a s.
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way that made eating In the ordinary fashion
out of the question. In fact, the youngster
kept himself alive and apparently fairly COM
Portable by pokng food into bis mouth through
q hole caused by the loss of two teeth.
In some experiments lately made in I
England to test the merit Of electric welding.
IA inch iron bar was welded both by means
of electricity aud by hand. The former stood
u strain of 9L9 per cent OF the strength OF the
metal ITSELF and the latter SO.3 per cent. The
aIa nfrfo hntvavar ahoWad cracks WlOu
bent cold at an angle OF 90 degrees, whereas the
nd-made joint stood 1873 degrees Of bend.
in the town of Mayfeld, CAL. Jose
Ignaclo Aureque has been confined to his bed
for % years. He was injured by an accident In
mine, and has not been able to put his feet to
the ground since. His only attendant Is an
adopted son, who has devoted his time and
means to the support of the aged invalid. "A
good woman of MenlO Park has contributed W
q month from her private purse for the past ~
years.
The following Is the Chinese remedy for
eroupt "Collect from old walls several nests
of lafgs-slzed spiders, two of which. al least,
should contain live spiders, Make them Into
p4sts with 30 grains OF alum previously dis
solved. Then. after u is well MIXED, reduce
the paste to ashes and apply 70 hot 20 the
throat" This, It ia said, will effect an instahtas
hsous cure OF the diseases however severe the
attack,
-Whila jury was out on street In
Ptgkshs, Ga, exercising IN company with an
enisef, they we're approached BY minister,
who wfisBsfedl "sligk W him boys, stick 10
hm yea kP9y a yeaf ,s, gtsAess5 ,ss,s spS 4. iss
g1uFt hgHss they told ths Judge what had habs
pHHsd, fhs minister Was shhim9hsd ahd
ssnlenesd 70 jail fof month Ahh te paIA me
Ut 500,
Within sight Of each other In Lubsek
dl.tViat. W, Va, live i've members 0f 0na
family whoss aoiubined agsa 10 ma years They