Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-30
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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| lives at Riednaun, near Sterling. She Is in her
11th year. and is about feet high.
w, II. Crabb, State Agriculture Com
missioner OF California, has asked the Worlds
Fair Directors for the privilege Of having
fountain of pure native wine at the fair. Mr..
Crabb wants to erect a perpendicular cone 80
Ieet nigh and keep 1t flowing throughout the
roti Period OF the fair He proposes to change the
I,OOO,OOO gallons every year from his vineyard
at Oakville, Napa valley.
p. o. Sullivan, who lives about six
miles above the junction of the Middle and
| South Fork of Boise, on the former killed
black bear with knife few DAYS since He
1ad followed the bear for several miles. 1t lay
down beside a rock, and Sullivan creDt uD to it
| and plunged big knife into a vital part
| George Alexander, who is a neighbor and saw
Sne bear when 1t was dead, was in the city on
| Saturday last and related the story. It was
very large, and would weigh 800 pounds.
The cigarette habit is fourishing tre-
mendously in Austria. The number of cigars
smoked in that country during the past year
was Loss, ,00O. 600, showing a reduction OF
12OO0.OOO on the previous year. On the other
hand the consumption of cigarettes rose to
osoOOO,OOO or an increase of l74,e00,O00. The
quantity Of tobacco sold by the Government,
winch monopolizes the market, has neither in
creased nor diminished, though the consump-
tlon Oh stun is steadily declining. Cigarette
<ANoNAAe e1n0 VIC Ncaul-u1duo al blCAos
Captain Robert Staplins, lobster fish
erman, Of Stonington, Conn., caught IN one Of
his pots just outside of Fishers Island Satur-
day, lobster with yellow and red spots of the
| brightest hue all over its body. The lobster
was viewed by men who have been engaged In
the capture of HOLSTERS their entire life but
none had ever before seen anything similar. 1t
weighed about one and half pounds and the
spots were regular in size and shape. Not only
was the body decorated. but the claws and legs
were as speckled as turkeys egg
I'm stone quarry near Kertsch, in
South Russia, catacomb has been discovered
in the form Of a vast hall, divided into several
| compartments by l3 columns, adorned artistf-
cally with ornamental figures. On one of them
Is written, in Greek roundhand: THE Judge
| Sorak built this sanctuary on a new site with
out removing any of the human remains found
tnere. Let no one touch or desecrate my body
after my death, for he who does so will never
enter the spirit kingdom" This Inscription is
| surrounded with drawings of the human heart
anu surmounted by two winged genii holding
"A thoroughly reliable gentleman in
forms a correspondent that he saw near Scots
| Vile, Va, two small snakes deliberately en-
gagged in swallowing each other, a goodly Dor
ton of each snake having been taken into the
stomach Of the other This reminds us of the
oid farmer who saw large bullfrog basking in
tne sun on the bank of his millpond. A large
| snip by taking in his legs. Meanwhile the frog
began the same process by taking in the tail Of
the snake. The swallowing process, the story
goes continued until the reptile and the frog
swallowed each other and both disappeared
from view.
Two years ago 300 whales were driven
ashore on the estate of a Mr.. Bruce at Sum
burg, in the north of Scotland and they were
killed and sold. Mr.. Bruce at once demanded
that third of the value of the whales (f4O0)
should be paid to him, in accordance with an
ancient custom, by which the laird" of this
property was entitled to claim thirds of all
salvage. The Sheriff opposed the claim on the
ground that Mr.. Bruce had taken no part in
the capturing of the whales. and the Court Of
Sessions has upheld the Sheriff The Judge
1ntimated that although the landlords demand
was justified by precedent, it was based neither
upon principle nor upon Justice, and it was
time for new rule
H. A. Martin, of Bennington, VT, has
started a somewhat novel enterprise. He has
secured a large tract of land right above Ben
nington in a woodland valley, erected hotel
and number of cottages, furnished. There
are numerous trout streams and large lake,
pentifully stocked; IN it anyone can angle by
paying so much per pound for their catches
UP on the mountain about one mile there is
another large lake on which has been estab-
Hshed hatchery, from which the lake will be
thoroughly stocked every season; fishing
privileges can be bought; as this is somewhat
has been erected on the shores of the lake for
the convenience of the members. A number
OF gentlemen from Albany are Interested In
the enterprise.
"A big night hawk few into the German
Lutheran Church in New Haven Conn.,, while
Prof. ]. E. Whittecker, of Rochester, was
lecturing on 1.-The Follies and FOibles of
Modern Life" and for Is minutes excitement
reigned. night hawk is q blundering crea-
ture in its flight, and as the wide-winged bird
darted back and forth in the sanctuary in great
sweeps and circles just above the audience, Its
spotted pinions cleaning specter-like as it
hummed through the air. women screamed and
darted about the pews, and finally the lecturer
had to stop talking for Is minutes. Everyone
was afraid of the bird, for as it SKINNED along
the gallery front and shot among the heads OF
the people once passing so close to the face Of
of his text out of his mouth, it went with the
speed of a rocket, and it seemed it must go
slambang into somebody or something IN It's
"Caich that birdr' and the profound advice
set the congregation to laughing Finally the
hawk. in random dash, accidentally secuted
through the window, and then the lecture
went on again.
AT Rockville, Conn.,, a rooster and Q
dog have become fast friends For a week the
bird had been beset by a fierce cock, both being
members of the same flock, and the two roosters
fought almost constantly not far from the dogs
kennel Finally the weaker bird, sick and
friendless, having been completely knocked
out in the ring fed into the dogs kennel to es-
cape its bloodthirsty foe. and, dropping in the
straw made eloquent signs. as If asking protec-
tion and shelter Carlo undoubtedly had
watched the combat between the birds with an
Intelligent and sympathetic eye, for not only
did he permit the wounded rooster to tarry in
his house. but when the other bird attempted
to enter the kennel to glut Its fury further. he
arose threateningly. growled, and just looked
at the VindictiVe pursuer once. and that bird
evidently made up its mind that the time for
discretion had come. He went away sulleuly.
Sincethen the wounded rooster has dwelt with
the dog and the two inmates Of the kennel
seem to be warmly attached to each other. If
any rooster challenges TO mortal combat are
forwarded to his friend the dog attends to
them promptly; SO the other barnyard fowls
have concluded that it won't do at all to
monkey any more with the rooster that lives in
a kennel.