Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-06
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

OF them make barrel
The honey crop of San Diego county,
Cal, for 1890 will be /, ,750, 900 pounds.
1t will take three months to lay the
brick floor in the Port Huron tunnel.
"A Monguagon, Mich, man has a rifle
winch his grandfather bought in 1775.
"A Finney county, Kan, man has re-
celyed an order from New York for a car load
OF Jack rabbits.
-Aceording to the report of the Mer-
cnanss Protective Association the ''deadbeats''
$1,000 ' O'1 anu ''-
The beach at Crescent City has been
covered with swarms of herring and smelt that
were drlVen ashore by strong tides. The stencil
is unbearable. '01'
AN aged Chinese leper was found in a
TENT TENT near Fresno the other day. He was aban-
Ioneo oy DIS race and he begged that his legs
be amputated. -'0 -
-Young sharks, under the guise of ''ten-
oerloln OF sole," are exposed for sale in the
2 2an ranclsco nsn markets. The inspectors q
lew days ago conhscated 100 pounds
"A new invention in musical instrumants
brought out in Germany is called a sbowed
piano." II resembles pianoforte frame. and
contains six Violins two Violas and two violon.
cellos.
Some opals were found recently on Mis-
souri, Flat, five miles from Pullman. WASH,
and 200 claims have been staked out. The gems
are found in deposit of gravel 26 feet below
the surface.
When the Sheriff of Tuscarawas county
went to lock up his prisoners in the jail at New
Philadelphia Tuesday night he found that four
prisoners had sawed through an iron window
and escaped.
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pie are advertising for a young man to take a
small part in play who may be deficient in
good looks and form, but must understand
milking a cow.
William Rackard, who lives near Bay
minette, in Baldwin county, Ala, is the small,
est man in America. He is q years of age and
weighs only 49 pounds. He is three feet high
and perfectly formed.
AS the season of roast turkey and crau-
berry sauce IS at hand housekeepers may find
useful the best means of keeping cranberries,
This is TO place the berries under cold water in
stone jars for winter use.
AT harvest dance the decorations were
sheaves Of grain, tied with red ribbons, placed
about the room, pumpkins cut jack o'lantern,
all kinds of vegetables placed on the walls and
palms and roses for floral ornaments.
What is claimed to be the largest load
Of logs ever hauled in Santa Cruz county, CAL,
was brought into Monta Vista few days ago.
1t was drawn by five yoke of oxen, and Included
20 logs that scaled SO, 4S6 feet of lumber.
The members of a stranded variety
troupe are living in a cottage at Reed City,
The male members are saving wood and the
female members are telling fortunes The
company finds the new business lucrative.
"A cucumber on exhibition at Mont
gomery, Ala, is 80 inches long. 1211 inches wide
and weighs 6OA pounds. 1t is called the "Cen-
tennial," and the patch in which it grew is full
OF cucumbers, weighing from one pound TO the
weight of the one mentioned.
"A queer wedding occurred at Kirwin,
Kan, the other day. A couple who went
through the form of a marriage Il years ago dis
covered upon investigating the records that no
license had been issued to them. and prompt
wedding in due form was the result.
"A drummer, of Iowa, for the Waltham
Watch Company, bought one-third interest
it an about-to-be-abandoned zinc mine at Jop-
lin, Mo-, for Sl55 He went down into the
mine, dug hour, struck it richly, and, COM
ing out, sold his interest for $4,000 cash.
-Whilea political meeting was impa-
tiently listening to a speech in Alabama, last
week, somebody got away with the meat and
drink with which the rally was to wind I'D and
the ungorged freemen came near lynching
some negroes who were suspect I'd of the alb
stractlon.
There is in the yard of Samuel Owens at
Whittier, Cal, an acacia tree that visitors are
never tired of admiring. 1t has grown from
iced planted two years ago last APRIL and is 81
eet high Its trunk foot above the ground
5 II inches in diameter, while the branches are
6 feet in diameter.
-"Old Man Schneider" an old German
lbout Ashland, Wis.,, found barrel containing
over 500 in gold, silver and paper money while
cleaning out the alley back of a saloon. The
barrel had evidently been there for years.
took his treasure inside the saloon,
and the Darkeeper took it to look at and kept
t. Schneider has brought suit TO recover the
money.
The Montreal express brought a queer
passenger into Springfield Mass. He worked
himself under one OF the coaches and securing
lis body to one of the axles had long. Iowly
md dirty ride. Before the city had been
cached the wheels were sounded at a station
md the stowaway discovered. He evidently
lad been prepared for such an emergency for
lie quickly un1astened himself and ran
j. d. Hoss, Of Indianapolis, sued Mrs.
lydia Hersey. of Montgomery county. on a
tote, and she set up counter claim for fuel
nd light used by MIR. Hoss while he was court
ng girl living with Mrs. Hersey. Mr.. HOss
hen filed demurrer, asserting that inasmuch
S Mrs. Hersey also had a beau while he was
here she would have used the fuel and light
nyhow. The court found for Mr.. HOsS.
w. T.. Ellis and his little son, of Wells
lille, Montgomery county, Mo-, were bitten by
mad dog September 9. They did nothing
ntil Sunday, when their wounds having
wollen and become painful they went to Han
ibal and had DR.. Yernette apply his mad-
tone. 1t clung to Ellis hand Is hours. ex-
racting several ounces of green poison, and to
be lads all night. 1t is believed they will res
over.
Some very strange accidents are brought
D light by the accident insurance business.
or instance, man at Zaleski, o., stationary
ngineer. was kicked very severely by hog.
! disabled him for quite number of weeks
nd he was paid S9T. Another case was that of
man at ChiiIicothe o. As he was STOPPING
, pick up some kindling wood game roosrer
lffed him in the waist, cutting an artery,
hich disabled him for some time.