Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Maine church.
"A child born to an Albany, Ga, couple
had at birth two teeth.
"A 9-year-old Buchanan, Ga, boy sets
over column of type day.
Many Of Georgia's new Legislators can
not spell or write the English language or any
other.
Fine samples of iron, copper, silver and
coal were last week discovered in Floyd coun-
ty Ga.
The son of jesse James. the notorious
0esperado, is running an elevator in Kansas
City bank.
Archie Richards, II years old, is in
}all IN houghton county. Mich, accused OF
Houston (Tex) Herald. 1 have buzz
aara l VIII viii fight against any dog in Harris
county for wager Of $50.
AT the funeral of an aged lady at Wool
wien. England. her seven sons, all clergymen of
the Church Of England, were present.
Parks Bullock, an 11-year-old Okla
humpka boy, is under arrest, charged with at.
tempting to assassinate Hon William M. Benz
nett.
Iowa physicians are interested in a
dropsical patient who has been tapped al
times, and goes about the household duties
Notwithstanding.
The Independence was the first steam
boat to navigate the Missouri river. She left
st. Louis May 15 18l9 and stopped neat Boom
vile. where great banquet was rendered.
Rutgers College sophomores issued an
order that their boots must be BACKED by the
freshmen. The latter collected the footgear
and smeared the leather generously with green
paint
John Eastman, a full-blooded Sioux
Indian, is serving on the grand jury in the
United States Court at Sioux Falls. S. D.
Eastman is a Presbyterian minister and is
highly educated.
There is family in Armstrong county
father. mother and four ehildren-whose
combined weight is !, 800 pounds. an average of
N6 pounds. One of the girls weighs 305 pounds
and is only IL years old.
Out at Arkansas City, Kas., resides a
MAD who brought suit against his wife for ali
mony on the ground that she was strong and
healthy woman and ought to support him. The
courts decided against him.
AN Athens, Ga, man has given to the
University Museum the skin of a rattlesnake
killed at Sapelo this summer. The rattler was
10 feet long, and at the largest part of the body
measured 10 inches in circumference.
Fernando Falany, while in the woods
search of cattle, had three of his dogs bitten by
rattesnake, two of which died from the eff
fects of the bite. The snake was very large
and yenemous.
Il -BalloonIst McEWen went up at the
Eaton (Micb.) fair and did not notice that the
machine on fire until he was 200 feet
toward the sky. He then loosened the para
chute Just as the thing was colapsing, and
came down all right.
In Western town the other day two
funeral professions met in a narrow street, and
the driver of each hearse refused to give way
resulting in blockade that last for several
hours, 1t is said. Furthermore, it is alleged
that the mourners passed the time in singing
songs.
The banquet of the International
Vegetarian Congress in London recently con-
sisted of porridge, stewed and fresh fruit, eggs
and lentil outlets with tomato sauce, mushroom
patties and savory sandwiches. After this Of
ficial breakfast the Congress held conference
advocating their ideas of food,
The fastest bird on the wing is the
swift which has been known to attain speed
of 200 miles an hour 1t feeds exclusively on
insects, which it captures while flying. The
speed of the swallow. which comes next 10 that
of the swift, is usually 30 miles an hour, but
sometimes goes as high as 80 miles an hour.
"A bright young lad about wears old,
use Tor steel trap, commonly used for catch
ing rats and other small animals. The boys
house is near q lake, and after batting the trap
in the usual manner he sets it in the water for
the purpose of catching turtles, and has sue
ceeded in trapping several in this original
manner.
Crippled Captain S. S. Mayo has
reached Lowell, Mass, on his way to Tagus,
Me. He has ridden 700 miles across the con-
tinent on bet of 5000 that he could cross
from ocean to ocean i'll 165 days. When he left
California he had spick-and-span new buggy
roam is badly banged and the buggy IS "a sight
to see" Mayo says therG are too many corduroy
roads in these United States.
Clerk Richards, OF Washington, got into
a street car the other day. Every seat was oe-
cupied. and he sat on the lap of good-natured
friend. After the car passed the foot of the
hill 81 heavyweight colored woman :entered.
Richards absent-mrndedly arose and SAID, as
was his usual practices Take this seat,
madam" His sitting friend objected to the
proposed transfer, but, rising with alacrity,
offered his seat. She accepted it promptly.
In Germany wood with u mirror polish
is coming into use for ornamental purposes in
place of metal. The wood IS first submitted to
a bath of caustic alkali for two or three days at
a temperature of about 175o Fahrenheit, then
dipped In hydro-su1phate of calcium for a to
OF sulphur is added. After another dip in an
acetate of lead solution at about 1902, a shining
metallic surface is given by polishing when dry
with lead, tin or zinc.
The following is said to be a literal copy
OF the rules posted on a schoolhouse door up in
the Big Bend country: Each pupil is required
to make a bow entering the School House of
morning, also on leaving of the School Room of
evening. There shall be profain language
used in School nor on the play ground nor shall
there be no pinsticking, pinchiD, scratchin, nor
no taggin, nor no uneasy Whlsperin in School.
No pupil shall leve the School house without
PERMISSION of the Teacher. No uneasy moven
from seat to seat. No fitin on the road from
nor TO School nor no Nlck-namln- Livery pupil
over eight years shall be subjec to these rules,
and the teacher is to make allOwenSe for all
pupils under eight and enforce the rules ac-
corden. If any scholar brakes these rules tha
shall be punished by switchen."