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

boy DaDy arrived sunday.
"A white lobster was caught by q fisher
man in Penobscot Bay Me-. the other day. and
sold TO Boston museum for IS.
"A wren, in East Bradford, this State,
built nest in the sleeve of garment that had
been hung up in the yard to dry.
Walter Haynes, of Brimfeld, Me-. who
celebrated his 1Uoth birthday nearly year ago,
spent his spare time last week riding horse to
plow.
"A pet doe at the Missouri penitentiary
gave birth several days ago to twins. This is
said BY those who are up in Datural history to
De OF very rare occurrence.
AT Macon a woman stopped to tie her
shoe while walking in East Macon. She laid \
pocketoook containing about SIS on bridge
while doing this, and left It there. When she
went back for 1t she could not find it.
Work on the railroad at the Nicaragua
Canal has begun, and it is expected II miles of
it will be constructed by the last of July, A
notable feature Of the canal work is jet1y 800
feet long, which has been carried out from the
shore.
j. Leyerett Story, of Essex, has Bald
win apple tree which presents a curious freak
of nature. One-half of the tree is in full
bloom, the line being drawn exactly through
the center of the tree, and the other half show
Ing not a blossom.
Two gamblers met on the streets of st.
Paul, when one Of them named Schaffer pulled
out revolver and Ared three shots. one of
which entered the other mans pantaloon
pocket, where the ball struck two poker chips,
which undoubtedly saved his life.
Morton, Ind, Post, G. A. R., claims
the youngest survivor of the late war in the
person of Professor Charles Edes, who enlisted
as drum mer boy in the Twenty-sixth Massa-
chusetts Infantry when but IL years old, and
was discharged in 1853 for disability.
1t is an interesting point in American
history it, as stated, the Confederate gray uni
form was borrowed from the First Virginia
regiment, which borrowed It from the Seventh
New York Regiment The Confederate song
Dixie" was of Northern authorship.
-Riveting by electricity has been success
fully accomplished. The cold riVet is placed in
the hole, and when heated to the proper tenn
perature 1t can be closed by any of the ordinary
apparatus now in use. The heating of a half
inch rivet of two or three inches in length takes
about half a minute.
George W. Rauck presented cigar to
Librarian Herbst. of Macon. Saturday which
was made so years ago. 1t has been in the pos
session of Mrs. Marshall q lady 80 years old,
now resident of Lexington, KY. She has in
her possession letters from Washington, her
grandfather's friend.
Some statistician has figured out that
for the annual nourishment of 15.000 600 cows
and Il 000, 900 horses there are needed go 900
tons Of hay, eO,OO0, 900 bushels of cornmeal. the
same of oatmeal, 275 900 bushels of oats.
100000 bushels of bran and 80 OOO, 900 bushels
of corn, at a cost $3.50, ,0OO00U.
According to late Consular report the
parts of Europe cover the following areas:
Germany, A,596,OO0 acres; Russia. 494. .22S000
acres; Austria-Hungary, 1881 700 acres:
sweden. 42OOOOOO acres; France, 22,24O,0O0
acres; Spain. l97O9OO acres; Italy, 1854 $40
acres. and England, 2471, 600 acres.
AN unknown man watched ball game
at Fort Wayne for some time and, whether
influenced by the poor playing or what, he sud-
denly placed pistol at his head and blew out
his brains. The body was first identified as
George Ii. Short, an ex-soldier. but Mr.. Short
afterward reported in good health.
Master Gussie Easterly is said to be the
Youngest of this years crop of boy preachers.
He is years old and conducts revival exer-
cises, making touching prayers and preaching
eloquent sermons. He cannot read, but lately
opened the Bible upside down at Proverbs and
announced his text, "Suffer little children"
About six months ago an Athens, Ga,
youth, aged Is years. disappeared from home,
and several days afterward a note to his
parents informed them that he had decided to
try his fortunes in Texas. It was the old old
story of the boy that read the 10-cent novels.
The lad thought he was cut out to be a robber
chief. A few days ago his father received a
letter from him stating that he would be glad
to return home once more, and requesting
money to return on. His father refused to
send 1t, and says he wants to teach his son q
lesson.
"A chimney has been designed for the
Royal Smelling Works, of Saxony, Germany
by Herr Heneicke, that is to be 400 feet high,
with an inside diameter of % feet at the base
and 15 feet inches at the outlet. The works
will be connected with the chimney by hori-
zontal hue ,093 yards in length, which crosses
the River Mulda and takes an upward course
of 1877 feet to the top of the hill, where the
giant chimney will stand as an example of en-
Gineering skill 1t will take 1.5O0. 900 bricks to
build this perpendicular funnel, and its cost iS
estimated at about $4,000.
While driving out near Windsor recent
ly the Queen of England and Prince Albert
Victor of Wales saw two foreigners with a
brown bear resting under the shade of the old
elms of the avenue. The Queen ordered the
carriage to be stopped and the men were re-
quested to allow the bear to give perform
ance. This command was at once Obeyed, the
animal dancing with a stick in his paws on the
green sward and occasionally hugging its keep
er, much to the amusement of the royal party,
who laughed heartily at its antics. At the
finish Her Majesty gave the men some money.
Il have known men to carry about un-
meaning relics in my time, but Joe Casper,
member of the Indianapolis Council, has a
watch-charm which is enough to give some
people the horrors, says Vandalia conductor.
Several years ago he had two Of his toes
amputated, and he preserved them in alcohol.
The bottle was accidently broken. and Joe
threw the toes into a box in his garrett. Not
long since he ran across the toes and found that
they were mummiieu completely. Though
greatly shrunken, their forms were still perfect.
He had them mounted in gold in unique de-
signs and now wears them as pendants to his
watch chain, and claims that the strange
charm has brought him good luck.
"A little stray pig that had become lost
from its mother. took up with an Albany, Ca,
COW, and they became wonderfully attached to
each other. The pig sucked the COW as if she
were its own mother and the COW fondled the
mig as if it were her own calf. Neither could
be separated from the other. and they seemed
perfectly miserable when apart for only few
moments The little pig foraged for the cow,
and would often slip in the stable where the
horses were feeding. and, stealing their pro-
yender carry it out to its adopted mother; and
the cow would swing to any morsel it knew the
mig would like and carry it to her little foster
child Finally the pig was sold, and the COW
i'm mediateiy began to pine and lose her appe-
tite She still mourns her loss and her eyes
wear peculiarly sad and pathetic expression
SHORT. SHARP AND VARIED.