Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


Billiard cloth makes the dryest case for
banjo.
Land is 300 times as valuable now as it
was 200 years ago.
AN old crock found buried at York
contained the body Of a child
"A second crop of raspberries is being
picked at schnecksville, this State.
Thirteen cantaloups raised by farmer
near Bridgeton, N. J., filed barrel.
Seven out Of every eight loaves Of bread
eaten in London are made from foreign wheat
Devices for saving ice are in de-
mand. There is none better than wrapping it
in newspapers.
"A sign over clothing house in the
New York Bowery bears the appropriate title,
Taylor. Cutter & Co."
Edward Mcdonald, of Allentown, Pa,
thinks he owns the smallest dog. 1t is 5months
old and weighs four ounces.
Among the new settlers in Oklahoms
are a man and his wife who are respectively
feet inches and feet in height.
Within the last few weeks, over 1,000,-
900 ounces Of silver have been bought for ship
ment TO London in the New York market.
A Bohemian living in Bridgeport,
Conn had cut out Of his leg on Tuesday bullet
"A Chester lady staying at Bellefoutaine
fshed visiting card from the bottom Of the
lake, and 1t bore the name of Charles E. Nc
Ginty.
Florence (Mich.) justice is swift. A
| robber there recently began 30days' sentence
within 20 minutes from the time he committed
| the theft
1t has been calculated that there are
about 100000 families living in London on about
pound week, and they are in large meas
| ure the people Of one room.
"A Three Rivers Mich girl has beau
who ia Lake shore fireman. Every day she
| ties bouquet to a stick and hands It to her
| lover as he flies by her home in bis cab.
"A New Hampshire dentist has pnt up
sign, Teeth pulled while you wait" and draws
| much extra patronage from people who do not
stop to think that teeth cannot be pulled In any
\ other way.
The Presbvterians of Spokane recently
sold their church to a man who at once started
saloon in the basement, and now there is seen
Deer sign on the corner Of hne structure with
tall steeple on It
Farmer Cross, of Santa Rosa, CAL,
| turned valuable mare into field last Thurs
day in which was pastured Durham bull. The
animals got into a fight and the mare was
killed She was worth $500.
The distance travelled by Stanley in the
interior Of Africa is estimated by him at 8. 400
miles, OF which all but 1000 were on foot. The
expedition occupied three years, and rescued
SOO persons, at cost OF less than E30, 900. o.
The famous battle of Manassas, the
second Bull Run. began q years ago Thursday,
and lasted until September q The aggregate
| of killed, wounded and missing on the Union
side was IA. 1872 and on the Confederate 9, 1877.
The army of the United States consists
| of 167 commissioned officers, and little over
| 10000 real private soldiers, exclusive Of those
performing civilian duties. In other terms
one-tenth of the military force consists of its
officers.
"A remedy for cholera has been discoE-
! cred by Frenchman from Cette. People either
attacked by. or in fear Of the disease must sic
| for some hours in garment soaked in parafan,
| which irrirates the skin. producing healthy
reaction, and kills the cholera micrope.
The Pinkerton Detective Agency,
which is attracting so much public attention
| Just at present, has been in existence since
| 1852 when it was founded by Allan Pinkerton
in Chicago. Hardly half . dozen men were
| employed by the agency at that time, but to-
| day the detectives in its service form . small
| army.
Rev. E. B. Carroll, of Albany, Ca, has
found some interesting relies on the battlefield
| of Jonesboro. They consist OF the barrel of an
| old muzzle-load1ng musket that was pulled
| from the breastworks in dilapidated condi-
| tion, bayonet, that has been placed on the
muzzls Of the barrel, and several bullets, bat
tered BY their contact with obstacles on the
field.
In the province of Perm, in Russia, there
has Just passed away a remarkable person,
Stefan Aberjew by name, in his 10th year.
| The village priest, who has known the old man
| for the last 30 years. states that he had never
| seen him sober since his S0th birthday. Toward
the end Of his life he drank over quart Of
corn brandy day. He was never i'll in his
| life.
Prof. Charles A. l.. Totten, of Yale,
who recently announced his Identification Of
Joshua's "Long Day" now claims he has placed
exactly the only other stoppage Of time
| recorded in the Bible. This Is the reversion of
| the SUMS shadow upon the dial of Ahaz Prof.
| Totten identities the day upon which 1t hap
pened as the Loo. 744th for the creation which
was Wednesday. the 18th day of the first civil
| Seventh sacred) month of the year 1898 A NJ.
The municipal statistics for the Paris
Exhibition year have just been published, and
present many points Of interest. The General
Omnibus Company transported 2l7. .335, 755 pas
sengers. the Northern Tramway Company
26Sl $50 the Southern g. l01, 900. and the boats
on the Seine 81 SS5O 900 persons. Over 100000
travellers arrived in Paris at the different rail-
way stations, and 49, 900 left it. The Sc.
Lazare station alone shows total Of over 16.
100000
The fight at Fredericksburg, on Deeem-
ber 13. 1862, was bloody one. 1t lasted all day
long, and at night 1900 dead and wounded
men lay upon the battlefield, 1000 of them
being Confederate soldiers. The morning after
the battle Il. B. Treadwell, now a resident OF
Brunswick, and who member of the
Tenth Georgia battalion, commanded by Major
Emeory Rylander, of Americus went out on
the battlefield. Near two Federal soldiers,
who appeared to be father and son, he found a
Iazor razor srrop a shaving brush and
small piece of soap. These he took. and, hav.
ing used up the other portion Of the outfit, Still
uses the razor when he wants to shave.