Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

-COdngn IOlIOW Tue Ice OF IN lceDSfK
down until they reach the water under II,
which place affords thom excellent feeding
ground.
"A recent patent applies TO q machine
for dusting poisonous powders on growing
plants, such ~ cotton or potatoes, TO rid them
OF insects.
Richard E. Brewer, who died at Bir-
mInghaIn, o., tho other day. 1t tho ago OF 100
years, IL said 20 have danced 10 excess at his
last birthday party.
up In Maine the husbands who kick
vigorously II their wives ask them to carry
homo package only three inches square, will
carry homo big, heavy "original package
without niurmur.
Two English cyclists have just COM
pleted the tour OF Europe on bicycles. They
went through France, Switzerland and Austria,
into Roumania and Turkey, returning oy way
OF Russia, Sweden and Norway, Northern
Prussia, Holland and Belgium.
Mrs. Langtry says one of the funniest
slips she ever heard was on q stage in New
York. Two OF the company were playing the
parts of lovers. They wanted to be alone, and
one quietly repeated this line; Let US seek
some nosey cook" He should have said some
''cozy nook"
There is on exhibition in Keokuk, Ia,
the pattern of the insols OF a pair OF shoes
made for q girl living at Rainbow. No. The
girl for whom these shoes were made is only IL
years old, and is feet inches in height, and
weighs 235 pounds. The insole measures l51S
inches in length.
In the cornerstone Of a Protestant
Episcopal Church. whose erection was begun
last week in Brooklyn, there was placed pho
nographic cylinder, incased in tin, upon Wnicn
member had spoken, in the name OF the con-
gregation, a message to those who shall az some
future time uncover the stone
Letters from Alden state that the British
cruiser Conquest, serving on the East Indies
station, has just made at Zanzibar some i'm
portant captures of slave dhows containing
large numbers of slaves. Since the DlOckado
has been raised the slave trade has been
brisker than ever. and slaves are now sent on
in large numbers.
Miss Ethelyn Roe, Of Setauket, Mass,
had lively encounter last Friday. While
picking wild flowers in the woods near Rocky
Point a white-throated black snake sprang at
her, but fortunately missed its mark. After
running some distance she secured stick and,
returning. after a short battle killed the SER
pent. IL measured six feet.
There is trouble in the First Congrega-
tlonal Church In Lockport, N. Y, over rsfu-
sal to admit candidates to membership unless
they promised to abstain from dancing. card
playingRnd theater-Eoing. The result was the
withdrawal OF 70 prominent members, including
good share of tho wealth OF the church, and
the formation OF new church.
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staseu shat she kIsl "Vuu ,g Sea- ,gs ~ - " ~
,hoss snystInK W ges nguuf, III" s'a' sae hau
p%eoh % urinhlhg lor hsaIy y teaI. nii RttsnPts
gltner 70 telorm ReI OF preVens nor Retuns
hPuor pau peeh iai'ures' u was s'A'ou'
George i, Crnig, OF Qwinnett, Ga has
two hogs that perform tho Office OF n calf TO
perfection. Mr. Craig had bosn complaining
tnat MS COWS were failing tnort OF MIX ior
s assansh, a M onnH s. sn,'sh 49, ~
,a s ~ ~, ,oaV tdL ~ 80 ~ - hsh
raain5 i tbn s,,ns rms H. ,.otba a, Oib, ''"
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1t ls said that the common cowcatcher
attachmsnt In Iooomotlves Ia about the oniV
.,I.t 80 ,,,i,..s.i a.. ,ha, Il, a.. 90, 80, 80,
ented. Its inventor was ID. B.lDayiss. Of Column
bus who found his model in the plow Red
lights on the rear OF trains, IL - further said,
was adopted NJ the suggoatlOn Of the late Mrs.
SW,AsneInh ~ ~ hlteI h = railway AoO'uohsin hsho
"A" = "A''o" '''Np''
Robert Ross, q young brakeman on the
Panhandle road dreamed on Thursdav night
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" A's "eeN' tHas 10 vs." ."' ~, ,.'e'- a.ue' ~
tram WINE eouphng cars IN tho CineIhhau
Satarday Su dy hrs dream came true exsetIy as re-.
lated, except that when his leg,was cut on his
arm went zoo, nhi no WAS 'aReu 70 tho hoIpith
w mAuJi"s eopui'''"'
Over 800 horses were Hplen the past
winter from tho range In Idaho county, North
ern Idaho, situated between salp bon and Snake
rlyera The range In almost destitute 0f horses.
There Ia no question but that 10 thieves arc
thoroughly organized and opernlp b In = system
ATTIC manner with agents Hcattsfbd 20 dispose
Of tho stock, which are crossed qb rafts TO tho
Oregon ana washington "uo the SNAKE
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Inc WIG OF lRhhoio war ln'h' Poor
laborlng Mexican, VINO nVes Mtuents' Los
Angeles county, Cal, gave Dirtn PSI week 70
male trlplets' whose tothi i've woigntI SSpo1nds.
,ond nnnd,5ion and ths fatbsr n tnny rbe
Connie have been marriod M yea and Mrs.
W,rltI,a, n onIv gO venrs Of ACE IL haS gIven
hir,h 10 ~ cIiiIrsn In aIl -Four O fI,em ware
t,tns VII
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Charles Burns, q tramp Whof Us arrest
cd In Plckens county, Ca, has btll indicted