Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-12
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

| "A IDllk WulLc uCOA ""o oAos ASSSAHy
near Mount Katahdin, in Maine.
Travellers in Russia are now obliged to
have their photographs annexed TO their pass
I ports.
In garden at Palatka, Fla, is the fol-
loving legend tasrefully done In living green:
daVe Cleveland 1892"
| AT Norristown, Pa, there is q saloon
Keeper who refuses to sell liquor to 3 neighoor
because OF the receipt of an anonymous letter
directing him not to do so,
John Vanderburgh and wife, of Fenton,
Mich, are remarkable couple. They have
Nved togetner as man and wife for 80 years
"iInoos quarrel that amounted to anything
In making soundings for the new rail-
road bridge at Astor. Fla, the engineers struck
an arteslan now of sulphur water in mid stream.
curiosity.
-Miliie Whitehead, a negress of Rome,
has been awarded verdict for 81. 500 against
the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Rall.
road, on account of the killing of her husband
at a crossing.
An altogether incorrigible thief was ar
rested near Richmond, Ind. a day or two ago
for the theft of a suit Of clothes. He is IS
years of age and has spent more than half of
that timein Jail.
Two Mormon elders were taken from a
house at Gafney 8. c., by II disguised men
aud beaten. rocked and ordered to leave the
county at once. As the elders ran of several
shots were fired at them.
AN English photographer claims to have
obtained photograph in which the natural
colors were reproduced when the exposure was
made, by accident, lust at the moment when
there came vivid flash of lightning.
"A Reynolds. Ca, woman has baby 6
days old, perfectly formed, in good health. and
in peace with all its surroundings, whose face
can be covered by silver dollar, and which
will barely turn the scales at ~ pounds.
DIR. Mellow. the murderer of Captain
Dawson. of Charleston, is still practicing medi-
cine in that city. having an office in the very
house where the crime was committed, and
next door to Captain Dawson's home, now oc-
cupied by his widow.
There is said to be a big opening in
Madras and Bombay for American dentists.
Madras Is a city of 100000 inhabitants and has
not single American dentist there. Stress is
laid on the word American" as their skill is
proVerbial in foreign countries.
Though acquitted of any criminal in
tent in shooting Manley Strickland dead in the
woods near Tonawanda, N. Y, Arthur c. Pad
man, the young Englishman who shot him, is
insane with the idea that the dead boy comes
out of his grave and appears to him.
Forty tons of hay velodged on an island
in Snake river near the mouth of Sinker creek,
Idaho. having been swept away at the time the
dam went out of the Bruneau. The entire
stack is together just as it was when it left the
banks of the Bruneau, some 40 miles distant.
Peter Weishaupt, aged 80 years, Joined
the Economics society at Economy last Feb
ruary. Then he became anxious to break their
law OF eelibacy, hut couldn't wed and remain
in the society. This 80 preyed upon his mind
that he became insane, and yesterday he hanged
himself.
"A soil IN ;ob h.
disappeared, leaving behind note saying that
she intended drowning herself, has returned
home, and explains that she went away for no
other purpose than to create a sensation, and
see for herself how deep was the affection OF
her friends for her.
"A Providence policeman met fool
wandering around at night, and to have some
fun with him he took out his handouts and
threatened an arrest The fool didn't begin to
cry and beg, and neither did he run away but
he sailed in with club and so nearly killed the
officer that he will be in bed for month.
AT shoe factory in Lynn thief en-
tereu room at MONDAY to steal clothing. He
got caught in a shaft and was whirled around
at the rate of go times per minute for a quarter
OF an hour before being discovered. When
leased he looked little out of plumb, but had
nothing to say and was permitted to go.
"A Florida man has several articles
which he values for their age and usefulness.
years ago, and which have been in use ever
since: another is a shuck collar which has been
in service since two years before the war; and
the third is a pitcher which was bought in 1925.
Mrs. E. G. Haney, of Big Rapids,
Mich, had pain one night recently and she
arose in the dark and gave the affected parts
thorough bathing with what she supposed was
liniment. She experienced almost immediate
relief. Next morning Mrs. Haney discovered
that she had bathed herself with liquid blue
ing.
"A stock of cabbage was raised at Gaines
vile, Fla. from which a head had been cut and
shipped to market after which two additional
heads had formed, one where the original head
had been cut, and another at the roots Of the
stock in the ground. This is the first instance
of the kind on record, and is regarded as Gu
riosity.
Claude Shomo, of Atlanta, Ca, was
among the first who reached Johnstown after
the great disaster there last year. He saws he
wishes he had never seen the terrible wreck;
that scenes he witnessed there (which he
graphically describeS) come back to him in
dreams and that he counot dispel them from
his mind.
james Hines took up "squat claim"
in Arkansas. He was warned off but decided
not to 60, and he held out for three years.
During that time he was shot at 80 times,
wounded four times, had his cabin set on fire
twice, his wife was driven to suicide and his
boy ran away. and at last the man grew weary
and hanged himself.
Some time ago Baron Hirsh, the Eu-
ropean banker pledged himself to send to this
country Sl20, 900 a year in monthly installments.
to be used for the benefit of needy and worthy
Hebrew immigrants. The first installment of
$4,000 has been received. The fund will be
managed by Board of Managers of which N.
s. Isaacs is President and Jesse Seligman is
Treasurer.
The Queen, having been appointed some
time ago honorary colonel of the Prussian
Guards has had a uniform made for her az
Berlin which she will wear on meeting the Ger
man Emperor at Darmstadt. The distinctive
feature Of the uniform is a lady's jacket made
after the style of that worn by the Prusslan
dragons. 1t is of blue cloth, with red collar,
gold stripes and monogram.
Captain Bond Shelton, who was present
at the recent wedding of his nephew, Lord
Louth, is-or was-the young cornet Of dragons
who when the Inflated Brkenhead struck on
the rock (1S5Z) helped to save the women and
children and, when this was done, marshaled
his men on deck, formed them into line and
went down with them firing royal salute.
The men all perished, but he was picked up By
a stray boat after long suffering in the water.