Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


"A gold nugget worth 500 was taken
from mine in the Big Bug district, Arizona,
recently. 1t is now on exhibition at Prescott
Andrew Bee, of Allegan county, Mich,
who was JEFF Davis captor and can testify 70
the correctness of the petticoat story, has had
MS pension increased.
The Prince Of Wales recently ordered
an Administer carpet made in one solid piece,
with q irregular projections. When it went
down it fitted like the paper on the wall
Alexander Campbell, of Riverside,
Cal. has purchased and shipped to California
40,O00 Florida orange seedlings. which he in
tends budding with the Riverside navel orange.
Count Charles Dillon, who died in Paris
recently, was one Of the four survivors Of the
court of Charles x, to whom he was page of
honor during the last four years OF his reign,
The Count had lived in England, and spoke
English huently.
An Australian musician has invented
Trombone that is played by steam. Its God
Save the Queen" can be heard distance Of
ever, for the people Of his own town drove him
out as nuisance.
Miss Ida E. Bowser, who graduated
from the Department of Music in the Univer.
sitV of Pennsylvania, Is the first colored female
graduate OF that department.. She is an accom-
pLshed violinist and has arranged several
praiseWorthy musical compositions
AT last justice has overtaken the dog
catcher. Ore In New York on Friday tore 3
dog from its lady owner, who was holding It by
strap. and was promptly arrested, charged
with larceny, and held in $500 bail. 1t is about
Time such fellows were taught lesson.
AT recent dinner given by Mrs. Astor,
the table cloth and napery were Of ivory white
silk and satin damask. Down the center Of the
cloth was a foot wide panel of hand wrought
lace, which showed beneath it rose pink satin.
Inc famous dinner service of solid silver was
used.
Old Peter, well digger living in Tai
bottom, Ca, was hired last week to clean out
well. When he came out of the well in the
evening 1t was noticed that his jet black hair
nad changed its color from black to bright
known.
"A meerschaum pipe, which was at one
time the property of General Lew Wallace, is
owned by man in Palatka,, Fla. During a sue
cessful raid upon his headquarters by Con-
Ieuerate troops during the war, this relic was
captured The bowl Of the pipe is broken in
Two pieces and otherwise shows decay.
An Allegheny county boy recently
captured white flying squirrel He saw the
squirrel running up tree, climbed after it
pounded on the tree near its hole, and caught
in the squirrel family is not often seen, but
this is a perfect specimen. milk white and with
pink eyes,
An observant bachelor who stood on the
corner Of Main and Madison streets, Memphis,
tor an hour with nothing better to do says he
counted 2lS women in that time and that only
"a Of them were blondes. Thirty-two were
dressed in pure white, and three wore russell
shoes. He was not a census taker and con-
tinued the enumeration no further.
Three toughs stopped at a small cabin
at Iowa Gulch, Col, recently, and ordered Miss
Hunt to set out square meal. She was alone,
but had pistol and lots of pluck. She drew
bead on the nearest tough and pulled the trig-
ger. He left second later with q shattered
cheek bone. and his companions had to carry
him into the brush.
The number of farewell dinners given
to Toole, the very popular English comedian,
in London, was remarkable. The actresses,
being denied admission to the dinner given
him by his professional brothers, organized one
for themselves and carried it out with great
magnifcence, Mr.. TooIe being the only man
present Ellen Terry presided.
The largest corpse ever conveyed to
grave in Missouri was, perhaps, that Of the
negress known as Big Jude, buried last week in
New Madrid. The coffin was 36 inches broad,
feet long and So inches deep. She weighed
$50 pounds. 1t required the strength of 16 pail
bearers to place her in the wagon, made for the
occasion, and lower her into the grave.
Malcolm McPhee, lumberman Of Al
pena, went up into Presque Isle county and
while rowing around 6h the lake looking over
his logs a man on the shore ran to his shanty
and secured his Winchester, thinking to bag a
log thief. Mr.. McPhee acted as a target for
four shots and then threw up both hands and
surrendered. The man on the shore was ter
ribly glad he was a poor marksman when he
saw whom he had been blazing at
"A metal has been produced that will
melt at a temperature of 15Oo. It is an alloy
composed of lead, tin, bismuth and cadmium,
and in weight. hardness and color resembles
type metal. 1t melts easily that, placed on
a comparatively cool part of the stove with a
piece of paper under it, it will melt without the
paper being seorched. 1t will not retain heat
but becomes cold the moment it melts- 1t is
used IN the manufacture of the little automatic
fire alarms for hotels. They give an electric
alarm when the metal melts, owing to the rising
Of the temperature.
No worm or insect is ever found upon
the eucalyptus tree. or in the earth where its
roots permeate. A row of trees planted
through an orchard or vineyard will cause in
sects, worms and caterpiIlars to vacate that
region. The branches of the eucalyptus used
in the rooms or windows, or as decorations in
dwelling rooms. will cause mosquitoes. moths,
feas and flies to leave the premises, and when
the leaves are placed beneath a carpet around
the border of the room when the carpet is laid,
is an insurance against the moth, and branches
placed beneath the bed pillows a protection
against heas.
-Ragnhill Larsen Is the most infantile
immigrant who ever came to this country with
out a natural protector. She is years and
month old and landed at New York the other
day. She came alone all the way from Stock
holm, Sweden. She is an orphan, and was sent
for by her aunt who lives in Newark, N. ]. At
Stockholm she was placed in charge of the
stewardesS of a steamer bound for Hull, En-
gland. At Hull a railroad conductor took
charge of her and saw her safely on a steamer
at Liverpool, The steamer was the Britannia,
the stewardess of which vessel looked after her
until she reached New York, where her aunt
received her.
A man who lives in Genesee county
sent this letter to the Chicago postmaster,
which, after the unnecessary seas of writing
fluid have been removed and the edges Of the
words trimmed, reads as follows:
"Chicago, postmaster sir air in the root
and Bark and Hirb Bisnis So Make Ny Self
Bold enuf to ask the favur of you to refir me
the names of the olesail houses and manu-
factrys of Medesion roots and So forth of re-
sponsible firms So can have the faYur to rite
them in Close you will find Outfit to rite me
Back and viii respect your FaVur Hoping it
be as Pleasant to you as it is to me. Yours
Truely JOEL VERBECK,
"Duffeld P. o., Genesee Co., Mich"