Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Fitz in Auburn, Me-, is a char over 200 years
| old.
"A Belfast, Me-, merchant ordered car
load of flour just before Christmas, and il has
| just arrived. -'--9
"A Maine minister, who has lust retired
during his pastorate of nearly half a centnry
married 467 couples and preached 757 funeral
sermons, Of which 300 were tor members of his
own society,
The quails are so numerous and tame in
the vicinity of Grass Lake, Wis, that they fiv
into the village in hocks and sit around on the
lawns Ike robbins. The law protecting them
lasts two years more.
The members of the choir of the Metho-
dist Church in Fort Dodge. Ia, was taken III
suddenly during the services on Sunday last
having been poisoned by the odor OF the flowers
with which the church was laVishly decorated.
The late Sir George Burns, who was
one of the founders of the Cunard Companv
and who di ed in his 95th year, came of long
lived race. His father lived to be 96 years old.
and was minister OF church at Glasgow for "
years.
Among the replies received by census
takers was the following, unique for frankness:
II am 20 years old. born in the United States
vas born a tramp, started as newsboy. have
not got enough learning to bea Senator, lawyer
or priest"
"A live whale, II feet long, was captured
at Lamoine. Me-, Monday, on the shore of
narrow inlet from Frenchman's Bay. It was
Killed and taken to Mud creek bridge. The
oidest 1nhaDltant' never heard OF whales
pelng In tn OSe waters before.
"A Mrs. Peacock, of Tennyille, Ca, on
last Thursday rode on a railroad train for the
first time, it is said, in 30 years. When she was
girl of II or l3 years she took her first ride
over the rails, but, until last week, she could
not be induced to travel in that manner Sec
ond time.
"A smart Biddeford, Me-, boy has gone
into the business of raising eagles. He found
three eagles eggs in a nest in the woods and
carried them home. placing them under a hen
that has Just commenced to set Saturday last
the eggs hate he'd, and the young eaglets are
now doing we'll.
Deputy Sheriff Garner, of Flushing.
Mich, recently held an auction, and, among
other things, sold a little brown jug Of whisky,
which he thought was empty, for 10 cents The
buyer got on roaring drunk. ana now his wife
Is trying to prosecute Garner for selling liquor
without license.
"A late number of the London Times
contained the following advertisement: RE
quired to borrow. the su m of $50 for an indef-
mite period. No security can be offered Any
lady or gentleman granting this favor will
greatly oblige, and at the same time greatly
surprise, the advertiser. Address Marcus"
Thirty thousand pounds for clock has
just been paid by one of the Rothschilds. The
clock was beautiful specimen of the LOUIS
XIV. period, which had been given as a we'd
ding present to Countess Fitzwilliam many
geEerations ago. and had been kept as an heir
loom at one Of the family seats, Milton Hall,
Northamptonshire.
Isaac Murphy, who rode Salvador, the
winning horse in Tuesdays Suburban, is a
young colored man who was raised in the
household of Mrs. Hunt Reynolds. in Lexing-
ton, KY. where he lives with his wife and owns
about $50 900 worth of real estate. His salary
as rider for John b. Haggin, Salvator's owner,
Is stated at $4,000 year.
Application was made during the week
in New York for letters of administration upon
the estate Of the late John P. W. Querling,
when the fact was developed that he had an ex-
traordlnary liking for the name John, SO much
SO that he gave the name to his three sons, the
hrst son being John B.. the second John w. and
the third John Fl. Querling.
There is a pear tree on Basil Mick's
farm, southwest of the village, that presents a
novel appearance. In the spring it was COW
cred with blossoms and at the present time is
pretty well loaded with small green pears about
the size OF hickory nuts. About week ago
the tree put forth fresh blossoms and was the
John NJ. Lockwood, of Sturgis, Mich,
has rare specimen of a tr eak of nature. 1t is
4 little lamb which walks on it's front feet only.
It's hind feet not touching the ground. 1t Is
lutte lively little animal, and follows the rest
II the flock all over the field 1t is quite a
curiosity, and presents an amusing appearance
IS it stands or runs around the lot balancing
tself oil its front feet.
"A 9-months-old child of John Chapman,
of Delmar. TIoga county, died recently under
peculiar distressing circumstances. The little
one was having very trou blesome time in cut
ting it's teeth the father. thinking to relieve its
attempted to lance th5 chid's gums.
He used common jack-knife and performed
very bungling operation, cutting deeply into
the gums. He was unable to stop the flow Of
blood and summoned a physician. He too was
powerless to stop the flow of the life current,
and the child breathed its last three days later.
-Joby Michial, of Oconee county, and
his wife were married in 1910. and are still lIv-
ng. Their third oldest son, now white-headed
and telling with age, is living in the vicinity Of
mis- parents and is past his 10th year. Mr..
Michial has an old family Bible, yellowed and
scared with age, that tells the time of his birth
md marriage and his many interesting relics
,f decades ago. He is as lively and active as a
nan half his age, and his long life'S partner is
lis equal in his wonderful preservation. They
,an walk together without either becoming
In the window of fishing tackle store
n Fulton street. New York. is displayed fly
od three feet long, and tapering from the
thickness of lady's pencil at the butt to the
ize of pin at the tip. 1t is made Of Japanese
,amboo with tip of whalebone. There are
hree joints in the rod. The line of the length
II the rod is of fine gut. At the end OF It
angles tiny yellow fly, concealing barbless
look. The rod was made in Japan, and is a
pecimen of those in use there in the capture OF
nlnnows, which are regarded as delicacy BY
he natives.
The celebrated German remedy for
urns consists of Is ounces of the best white
lue broken into small pieces into two pints of
yater and allowed to become soft; then dissolve
by means of a water bath and add ounces of
lycerine and 6 drachms of carbolic acid; con-
niue the heat until thoroughly dissolved. On
ooling this hardens to an elastic mass, covered
nth a shining parchment-hke skin,and may be
ept for any length of time. When required
Or use it is placed for few minutes in a water
ath until sufficiently liquid and applied by
leans Of broad brush. 1t forms in about two
llnutes a shining, smooth, flexible and nearly
skin.
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