Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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straw hat which he bought in 1850
Sign in Prohibition town in New Jer.
parilla, ETC"
1t takes about three seconds for mess
| age to 60 from one end of the Atlantic cabls tn
the other-about 100 miles second.
"A COW belonging to farmer in Oliver
township, Jefferson county, gave birth to tbree
calves recently, all of which are living and
doing well.
Chambers broke out in band of horses
owned by Colonel Waters, of Miles City, Mont.
and 10 animals were killed to prevent the dis
ease Spreading.
What seems to be subterranean pass
age, leading southeast, has been discovered in
Shelbyville. Ind, where the recent explosion OF
natural gas occurred.
"A certain Maine locality boasts of a cat
that on finding, the other day, one of its kittens
dead, took it into the garden, deliberately dug
grave for it, and buried it.
"A horse in Waterbury, Conn, is inordi-
nately fond Of pie, and often. walking to the
kitchen door, refuses to leave until his appe-
tlte Tor the dainty is satisfied.
Ernest G. Rowe, of New Haven, Conn.,,
started this week a bicycle for the Pacific
coast He goes as a newspaper correspondent,
anu bargains on reaching there December 10
"A revolution is taking place in the
urlnklng habits Of the Japanese. The rice
Drandy called ''sakl," which has been so long
tnelr national beverage, Is being supplanted BY
Deer preWed after the German method.
"A pair of belligerent bulls, engaged in
fierce battle on the track of the Astoria and
South Coast Railroad the other day, and for
nearly half an hour the trainmen were unable
to drive them away in order to get the train
through.
An interesting experiment is being tried
by the Portland, Me-, National Bank 1t Is
running savings department in connection
with its regular business. Deposits are not re-
ceived In a trust capacity but are loaned to the
bank, are payable on demand, and if allowed
70 remain the interest will be compounded
semtannually.
"A Frenchman fond of literature, who
died at Dole in the Jura recently, was buried,
according TO the terms of his will, with a
French edition of Horace beneath his head a
copy OF Milton at his feet. Greek Testament
IN MS right hand and an ElZevirian edition OF
Horace in his left. Under his back lay an
English edition of the same poet.
Cholera morbus can be easily checked in
nine cases out Of ten. by the use Of the follow.
ing, which any druggist can I'LL: Tincture cap
sicum. laudanum, tincture of rhubarb spirits
OF camphor and essence of peppermint, of each
two drains, mix and take from Is to 20 drops
every half hour until relieved. This has been
known to cure some Of the worst cases in
short time.
-Wood-ssone is the name of a new COM
pound material composed of sawdust and cali
cined magnesia. The mixture, having been
well worked up with water is put into molds
and pressed into whatever shape may be de-
sired a scientific authority says it is incom-
oustibIe and impermeable to water, is sus-
ceptible of fine polish, and is adaptable to
numerous uses.
In 1864 E. H. Blackshear. a Confed-
crate soldier. was wounded by Federal bulIet.
which entered his breast passed through his
body and lodged in his back On June % 1890
Just 26 years after the wound was received. the
oullet worked its way out of his back near the
spine. 1t was round, weighed exactly one
ounce and was Of the yarieey known among
Conrederates as buck and ball."
In the government Of Podol the peas
ants have no scruples about selling their chill
dren. Instances of a very revolving nature are
reported in a Moscow daily One peasant sold
his daughter, girl of years, to travelling mem
d1cants for the sum of 6 roubles; another ope
brought two girls to the town Of Granova
where ne sold the older, child of years, for
rouDles, and the younger, years old, for rou.
bles.
AT recent marriage in Boston, the
bridegroom, who is interested in mining In the
West, conceived a very pretty idea in regard to
the wedding ring. Instead OF purchasing a
ring in the conventional way from some Jew
eler, he himself mined the quartz, panned fs
out with his own hands, had 1t smelted under
his own eyes and took it TO a jeweler and had fr
made into the heavy gold band which his wife
now wears. - ...--
Oil City has a woman who is the mother
Of i've children. Beside looking after her off,
spring, she does washing for her neighbors and
milks the COW. Her husband, after his labor is
done In the evening, returns home and laws the
foundation wall for his house with the stone
his wife has collected and carried in her arms
from the adjacent hills during the day. She
also prepares and mixes the mortar he uses in
laying the wall.
"A recent defaulter went down to Glou-
cester with his ill-gotten gains and had himself
weighed on q fortune-telling machine. When
the card came out giving his weight on one
side, it contained the other the legend,
Beware of a red-headed man." He did not
realize the significance of this message until
'hree hours afterward, when he was picked up
by red-headed detective who had been look
ng for him for some time.
AN Ohio clergyman surprised his con-
yregation last Sunday by making the following
"Nearly every member of this
,hurch is either wealthy or well-to-do, although
10 one would think so from an inspection of the
collection plates, which are burdened princi-
,ally with nickels. 1 would remind you breth.
en-. that the collection plate is not nickel-in-
he-slot machine, and that few bills would
ome in very handy in the work of the church,
Horace T. Paterson, the "best known
nd oldest hickory nut of Democracy in
shode Island. is now in bis SD year, and has
0st none of his faculties or interest in political
fe. He went to Providence few days ago to
Ifer his congratulations to the Democratic
tate officials who have just been given the
ems of government. He was active DEM
crat from the time be cast his first vote for
ackson, and for so years has been worker in
be home politics of his party.
A Jolly Maine railroad conductor tells of
n absent-minded traveller who left his UNI
rella and package to chat with a friend in
mother car on the same train. From Juno
on he went where he wished, but his be-
,ngings went where he wished not. Just be-
ore he returned, new orders were given the
rakemen and our absent-minded friend re-
larked after returning that the Maine Central
were the most impudent set'' be
yer saw; for, said he. tat every station one of
hose insulting fellows sung out at me. don's
ave your umbrellas or packages in the carr"