Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Under the present statutes Of Mis-
souri, . person can marry, be divorced and re-
marry IN 81 days.
while fishing at Ormond, Fla, a man
caught . shrimp about five inches long with
claws resembling both lobster and crawnsh.
An unusual event in State prison
took place at Saltwater, last week, when Bishop
Vincent addressed Chautauquan circle that
had been formed among the prisoners.
Peter Brackett and George W. Bryant,
Of Biddeford. and John +. Nesbett, formerly Of
the same city, but now Of New York, enjoy the
distinction Of having fought through the whole
Of the late war.
The effect of gum chewing has been
studied carefully by an expert In gum chew
ing the masseter muscles which move the Jaw
are abnormally developed, and the tatty sub
stance which produces far, plump cneeks 10
deteriorated.
Several old villages in Cass county,
Mich, have clung to the ancient custom OF
ringing the church bell whenever anybody
dies. The doctors say their melancholy tolling
at night has depressed many despondent pa
tient unto death.
The Lords of the Admiralty have re-
ceived petition from the crews OF the belted
cruisers complaining Of the cruel treatment OF
in cells so near the boilers that when steam IL
up they are nearly roasted to death.
There has just arrived at Orlando, Fla,
man who drove from the southern borders Of
Virginia, having been on his way since May 10
LAST, frequently trading horses while en- route
In the wagon was trunk, cooking utensils,
double barrel, muzzle-loading gun, etc.
Miss Alice Wood, the daughter of the
man who works the farm of the late Judge John
Porter, of Queechse, Vt, has just moved a
field OF grass 81 acres In extent. She did the
work alone, using mower drawn by two horses.
Next year she will be graduated from High
School
The Bradford, Fla, County Commis-
sioners pay $50 a month for a man to guard the
county Jail. and when the Sheriff has prisoner
that he is afraid will get away. or one whose life
to some safe jail. instead Of using the money to
| repair the jail at home.
Elias L. Bradley, Of Oakfeld, Mich,
has worried through life as 3 bachelor just So
years. and one would suppose that he had ac-
| quiTed q modcum of resignation. Ths sequel
/ doesn't read that way. however. as Elias has
| proposed and been accepted by Mrs sophronia
| g. Bradley. his brothers. widow, and will marry
/ her soon.
! Charles P. Berkshire, of Morgantown,
is m,xlsg a cane for the Worlds Fair at
Chicago in 1893 which will contain l32 pieces
| of West Virginia wood, have gold ferule and
| . diamond tipped head. He has made several
| valuable sticks. and expects this to be one OF
| the finest works of wood engraving to be seen
/ at the Fair.
| in Australia the labor organizations
have secured the eighthour day with half
holiday on Saturday. and now they are agitat-
| ing for seven-hour day with no work on
| Saturday. The explanation given by the labor
| leaders Is that they want TO make bigger
| demand for man, as the Australian labor
| market Is overstocked.
While services were being held in q
church in Twiggs county, Ga, there came a
vivid fash Of lightning. accompanied by quick
and terrific peal of thunder The lightning
| struck tree 80 yards from the church, under
| which lS negroes were gathered One was in
| stantly killed and ten wounded. The entire
party was hurled to the ground senseless.
The motley collection of patients who
have been treated in the Pasteur Institute in
Tenth street has been added to by an arrival
from Arizona This Is Isaac Moore, who re-
| ceived bite in his right foot from skunk.
| The animals teeth were so firmly imbedded that
| piece of the flesh was torn away in pulling it
| of. Two cases of skunk bite have recently
| proved fatal In that territory.
| Mrs. William A. Slater, Of Norwich,
| dropped q smelling bottle in New London har
| Dor the other day while being rowed from her
husbands yacht, the Sycamore. She has so
| many associations with that smelling bottle,
which in cold cash is said tn be worth only $500,
| that she persuaded her husband to engage the
| services of Captain Thomas Scott, the profess
| sional diver. Thus far, however, the search
/ has been unsuccessful.
Police Lieutenant Furman, who is 80
years old of the Elizabeth police force is dying.
He Is the oldest man on the force. He was
originally on Engine No. of New York. He
was one of the Organizers OF the Elizabeth Fire
service of the Jersey Central Railroad, and col
| le ted II first fare taken on it. He was for
| time police magistrate, and for q years had
occupied the desk at police headquarters.
What is known as commuter pocket
book is very popular with the young women
| who live in the suburbs Of Cincinnati and ride
| on railway trains to and from the city on visit
| ing and shopping expeditions. This pocket
book is fat, roomy and rectangular, and in the
/ front is set tiny watch, the face of which
| shows through hole in the leather. The un-
| fortunate woman who Is always obliged to keep
| an eye on the flight of time has this watch IN
view when engaged in the whlrl Of shopping.
| Kingston, n. Y, has a remarkable
woman among its Inhabitants. She Is Mrs.
| Deborah Powers, 100 years old. the head Of
| several business concerns and the possessor OF
about s., 600 OO0. Since 1928 she has managed
an oilcloth mandatory started by her hus-
/ band. In addition she Is the senior partner IN
| the banking firm of ID. Powers & Sons. at Lam
| singburg. She has founded and endowed an
4 old Ladies' Home. All her faculties remain
| unimpaired except her sight which Is slightly
affected, She passed her Tooth birthday last
week.
The main street Of Payson, A. T.. the
| other DAY was filed with q crowd of more than
300 wedding guests, all mounted. Then rode
up, also on broncos, Thomas Beach and Maggie
Meadow, Charles Cole and Julia Hall. The
Justice of the Peace tied each pair with the
nuptial knot, and then the couples, after re-
| ceiYing the congratulations OF their friends.
| started off to secure the wedding present thas
Charles Meadow, brother to Maggie had Of
| fered. 1t was as many head of his cattle as the
| bridal pairs eOuld find and brand before sun
| down. The brides, armed with branding irons,
and the groOms with lassoes. started out on
| their hunt and each pair succeeded In securing
ls head.