Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-26
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Mr.. Sourbeer is the editor of a Kansas
prohibition paper.
A Cabinet Minister Of Health is seri
ously proposed in England. .
jay Gould claims that his whole family
was skipped by the census man.
-Speeulatofs are Offering Maine farmers
50 barrel for winter apples on the trees.
"A Florida census enumerator lost half
day running down one darkey and failed.
"A Missouri peach has been found that
measured ll% inches and weighed 1314 ounces.
The Government crop reports show that
the average for corn is 7O.1, the lowest since
1881.
"A new political party has been formed
in Indiana called the Peoples Party, Its en-
blems are the hammer and the plow.
Sophie France, aged so. has sued Solo
mon Oviatt, also aged 60 for 81, 600 for stealing
q kiss. Both parties are from Akron, O.
The Salvation Army, every member of
which must be a total abstainer, is now the
largest temperance. organization in the world.
"A Maine journal figures that the 1000
summer visitors left In that State this season
the neat sum of s6,OOO,OOo, or at the rate of 81
day each.
Mrs. Emma Cooper, of Joliet, Ills,
keeper of anotion store. through the death Of
her grandparents in England, becomes heir to
So, OO0,00O.
"A Mrs DIR. j. c. Brownly, of Kansas
City, ate opium, then got out on the roof. sang
Annie Rooney and chaDted the kreutzer
Sonata to Bethoven's notes.
"A case of extraordinary longevity is re-
ported by Monastir newspaper. In village
near Elbassan lives man named Ismail, who
is alleged to be l4O wears of age.
"A bird fancier OF Washington, who has
20 parrots says that the Mexican double-heads
are the best takers, while the African greys
make the best mimics and whistlers,
DIR. w. NJ. Taylor, New York, says
there are more shrines for the worship Of
Bacchus IN one of our great cities than there
were in the whole OF ancient Greece.
"A blind old soldier, asking for aims at
a Manchester England, church door, had .
board hung round his neck inscribed as fohowsf
engagements, s; wounds, 10; children, 8; total,
"a"
"A woman entered an Oil City drygoods
store on Wednesday and confessed to the pro-
prietor that she had stolen a cloak from him 16
years ago. She paid for it and was freely for
given.
"A report issued by the Japanese Home
Department states that during the month Of
April last there were so earthquake disturb
ances felt on 26 days, the day on which the
largest number was felt being the I7th, when
there were II oscillations.
"A rare and curious animal-a lizard
known to science as 2hrynosnme planiceps-
has been received in Paris from South Amer
lea. 1t is completely covered with wart-like
points, and when frightened it fattens itself
out on the ground, bristling with points,
Willie Austin, Chicago child, ,strayed
from home few days ago and his mother and
sympathetic neighbors searched Tor him in
vain. WIllie's Newfoundland dog was then
sent out and found his little master the next
morning asleep on the Marine Hospital lawn.
"A woman was at the depot at Decatur,
ILL.,, the other day who was on her way to Ne
brasKa. She had II children with her. She
had been married only 10 years. The first three
years she had triplets. Then she had twins for
two years. After that they came singly, but
regularly, for four years.
"A barrister who is shortly going to en-
ter the holy state of matrimonY was seen scrib-
bling in his brief the other day in court. Later
in the day his clerk, happening to glance at the
writing, read these old lines-"Fee simple or a
simple fee, And all the fees entail, Are nothing
when compared to thee, Thou best of fees-fe-
maleP'
The pug dog, as a pet, has an interest
ing history. He was at first imported from
China and Japan, and came into fashion in the
reign of William III. 1t is stated that the King
believed his life to have been saved by dog Of
this breed awakening him to his danger when
a murderous attack was about to be made on
him.
"A Missouri Pacific conductor at Sc
dalia, NO., sent his wife home to her parents a
day or two ago. He placed her in charge Of a
conductor and apprised her parents by tele-
graph as follows: 81 return to you, per Con-
ductor Frownlee, case of damaged goods.
Please place the same to the account of bad
bringing up.
"A Russian legend relates that when st.
Joseph returned from his flight into Egypt he
found his shoes in great want of repair and
being aware of the excellence of leather work
in Russia sent them to Kietf to be mended,
where they remained. 1t IS now reported from
Kieff that the Archbishop of st. Sophia pro-
poses to resole the shoes and then expose
them to the veneration Of the faithful"
Thomas Addison, of Fairfax county,
Va, took from the hoof of an old family COW
the other day, it is related. "a handsome gold
finger ring, with a large green stone setting"
On the seal was engraved a Mexican coat of
arms, and on the inside was the bame of ID. j,
Hunt and a Mexican cipher, and dated, show
ing the ring to have been in the Mexican war.
How it got on his farm and in the hoof of the
COW Mr.. Addison does not know.
John Surrey had an uncommon exper-
ience one day last week. While the "F1ying
Yankee was passing through Oreat w OTkS,
Me-, at the rate of 40 miles an hour, he jumped
from the cars and struck the ground SO feet
from the spot where he left the train. 1t was
thought by the few who witnessed the affair
that he would be killed. They were much sur
prised when he picked himself up and walked
off having received, it is alleged, no further
injuries than some light scratches.
Alexander Paul Johnstone's accurate
description OF photograph was the most re-
markabie act that he did A gentleman in the
audience selected photograph. from an album
he brought with him to make this test and
standing in the rear of the hall pictured 1t in
his mind. Johnstone remained on the stage
and from his position described the photograph
without a failure in any particular. 'The
audienee was inclined to be incredulous, but
after the first test was apparently converted
and became appreclatiYe"
john A. Rawlins Post, of Washington.
d. c., has been presented with a turtle which
will be the ward of that organization. and in no
danger of the soup boiler. The turtle was
picked up a few days ago near Alexandria and
IL chad engraved upon its underneath shell the
inscription 1S63-H A. H., Co. A. STd P r. v.
c. The letters are indistinct now, but were
certainly cut on the turtle during the war; as
Mr. Harmer did belong to the company re-
ferred to- which during the war was in camp
near where the turtle was found -