Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

factory in the world.
Plymouth, Mich, has three factories
turning out toy air guns
"A Salem, Ore, woman has ripe rasp-
berries in her garden, the second crop this year.
"A mouse gnawej away the cord sus-
tanning the chandelier of the Bad Axe. Mich,
church. ard on 4 recent Sunday it fell with
fits.
"A farmer near Atlanta, Ca, not needing
CONN he bought for his sick child. the latter
Setting well, mounted it on four legs and used
IL II as watering trough for his COWS. With the
hu ne repaired his fence.
They have a lady in Grand Rapids,
M1ch., who is as great crank on black as the
wl1e OF senator Davis. of Minnesota. All her
undergarments, as well as the sheets and drap-
erles OF her bed, are black.
The famous Hindoo god I,inpbam ia
now owned by an English gentleman named
Spencer, who paid $4,000 for il at an auction
sale in London in 1883. This curious relic
stands but l211 inches high.
"A farmer near Los Angeles has Al acres
of corn and is willing to wager that 900 of the
stalks are q feet high, which is higher than n
man on horseback can reach. He expects a
crop OF $50 bushels to the acre.
AN aged inventor in Elizabeth, N. j.,
committed suicide Monday because he could
not discover the secret of perpetual motion. on
which problem he bad worked for years and
spent hundreds of dollars in experiments.
"A $40 Confederate bill was taken in ex-
change for goods in Georgia store. The clerk
man for two days found him on his way to the
store. having discovered the mistake when he
reached his home.
Three years ago lake in the Moosejaw
district, near Ottawa, Canada, which was moro
than mile in circumference, disappeared en-
tirely from some cause. A farmer purchased
the lake bottom and has this year raised a
magnificent crop of wheat upon it.
"A 22-inch iron pipe which was recently
e1humed after being buried in the earth for IA
years. at Lassen, Cal. came out as good as new.
The pipe was well coated with asphaltum when
1t was put into the ground. This may be
taken as a good test of the preservative Vir-
tues OF asphaltum.
"A German of Boston, we'll known at
the South End, recently took trip to the
Fatherland. There he died. While living he
turned the scale at $50 pounds. his body
was cremated, and the remains, weighing six
ounces. were inclosed in an envelope and sent
to his family in Boston by mail.
"A Saginaw lady who by great effort mad
procured pair of the new French gloves-s2
buttons-was surprised and somewhat disgust
ed the other day to 1nd them upon her little
sons legs The shaver had put them on for
leather leggings. and they made him a good
pair, coming well above his knees.
1t is said that Stiles McMalon, "a years
of age. of Barre, VT, lately walked from Mont
pelier to Elmore Pond, distance of 20 miles,
before &3O P. NJ. He refused several offers to
ride. and only stopped to take breakfast. He
says he never had doctor in his life. never
wore glasses and can hear as well as ever.
"A laurel tree growing on the crest of
Sonoma Mountain is said to measure around at
the base 30 feet and is 40 feet high. It is esti-
mated that the tree will make 40 cords of
wood, and Mr. Rickett has been offered S75 for
it standing. 1t is thought to be the largest
tree of that variety growing on the Coast.
The old Jail at York, Me-, one Of the
conspicuous attractions to summer visitors, is
believed to be the oldest structure of its kind
in America. It is said to have been built in the
sixteen hundreds, and stands TO-DAY praesJe2ily
unchanged, with its massive Oaken doors,
creaking hinges and locks and millsaw graf
ings.
Arthur Knight and Giles Hoyle went
to a slaughter house at Portland, Ore, to
slaughter a steer. Hoyle raised his gun and
fired at the animal. The ball glanced from the
skull, and striking a knot in a beam above,
again glanced, going through the rim Of
two inches of his scalp.
The wholesale destruction of forests in
this country is attracting attention in Ger
many, and it is predicted that we shall in a few
years be impoverished in tree Droperty A
striking comparison is made of the two coun-
tries. While the United States has but ii per
cent of Its area covered by forests. the empire
of Germany has 26 per cent of its entire area so
covered.
A squad OF Tenth Maine Volunteers,
while out scouting on South Mountain, came
across an old woman, hiding in log cabin.
After the usual salutations, one of the squad,
named Spauldlng. asked her: well. old lady,
aAre YOU Union?'' NO" what are You
then?" "a Baptist and always have beear'
The scouting party was satisfied.
"A tram that pulled into 81. Paul the
other night had among its passengers little
girl of 7-Jennie Peasley-who was travelling
unattended TO Sitka, Alaska, to join her pa
rents. She had been living in Newport, R. J.,
with relatives. She had attached to her cloth
ing card giving her name and destination,
and asking strangers to take care of her. Sho
talked quite freely and said she was having a
good time and everybody was kind to her
"A citizen of Lee county, a,,,tells the
following story: "Last spring 1 planted lot
of English peas. One day the chickens got in
the garden, scratched them up and ate them.
didn't have time, just then. to send to town
after more pea seed to plant, so decided to
cut the chickens craws open. takeIthe seed out
and plant them. did that; then L sewed up
the craws with a common needle and thread.
never saw a finer crop of English peas than1
raised last spring. and think those chickens
were the best ever tasted, for be it known.
the chickens lived and grew to be OF good
size"
"A Maine man SAYS the golden rod 10
responsible for many of the cases of influenza
80 prevalent this month. while ago his little
daughter gathered large bunch and put it in
vase in the parlor. Two Sleeping apartments
are on the same floor and the doors are fire.
ouently left open at night. Two days after the
flowers had been carried into the home several
members of the family began to sneeze. COM
Main of sore throat and feel greatly depressed,
but not for several days did they find out the
canse of their Illness II is said that the
flowers give off an imperceptible ,powder-like
substance which is taken into the lungs by the
sieeper causing an irritation. 1t also irrif ates
the throat produces violent sneezing, makes
the limbs feel as though bur1ened by some
heavy weight and depresses person to such an
extent that he is inclined to suicide.