Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-02
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

"A Maryland man, aged 40, rode on the
steam cars. wednesday, for the first time in his
life.
! Sixty thousand blue gum trees have
been planted this year on one ranch in Los An
! geles county, Cal.
Mrs. Mary Wing, Of Fayette, No., 80
| years old, does the washing. cooking. sewing.
knitting, ETC., for family Of four.
"A bicycler recently rode down Mount
| Washington, making the journey-about eight
miles-in an hour, and without accident.
"A negro baby, 8 months old, down in
HopkiDsville, KY, can talk. 1t somewhat
lessons ones wonder, however, when we add
that it is girl baby.
1t Is a matter of tradition in Japan that
fruit grows upon the bamboo when there is to
be famine in that country. Thisysar bamboo
trees are bearing fruit.
"A Birmingham man, while under the
influence of drink, knocked of his great toe
with a hammer. imagining that he was cutting
his throat with carving knife.
"A Greenville man is the victim Of a
strange phenomenon. His hair comes out In
spots, and in q short time the vacant spots are
covered with hair Of the purest white.
There has just been placed in the Cathe-
dral of Charkov. Russia, a clock of solid silver,
weighing 800 pounds. 1t is in memory of the
dent At Rail- i'O"i u'A'n III 'n0 i~''iOAu A''i'
1t has been computed that between 36,-
0oO QUO and S7,OOo0OO babies are born in the
world each yeaI. The rate Of production Is.
therefore, about 70 per minute, or rather for
Oe~' u 'no 'tooA
"A 1resh expedition IS to be sent to the
Congo for the purpose OF attempting the solu-
of afnfnr
the remote feeders of the great river. II is 70
pc sens out Dy the Congo commercial Com
Il. l.. Lerch and MISS susie simmons,
OF washington Z. d.. were married In tne old
John Brown fort at Harpers Ferry last Satur-
day by Rev. James L. Stevenson. Ibis is the
first marriage that ever occurred in that his.
torio building
The leaves of the pawpaw tree are en-
ployed by the negroes in washing linen, as .
substitute for soap. They have also the prop
erty of rendering meat wrapped in them tender
owing to the alkaloid papain which they con-
tain. and which acts as a solvent
I'm the tn,ure in all Government doom
r,snts and otsci,l nnhIicatiorz in c.noda sroh
words az favor Labor honor err must he
spelled with the "u" according TO the English
usage, as favour, iabour, honour, and not as
hitherto after the American style.
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named Barbsm. which Is a common name in
England. has been a RESIDENT of Boston.
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-Ihe largest apple Tree IN Onlo Is In
washington county, and was planted In l19l
or l7Sl The trunk, where IL is smallest girths
y feet inches. and the largest branch girths 2
Iees, " ls seeonng: wnlen bears large yell
~" ~ppie Vi eA0eiiens quAii'J LUZ COOKING
A system of steno-telegraphy. by which
shorthand rsports of sneeches can he ..n+ =.
sa... -, 7Pees NAn 10 SEM 70
rauher. has lately annsared IN Fr,n,o Tbs,
speed OF the instrument is said Greatly 20 ex.
ceed that of all other simil ar machines now in
use.
The heat of the sun exploded a par
tiaIIv fi,Ied whisky ba,rsl In fron. 40 = S..
~ IA I'm - VI oylA-
Su'e' " L. hquor STORE on Iuesoay, and
bonss frsctnrad hv av,ns snu starss VI nas
will break man up Quicker than too muc5
whisky.
Henry Peters was a moor. evervdav Ia
boring man at Elk Rapids. who died the otb.,
d.v and vilIad bIs ,sv brnaraa. ., h,s -.
NHE "-iou MS 70" HuHuieuo y" nlo oin-
ployer, HenIy noble, man OF many thou
msnss cornorspoD yhoss bs.rt su = u an IN ~.
Tho navsnanars ors ror, trv;ro +o f,5
the man wbo snent the mos. dav. IN -shsI
nr;.ors dnrin,, a. ,otow.- g a.. LNs
f ~. "1 ", T,r " oN e- 90 noHAu
iroui YET, MT. =: w. ware, OF BANGOR Is anead,
ne navng sunereo " Gays N CnarIestoni
Colnnpia, Cnarlotte, haIelgh, Goidsboro and
~. s.n,.u,hs- .5d; NJ. Vt
the r.bers are ~ he si- co1Ieo-a cI,.s -. -
the BRIDEGROOM. all of whom uradnated This
wear The bridesmaids, dresses are to introdnc.
the colors OF that particular college, and other
collegiate features are promised al what
promises to be a yery elaborate and brilIians
ceremony.
some new batbs on.n He then vitbdrsv and
throwing aside his robes of office. resppeared
before the large rathering of ladies and rentIa-
men in bathing suit Plunging into the water
he swan the full length of the bath. and his
example was followed by several town coun-
cilors and policemen.
A series of observationa for 1no co,,s.r-
.ivo davs hos hssr 80 ~ ~ .,'a H,s.,