Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-10
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


AN Englishman has invented an auto
matte card shufier.
"A Humboldt, Cal, man plucked IA
pound radish from his garden patch.
Indiana claims to be the greatest and
best egg-prod ucing State in the Union
"A stove molder in a Rochester, N. Y,
foundry found $40 gold piece in his sand pile.
Japanese chickens with tails from IL to
ID feet long are being imported into this coun-
try.
French engineers are discussing the
possibility of a railroad across the desert Of sa-
Chicago girls now rest their little heads
on pillows stuffed with the love letters sent
them.
"A Californian has secured divorce
from his wife because she batted him with
button hook.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, after struggle of
20 years. has gained admission TO the Cook
county (lll.) Bar.
The porch OF Delmonico's old Beaver
street building was composed of material found
in the ruins of Pompeii.
"A Mormon with two wives and Il chill
dren were found in Provo. Utah, recently, liv-
ing in hut with one room
1t is alleged that Portland Ore, fam
lily observed Lent by pulling down the blind
po,,on sa;o.,;..- -. ,.-,
trees do not flourish near electric lights. They
need tne repose OF darkness.
"A novel paradox at San Diego is the
mingling of the coyotes bark with the buzz Of
the machinery OF watch factory.
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Sha.a sne G1G oDp ananGn, neaI Cal.
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are'fal oI Inc Practice III home AVVO years
ago.
Nathaniel ]. Garberson. of Santa PauIa
r., I,, 70 - -, =. =. ., . =,
71S inches in his bare feet and tips the beam at
70 pounds.
The returns of the pensioned veterans
vbo fouobt rndar tho oraat Nano1aon wbo no,v
raoo;,,a co -. II. -, ,,,.tn- =. mo -
& receive o. s3U Is year put their humber ~ liz IN
''oau VI AoO' do Ill 1000
AN eoucated, accomplished young laoy
Oh ,.t fetosky. Mlcn., mas sPLlt z9 coros OF %ooo
saason To- rwn sna m@nG, anu nas II pieu W
"A LONDON woman announces that she Is
about to open barber shop where all the bar
bers shall be women. and the news papers
speak iaForaOiy Oh the seneme.
Patti refused to sing into phonograph
at San Francisco, but one of Edison's agents
concealed cylinder on tne stage ano caugns
'no III Pi eoS4on "A nel Si'0Oo n0Seo-
1t is said in London that Mr.. Barnum
before star+ino fo- home conddad 70 Mr. Clad
stone the information that he had dropped
soO'VVo upon his olympia venture
-Elsinore, CAL, grayely asserts that it
possesses tract of dark red clay, with an oc-
casional blue streak, on which can be raised
broom handles with red and blue stripes around
them
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"o Ooys "A "Hi'AJ DisEi"s'' Ooi',
IT,, tro, .T 5;.ons.d ~ dnan ~, 4t,t on,' haId
big sturgeon. II was taken 70 town and scaled
l58 pounds
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=" lne Is no" transported IN Europe IN
tank cars, like petroleum in the United States.
One recently carried II. 900 litres from Italy to
Berlin, and such transport is looked upon as
successful.
"A Vienna baker Is advertising his busi-
ness by putting gold ducat in one loaf out of
every LOCO that he bakes The people IN the
Door suburb where his shop is situated fairly
light to buy the loaves.
The fruit eron nromises tn he unusuaIIv
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iaiEe III Oaiaoinil 'nls year, anu INC sIeH'eI
part oil 1t VIII probably be dried, as growers
Lhere nave learned Dy experience tnat drled
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The pet names of the four baby States