Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Wisconsin asylums.
An Apalachicola, Fla, resident killed
rat that weighed ~ pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Arney, the Michigan horse
racing parson, has acknowledged his error and
promises not to do SO again.
"A trotting race for oxen, single and
d0nhle, will be a conspicuous feature of the
Cheboygan, Mich, county fair.
"A six-year-old boy, while fishing in a
Iseonsin stream. was pulled ont of boat and
"e'''y drowned by an immense hsh.
Henry Walker, of Waylonza, Fla, is
tne owner of pig that has SIX feet and "a toes,
WINE neiGhbor has one with only two feet.
j. II. salmon is a Brunswick, Mich,
antiquarian. He has valuable collection Of
colnS ranging from Is years b. G. TO A d. l422
The Atlanta, Ca, Fair Association
offered premiums for rat scalps and one farmer
srousnt IN 4,oOU' Killed on his farm, and got the
frst premium.
The explanation of the peculiar density
OF thunder clouds is said to lie in the fact that
the vapor is partially condensed into drops by
the electrical action.
AS early as 1858 Bristol and Exeter
broadgauge locomotive. carrying a light load
and running on falling grade, developed q
speed Of so miles an hour.
AT Astoria, Ore, there Is an original
and unique sign which reads: "Jeff's Restaur-
ant. The Place to Live Well While You do
Live. You viii be Dead Long Time"
Three years ago G. E. Gordon turned
loose two wild turkeys on bis stock farm near
Jefferson, Wis. Now there are great numbers
of them on the shores of Lake Koshkonong.
Fred Babner, of Reading, suddenly ex-
perienced loss of weight from 156 to 50
pounds and few days ago found the cause of
II 70 pc nVe lizards that had been living In his
stomach.
"A census of fruit-bearing trees has been
taken in Los Angeles county by Messrs. Mitch
ell and Smith, who devoted three months to
1886, $40.
The gold medal awarded Michigan for
her educational exhibit at the Melbourne.
Australia. exposition in 1855 has Just been re-
ceiVed NJ Lansing. 1t is OF Australian gold
ana weighs nearly two ounces.
Annie Brown, colored, lives in Houston
county, Ga, She is AZ years old. weighs 800
pounds, Is feet 8 inches in hight, 7 feet 2
ihenes In circumference around the bust, feet
t inches around the waist and 30 inches around
the arm near the shoulder
"A fruit stand In Palatka, Fla, sells for
a nickel all the coacoanuts that a person can
take away in his pockets Several who
thought they saw a good thing in tbis tried jr
and LOST their nickel. The nuts had the shells
on and would not 60 in any pocket.
FOR some time the little town of La
Grande. Ore, has been infested with tough
characters. One day last week the people de-
clded to clean the town, and they made a raid
on tne saloons. The roundup included four
IaFo banks, -FOUR poker games. wheel of for
tunc and chuck-a-luck layout.
"A big moose made its appearance in
IeYant Me oit bo H.
time, and seizing his rifle shot the animal in a
nelGhbors yard. has just paid the fine of slOO
IL was quite costly sport for him. but be consoled
himself with the thought that moose doesn't
walk up to the muzzle of gun every day.
1t is not generally known that excessive
palpitation Of the heart can be promptly
stopped by bending double, with the head
downward and tine arms pendant. go that tenn
RRoddaIy Rod,. eongestlon nI the upper part of the
same time The effect OF this action is FASTENED.
Judge D. c. Dawkins, OF Jacksonville,
has unique Masonic souvenir sent to him by
a friend in Delaware. 1t is a square, eompasse.,
and letter G. 5, ,mmstr c lily nodded apN
hDeled, Made OF United states nation II banSi
notes. redeemed and m cerated at the UniteJ,,
states asury Department, estimated Sl5, ,000' \
j. d. Smith is crippled tax collector
OF Charleston, Me. So great is the sympathy
OF his neighbors for him that although he's un-
able to move about the taxpayers all help him
to perform his duties in an effective manner,
anu men have been known to actually take him
In t'lelr arms and carry him to where lie could
attach their property
AS Belfast lady was combing her hair
in room in the second-story little bird flew
in at the open window and alightng on a wash
bowl which contained water, proceeded to take
bath. When it had completed its ablutions
IN hTF1F ia uhl ln1r
moisture and flew out of the widow, paying no
attention to the occupant of the room.
-Sawtell, the supposed slayer of his
brother, seeks to escape from the burden of
his thoughts as he lies in Jail By making out of
bits of different kinds of wood. 4 triuket box.
which is really quite meritor1ous bit of handi-
work. 1t is l5xl0 inches in size and inches
high, and is very prettily inlaid. The inside is
lined with velvet and contains one tray, sup
piled with the usual partitions. As the lid is
lifted mirror IS disclosed.
There is a conductor on a Cincinnati
street car who was recently appointed, who is
heir to an estate in England valued at sl50OOO
The young man visited the home of his ances.
tors some time ago and arranged to convert
the property into cash While awaiting the
money he is putting in his time manipulating
the bell punch. 1t Is said he has arranged with
some OF the stockholders Of the railroad COM
The city of Berlin, Wis, boasts of num-
bering among Its population one of the oldest
people in the country. The lady. Mrs. Rose
Woodwork, was born IN tie State of Maine in
the year l7SS. SO that she is now l02 years old.
She is feeling better now than she did two
years ago, retains all her mental faculties, and
doctors inform her that she will live for ten
years longer. She has seen every President Of
the United States elected. and remembers well
the day when George Washington died.
of the novel applications of electricity
there is no end. Bakers now using the cleo
tric motor AS bread-mixer, and are thus en-
aDled to do in four or five minutes an amount
of work that would otherwise require hours of
hand labor A writer in medical paper SAYS
he has frequently obtained much relief from
facial neuralgia by applying an incandescent
light to the part affected. He suggests that
the lamp conld also be used in pOultieng advan.
.ageOuSy. II could be laid over hIxseed or
1ther form of poultice and constant heat could
be thus secured.