Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

There were 625 more deaths than Dlrtns
Ii New York last week.
"A Florida newspaper Of last Saturday
rejoices over rain, the first since November %
BY The new route via British America
it will be possible to 20 from London to YokO-
hama in q days.
In 50 days Mr. Adam Bittinger, Of
Fayetteville, Pa. shot: lO7 pheasants, IS par.
tr1dges and number Of rabbits.
"A dog suffering from the grip attracted
a sympathetic crowd on a Lancaster thorough.
fore. 1t sneezed SIX times in ten minutes.
Ten constables marched in a body
against tramp rendezvous at West BethIe-
hem, Pa, and all they baggsd was a Ons-leggsd
tramp.
Ben Hughes, a Reading peddler, il
drawn over the streets by team Of goats. A
Dig bulldog attacked them few days ago, and
Ben is now on vacation while his goats are
recuperating.
Harold Jenkins, of Essex, Mass, dug
large, fine Hebron potatoes on his farm on
Monday week. He also cut down a sunhower
stalk 13 feet inches high, and picked a water
Ducket full OF very choice white clover.
William Wells, a Whitford, Pa, store
keeper, suspects his dog of completely in the
robbery Of his place Of business few nights
ago While the animal was in the store the
thieves entered and ransacked it.
Chambers pond, Washington county,
Is full of carp. Moses Miles caught one the
other day which weighed II% pounds. with \
hOok and line. He had big time landing IL
and only got it after wading in to his waist
-One year ago Levin Schenck, resi-
dent OF Bethlehem, Pa, dreamed that he would
die within year. He told his wife about the
dream, and expressed an opinion that it was a
warning, and would surely come true. Il
did, and ne died on Wednesday after a brief
illness.
An attempt has been made during the
last two years to acclimatize reindeer brought
from Sweden on the estates Of Count Stolber1-
Wernigerode, which extend several miles over
the Hartz Mountains, but it has not succeeded
most OF the animals having died during the hot
summer weather.
There are in Florida about 10000
growers. The acreage is 10000. and the capital
invested is from $50, 900 900 to SIS 1000 Three
seasons ago there were produced I.25O,OOO
boxes; two seasons ago, 100000, and last
season about $500 900 boxes. It is estimated
THAT the crop Of 1890 will be over 100000
boxes.
"A mountain of clam shells has been dis
covered about three miles east of Mount Yer
non. 1t is over 6OO feet high and has a surface
Of soil nearly foot thick. Underneath this
clam shells abound to the level depth. There
are trees growing on the mountain which show
an age, judging by the rings about the heart, Of
from l5Oto zoo years.
"A new etching of 1.-THE Angelus'' has lust
been completed in Paris. Only very limited
number Of copies are to be struck of, and the
price is said to be 1000 francs, or 500 each.
Ihe most expensive copies on sale in this
country are the photographs which sell for
80 each, and the issue of which has been
limited to 100 copies.
Fred Haun, CollinWood CO.. man,
was taken prisoner at Kingston, Ga, in '64 and
was stripped Of aecoutrements among which
was cap box with his name steneiled on. He
until it was found by q Miss Kerns in a coal
shed near Collinwood last week. How il graYi-
tated to its owner during S years wandering is
a mystery.
1t is fact not generally known that it
requires from ten to Is years for an orange
tree to develop. A grove does not attain per-
fection in less time than that, the land specu-
lators to the contrary notwithstanding. Itis
true that an orange tree will bear a few oranges
within few years after planting, but tree
has to bear not only few, but great many
oranges to make the industry pay.
"A lawsuit has just been finished in Pesth
which began in 176S, 12I years ago. The Bishop
Of Neutra, in Northern Hungary. died leaving
his estate to his family. They were unable to
take possession owing to the Turkish invasion
1t that time. After the invasion it was found
that there were l,OOOpersons entitled to share
Ihey, being unable to agree, appealed to the
aw, and as result the expenses of the law
Ind administration have swallowed up the for
June almost entirely, and the heirs have in
;reased to more than 1000 Now that the case
settled the heirs will get about S. apiece.
There is talk Of building gravity rail-
way up the rugged sides of old Dunderberg
Mountain, on the Hudson, for the purpose Of
pleasure travel. The proposed
tarting point is on the West Shore Railroad
rear the river level, and the road will ascend
he mountain by an inclined plane worked by
ables. having grade of 20 per cent to an alti-
ude of 100 feet From the summit OF this
lane the gravity road is to run by a eireuitOus
QUITE all around the TANKS and foothills Of the
and finally returns to its starting
'oint. The total length traversed is about 10
niles, so located as to give passengers the best
opportunity OF enjoying the wild scenery Of the
egion. The total cost of the railroad and its
quipment is estimated at s5OOOOO
AT a grocery store on Church street,
Ielfast. Mass, recently while quite a number
f persons were gathered therein, the pro-
rietOr got them to guessing on various things
nally coming TO pea beans. A number Of
uesses were made as to how many were in
ushel. The most reckless person in the party
messed as high as $1,000. From that there were
arious other estimates of a smaller number.
Well, sir, said the grocer. there are 1l9 O00."
# course no one would believe him until he
xplalned that there were so to a half ounce,
nd proved it. "Then how many bank notes
ill II take to weigh as much as a silver dollaTF'
Q said. Zone hundredr' Top '3O0F' cried
ut several. mot right" said the grocer, lust
!" which he illustrated and proved.
johann Strauss is about to bring out a
svised form Of the waltz because in his opin-
N the present generation is either not strong
nough or not inclined to the rapid whirl Of the
'ue Vienna dance. Strauss explanation is in
,resting. Look round the ballroom" says
g. "and you will md no matter how delicious
le waltz music that the orchestra may be
aying. that the majority Of the ladies remain
,ated while the gentlemen lounge around the
liars and DOORS All real pleasure in dancing =
lost and only the rhythmical conversation
ance still holds its ground. l intend to COM
ne the conversation dance with the waltz,
llling the new form the minuet waltz 1t will
composed in three-four time and consist Of
rec sets which all begin andantinO gracioso,
the style of the minuet or pOlOnaiSe. It will
en develop into the real waltz. with the pres
1t rapid whirl. Ladies will be able to accept
zy partners for the conversation part, while
r the faster movements they can take part
rs who are still dancers"