Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-01
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


and half long.
"A jaguar will rather attack black man
than white one.
The aggregate membership Of the
Baptisr churches In the United States in g.
070,0H.
There are 797 daily and weekly German
papers published in the United States and
Canada
"A hundred laying hens produce in egg
shells about l37 pounds Of chalk or limestone
annually,
Richard Carmichael, of Queen Anne
county Nd, has kept diary for 30 years, and
It shows that it has invariably rained on the
10Th Of July during that time.
An Office has been opened in Paris
where the impecunlous nobility may consulta
list OF eligible American maids, widows and
Divorces, with information as to the amount
Of their fortune.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has lis
trains arrive at and the same number depart
from the Broad street station, Philadelphia,
on Sundays On week days 225 trains arrive and
226 depart from this station.
The greatest marvel in telegraphy is
said to be the synchronous multiplex. an In
strument by means Of which SIX messages can
be transmitted upon one wire, either all from
1t Is understood that the Departmental
Committee appointed to consider the ADVISABLE
ity of permitting adhesive stamps to be athxed
to cards by the public for transmission through
the post, ON the same terms as postcards issued
by the Government, have decided in favor OF
allowing the change to be made.
Numbers of Hindoos were to be seen
recently wandering about the Lahore bazaars
carrying bones Of their deceased relatives
round their necks. They were pilgrims going
to Hurdwar. Most Of them left the train as
Jhelum to wash the bones in the sacred waters
of Hydaspes, and then repurchased tickets for
their onward journey.
During thunder storm Hal Martin, Of
Broomtown Valley, Ga, sought shelter under
tree, to which was attached a barbed wire
fence. During the storm lightning struck the
wire some distance away, and following il,
knocked Mr.. Martin several feet away from the
tree. He was considerably shocked and dazed,
but fortunately escaped serious injury.
-Seventy-nine persons in Great Britain
pay tax on incomes exceeding E50O09 per an
mum. The total aggregate amount of incomes
thus assessed exceeds ES0O0,OO0 sterling. In
Ireland there is only one taxpayer whose In
come exceeds f50.0OO He is returned at the
rate OF &76,349, and be last year contributed to
the Imperial revenues the sum of fl,90S.
The newest thing in baby carriages is a
COQLTlVdQCo LQaL Dy means OI VdTlOuS dppll-
ances may be transformed into sled, a cradle
and go-cart. The cradle, instead Of being pro-
vided with rockers, hangs from the ceiling by
spiral spring, and the spring itself plays an
important part In the adjustment of the sun
shade that goes with the carriage when it 10
used In It's normal character.
Mr.. B. Dean, of Jonesboro, Ga, has
block from garden gate post that was hewn
out and placed in the ground in 1904 He made
a visit to his sister in Baldwin county, and it
was at her home he secured the block from the
aged yet serviceable post The post was hewn
out Of light wood tree and is perfectly sound
to-day. Mr.. Dean says it Is good for another So
years, and perhaps much longer.
"A lotus lily blooming in the rear gar
den at the Hotel Lanier at Macon. Ga, Is at
tracing considerable attention. The flower,
which is of about the same shape and size Of q
water lily, is remarkable for its sword-shaped
petals, tinged at the tips with light, rosy
blush, and for its faint, sweet. cinnamon odor.
This is the far-famed lotus of the Nile, the
roots OF which are eaten by the Egyptians.
One of the most brilliantly colored
snakes that exist has just been added to the
reptile house at the Geological Gardens. It
has black color with regularly arranged rings
Of yellow and red, the texture and colors to-
gether producing an effect much like than Of a
strip of freshiy-cleansed oilclo;h. THIS snake
is one Of the most venomous, and its bright
hues may be regarded as warning of its dan
gerous qualities.
j. Price, of Savannah, has curiosity
in the shape OF a young mocking bird entirely
white. Price purchased the bird from a negro
trapper on the Waters road. who brought it
into town Tuesday. From the appearance Of
the birds bill It cannot be over six weeks old.
There Is no doubt of the bird being a mocking
bird. as 1t has all the marks of the species ex-
cept the color, and has the peculiar chirp of the
young mocking bird. white mocking bird Is
great rarity.
MIR. Nayemura Sukusaburo, druggist
Of Hikone, in Omi, Japan, has succeeded in
converting wild hemp (yachyo) into sub
stance possessing all the essential qualities Of
silk. Nothing Is said about the process but is
is asserted tnAt trial of the thread has been
made at the first silk-weaving establishments in
Kioto and at other fac-ories, with excellent re-
suits in every case. The plant in question
grows on mOOrs and hillsides- Its fiber is said
to be strong and glossy, in no wise inferior to
silk when properly prepared. Cultivation on
an extended scale would present no difficulties.
There is birds home and hospital in
Oxford street. where people can take their pets
to be nursed and cared for, says writer in the
Pail Hall Budget. The proprietor says birds
suffer chiefly from consumption and asthma
diseases brought on by the birds being placed
in draughty windows. Consumption is helped
on by the birds being Unfortunately fed on
all sorts of things that are unsuitable as food
blrQS are VerV IOnQ OF lu1uTles, anu Ln6 mora
you give them the more they will eat. When .
bird is going OF into consumption it is always
eating. He pointed to one and said: "He is In
a consumption, and he will be like ball OF
down to-morrow-all puffed out. Physie will
sometimes arrest the disease"
John Whitaker, of near Oregon Bend,
KY, was driving home when meteor flashed
across the heavens, and the next instanta a huge
stone, measuring about eight feet in diameter,
came through the air and with terrific force
crashed into the bed of the wagon directly be-
hind him, grazing the seat he occupied as 1t
fell, The horses were wild with fright, but the
heavy stone pinned the wagon 10 the earth,
and as they could not break the heavy chain
traces they were unable to run OF. Mr.. Whit
taker says he heard the meteor whiZzing
through the air, but had no idea what 1t was
until he was jolted out of his seat blythe crash:
A number Of sightseers visited the spot and
inspected the wonderful rock
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