Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS,

VOnAVUD OUNUENOallUND,
Weld, Me-, had frost on Saturday
last which did considerable damage
The mercury stood at 1O5 degrees in the
shade at Los Angeles, Cal, a few days ago.
-Hailstones as large as hens eggs fell in
Berryville, Va. few days ago, and some were
as large as mans fist.
The Pomona (Cal.) orange growers
will receive an average of about $500 an acre
for their fruit this season.
Turkish engineers say that the river
Euphrates might be made navigable the year
round by an expenditure of SlO0,0O0
"A magpie that has just died in Meri-
den, Conn.,, could call all the members of its
owners family by name, and was quite a fluent
conyersatlonalist.
of the 156 applicants for admission to
the Military Academy at West Point, "a failed.
to pass the required examination on account
of ph ysical defects.
There is family in France named B,
one In Belgium named o. river in Holland
called T, village in Sweden named A, while
the most valued bird in the Sandwich Islands
is the 90.
The people of Sisson say they can see
nothing wrong with the peaks Of Mt. Shasta.
The general belief is that if any change has
taken place it is owing to the sliding Of . mass
OF accumulated ice and snow.
One of the most successful pension
agents of Washington is Alexander Kennedy
q soldier of the Mexican War. He is said TO
have made 500. 600 within two months after the
passage OF the original pension bill.
Precious stones are much more widely
distributed than formerly. There are many
families who own Jewels to the value Of
S5000O0 while few wealthy people had even
$4,000 invested in diamonds ten years ago
George Bartlett, aged 95 years, of
Guilford, Conn.,. last week walked to the home
Of his son in New Haven, distance of 20
arrived stated that he could walk back in the
same time after half-hours rest
Here is the last message left behind by
Mrs. Potts, who with her husband was re.
Gently hanged for murder: "Lillie Atherton
was my name. England was my nation. Man.
chester was my dwelling place and Christ was
my salvation. Respect my last wishes. June G."
"A resident of Little York, Cortlandt
county. N. Y, who had been greatly annoyed
by myterious noises, pulled of some clap
day, when he found a colony Of l7 bats. He
buried them in the garden, and now sleeps un-
disturbed.
-Hdrper's Monthly publishes a letter
written by Thomas Jefferson in III to friend
In London, in which there is an order for N
doz. pr. India cotton stockings for myself at
los pair" Ten shillings are an equivalent OF
ings owing Ps'i to knitting G nachi1es 1.0 Cheaper
cotton, etc., they now cost about that sum per
dozen.
"A Ignite sugar refinery has been estab-
lshed in Philadelphia for utilizing black
strap" the refuse of molssses. Hitherto this
substance has been used in making rum, but
the product has always been in excess Of the
demand. The inventors claim that the process
will revolutionize the sugar industry. It is
Clarified through pulverized Ignite.
Some curious statistics on the amount
Of artificial lighting supplied per head in Paris
have been laid before the SocIete Information
ale des Electricians. Thirty years ago the
lighting was equivalent to 3765 candles per
annum for each inhabitant. By 1872 the
amount had arisen to 5000, and by gradual in
crements it In 1889 reached II, 800, which was
equal to about 30 candles per head per day.
More than century before the Christian
era there were many beautiful cups IN China.
The Portuguese. il is said, introduced the ware
into Europe about 1915 calling it China" after
the country 50 long pre-eminent in its produc-
ton. The first English mandatory Of earth
enware found place at Stratford-le-Bow, in
Elizabeth's reign. The Shakespeare in z Is the
best known of Elizabethan pottery.
The sudden, unexpected death of three
persons has saved the life of one man. Aero
Policy, West Virginian, who was to be tried
for an assault on Julia Hester, the penalty of
which, in that State, is death. The only wit
nesses were the girl herself, her sister and her
mother, and all three of these were killed
lew days ago in . railroad disaster on the
Chesapeake and Ohio. The case against Policy
las therefore necessarily been dismissed
"A singular case of blood poisoning Is
<aA Nrar NJ nhrau ol1a
young man well-known there, lost favorite
chicken, and being anxious to know the cause
Of the fowls death, he proceeded to dissect it.
While cutting the chicken his knife slipped
and wounded the hand of his wife, who was as
sisting him. The womau's hand soon began
swelling, as did also her entire arm and face,
and soon she was in a terrible condition. Med
ical aid was called, and Mrs. Cells is now con-
sidered out OF danger
An intinerant photographer was visited
in q Franklin county town by an economical
young man. who, after a long banter and some
beating down in the price. finally sat for pic
ture. He was told to look at certain nail.
and not understanding the photographers
that will do" continued to gaze at 1t. The
let him sit the afternoon out. as
no other sitters came, to his own great amuse-
ment while tears ran copiously down our
economical friends cheeks in bis efforts to
seep his eyes fixed for couple Of hours on
that one spot.
-Pious Arabs who wanted to make
pilgrimage from Algeria to the tomb Of the
prophet in July will be unable to do so owing to
he outbreak of cholera at Mosul. The Min
ster Of Foreign Affairs has laid the subject be-
fore the Consulting Committee of the Board Of
Health, and the opinion has been given thatthe
pilgrimage to Mecca would be serious source
IF danger to the public health, as the cholera
night be brought back to Algeria by the pill
Trims, and thence propagated speedily to Mar
eilles and other southern seaports which we're
avaged by the epidemic when it made Its ap-
,earanee in Europe a few years ago. The
Algerian faithful were obliged to give up
heir annual pilgrimage to Mecca last year
wing to the same cause.
FUNNY MEMS FANCIES.