Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

simon Suckesgs.
"A turtle weighing 175 pounds was re-
Gently captured in Santa Anna, Cal
Addison, Mich, it is said, is the only
town in the world which has no red-headed
girl.
AN Adrian, Mich, boy cut his toe of
as the only effective cure for an elephantine
corn.
Out in Iowa, the other day, a girl of
only IA attempted to suicide because she had
been crossed in love.
"A firm in Nashua, N. H., has received
an order from England for 100000 feet of kiln
dried hard pine timber.
Beers is the name of the Austrian sculp-
tor who has succeeded in discovering process
for mold1ng marble fluid precisely as bronze is
nodded.
A trout, IA inches long, fell from q
Fla, day or two ago. 1t was still alive when
picked up.
"A carrier pigeon with . silver band
bearing the NUMBER l.514 on one leg alighted
near Gloucester. Mass, Friday, in an ex-
hausted condition.
-Ex-Sheriff Lazelle, of Eaton county,
Mich, has two big wheat crops in his granary
which he proposes to hold until the price
reaches the dollar mark
There are 16 negro Jockeys in the coun-
try who are paid from 81 500 to 900 year, but
not colored minister in the United States re-
ceiVes one-half the lesser Of these sums.
Farmer Baker, of Fine Gold, Fresno
county. lost fine horse one day last week He
had an autopsy held, which showed that death
was caused by a large catfish in the horses
throat
"A shower Of worms, it is reported, fell
near San Andreas station, in Santa Cruz county,
CAL, last week. "The worms resembled the
grub, were white in color and had red eyes.
They were new species to the residents"
"A 7-year-old son of James O'Hara, Of
Saginaw, while running across the street to see
dog fight tripped and fell over a stone in
such a manner that his head was doubled un-
der him, breaking his neck and causing instant
death.
"A Topeka baby, which weighs 2L
pounds with all its clothes on and wooden
shawl, has been taken by its parents to Denver
to be exhibited in dime museum. They are
to received $50 week for eight months and all
expenses.
"A woman in Yonkers is perhaps the
oldest person in New York State. Her name
is Mrs. Rominaski, and she asserts that she
Is 1O9 years old. She lives with her daughter,
her granddaughter, and her great-grand-
daughter.
Some missionaries in Africa are greatly
troubled by the fact that the natives are not at
all eager to adopt the dress of the white men.
Not even the converts are willing to wear the
amount of clothing which, according to mis-
sionary ideas, is essential to respectability.
I'm the house of shoplifter, appre-
hended in Philadelphia the other day there
were found l67 packages of coffee. % dress pat
terms, 30 bonnets, innumerable hats fine
shawls, laces. pocketbooks, cans of jelly kid
gloves, curtains, sachels and other articles
"A day or two ago David Stokes colored,
Of Rockingham county, N. C., struck at a cat.
when the enraged animal flew at him and fas-
tened its teeth in his wrist. The cat held on so
tenaciousy that its head had to be severed be-
fore its grip relaxed. Stokes became i'll at
once and soon died.
There is an old lady living in Polk
county. Fla, who is quite genius. She can
write poetry and set it to music, and has written
two books. She hunts phosphate, plants trees,
clears land. works in an orange grove, can knit
dresses, make neat shoes, plait hats of pal
metto and make flowers out of shucks.
California has fruit pest in the gray
linnet, far worse and more damaging to fruit
raisers than the English sparrow. If some
means are not Systematically and methodically
adopted to exterminare this bird there will be
very little profit in fruit raising IN those Sec
tions where deciduous fruits are exclusively
produced.
Scotch manners can occasionally be
odd. A Glasgow gentleman in escorting some
ladies from a dance found diamond halrpfn
In the bottom of the cab and handed it to one
of the ladies. The owner advertised, and the
young lady who had taken it from her escort
received a reward of Ef0. Then the young
man applied for share OF the money, and, she
refusing, he carried the question to court. The
court allotted him f5.
IT. Kenney, OF Hamlin, N. Y, is the
owner of most extraordinary cat In addition
to the four feet usually allowed to cats, this
feline glories in two more. Branching outward
from each front leg is a smaller leg. termina-
ting in perfectly formed foot. As she walks
toward one with those four feet abreast she
creates curious impression. Her surplus feet
are evidently of no Inconvenience, as she is an
good mouser She is very domestic
in her habits and will grab for ball or string
as quickly as her more common sisters.
"A jeweler at Lawrenceburg, O., missed
several valuable stones early the other morn
ing, and couldn't account for their disappear
ance, for he had only opened the safe few
before. He searched IN vain for
them and then. turning to his 3year-old-baby,
are those little thingsPr me eat 'em all," was
the baby's answer. A physician was at once
He did not think any serious re-
suit would follow the costly feast. An exami-
nation OF the tray showed that IA pearls and 5
diamonds had been swallowed by the child.
Lieutenant Won Barby, of the Twelfth
Hussar Regiment, Germany, has taken the
most interesting ride of late. He was riding
with the troops in the neighborhood of Merse-
burg when his horse took fright and bolted.
ALI efforts to restrain him being fruirless he
gave HIM the rein and waited his opportunity
70 Jump off. To his dIsmay the animal swerved
in the direction of plateau over
hanging q broad expanse of water: few mo-
nents and both horse and rider would be over
The edge A bright fash was seen for mo-
nent, the saber of the officer fell upon the head
If his steed. and they both cana to the ground
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