Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-09
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

"A nock OF about 100 swallows HAYS
taken possession of the chimney of a church as
Red Bank. N. ].
Major Reid, of Abbeville, Ga, has 4
large dog that sits and barks at the moon ON
moonlight nights for hours at time
"A two-pound radish was raised this sen.
SON by Vernon county, Mo-, man on ground
tnat mas been in constant cultivation 30 years.
Mrs, Whitney, about 20 years old, Hy.
ing just beyond the line of Rockdale, in Henry
county Ga. has, SO it is said, never seen .
train IN her life.
| -Elbert Roberts, of Jones county, Ga.
who attracted much attention by wearing .
| dress and at the same time having q flowing
beard, died Wednesday.
"A Jersey prophet says he has discovered
| from an early Hackensack mosquitoes wish
bone that we are to have a summer colder than
the memorable winter of 1872
"A Buchanan county, Mo-, farmer re-
ports that rats have eaten of 30 square feet Of
his potato vines and the weeds out of q half n
dozen fence corners near to his barn.
"A story comes from Rockland, Me-, of
large hole in the ground near Blsckington's
Corner that appears to have no bottom, all sf-
1orts to NIL 1t up having proved useless. It Is
near limerick quarry.
"A queer old woman in Albany, N. Y,
recently changed her mind about making .
bank deposit because the teller wouldn't prom.
lse to return to her the identical CONS which
s1e intended depositing. She had made list
VI tne oates SO that there would be no mistake.
Surgeon Major G.. A. Sternberg, o. 8.
A., who collaborated with DR.. Findley in get
ting at the origin, nature, ETC., of the yellow
1eVer germ, says DR.. Findley was mistaken in
supposing he had solved the problem. The
formation that he ''got'' every time was simply
nav in the object glass.
The Providence Journal is responsible
Tor the statement that an iceman there recent
ly found in a chunk of the watery solid a little
Rout that had been frozen in since last March
The hnny fellow was released from his tight
situation, and, being placed in . jar Of water.
soon became as lively as ever.
"A large alligator crawled into a six.foot
railroad cut near ADbeviIIe, Ga The hands
were at work in the cut. and the gator fell lust
at the rear OF one Of them. The negro was not
bitten, but was frightened almost out of his
wits. Mr.. Haygood, the contractor, captured
the intruder, and now has him chained.
"A cat and rattlesnake engaged in
battle near Deckertown, N j., and the former
came out victor, killing the snake. The fight
came about through the snake attacking the
cats kittens. Pussy was badly hurt. her ribs
being fractured, but she is being well cared
Tor, and Is expected soon to be all right again.
"A statistical enthusiast has calculated
that pianist, in playing a certain presto,
played 6,5S5 notes in four minutes. The strik-
ing Of each note involved two movements Of
the finger and one movement each of the
elbow, wrist and arm. From this it is calcu.
lated that 72 voluntary movements are made
per second.
The Mongolian pheasants introduced
into the State of Washington have increased
largely, and are now thoroughly acclimated
Great loss was experienced in the importation
OF these birds by the persistent violence with
wnfch they dashed against the sides of their
cages In the vain effort to escape. Tlfe eggs of
those which survived were Matched under BARN
yard fowl.
"A colored couple living in Sumter
county, Ga. on retiring for the night, placed a
bucket filled with water upon the floor near
their bed, in order to have 1t convenient for
drinking during the night. Their baby slept
with them, and by some means erawled out to
the edge Of the bed and fell, head first into
the bucket Of water where it was found next
morning dead.
Great preparations are being made in
Mayence to celebrate the four hundred and
fftIeth anniversary of the invention of the art
of printing. On June q there will be an exhi-
bition Of specimens Of printing from the days
OF Gutenberg down to the present time. On
Gutenberg Platz and the monument erected to
him will be brilliantly illuminated.
"A woman who went TO Boston from Lis
bon Sunday night had seated herself comforta-
bly, In the car and the train had started when
she suddenly exclaimed: Il have lost my pock-
stbook." Conductor Blackden inquired and
'he thought that she had dropped it on the
platform at the station. The train was backed
up and the pocketbook was found on the plat
form where 1t had been dropped by her.
"A priced palm tree in Rome was blown
down during recent gale, 1t stood in the
gardens Of the British Embassy and was, per.
haps, the rallesr tree in Rome. It was historical
as having been pierced by a cannon ball during
the attack on the city in September. 1870. Il
was strapped with iron where the ball had
pierced it, and was the only object in the yicin-
Ity which showed the traces of the attack
which opened Rome to the Italian army.
The first annual dinner of the London
Thirteen Club was held at Anderton's Hotel,
the present headquarters of the club The
dinner was times 13 minutes late, to enter
the dining room it was necessary to pass under
a ladder the knives and forks were all care
IL diners. and-quite by accident, curiously
enough-the number of ladies present was juss
y. Despite all these numerically malign in
auences, very enjoyable evening was spent.
William 7. Lingold, who was seriously
Tut by a negro boy at MiIledgeviIle, Ga, on
election day, is thought to be on the road to re-
,oyery, but will probably never talk again, as
le has lost his power of speech. The cut in the
head which fractured his skull may kill him
ret, as pieces Of bone are issuing itherefrom.
He is now able to be propped up on his couch,
moke and chew tobacco. but, strange to say,
,annot speak. His would-be murderer is en-
Dying the company of Tom Voolfolk in Bibb
county jail, where he awaits his trial.
"A returned fisherman says it has been
10 season for pIcnics at Moosehead. The
now is deep in the woods and along shore
here are many patches of Ice. The winds
hat blow are cool, and where the waters of the
,ay are ruffied by the winds they are mighty
old. At evening, If you camp, the fire and the
Whist go well together with a quiet Whit of
he sunset breeze for an appetizer. Indoors is
5 snug as the chimney corner at Christmas
,ut out Of doors it has so far been no sort of
weather. for lying on the grass or summing your
elf in the lazy birch"