Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-16
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
Paris has no private Gardens.

Paris has no private gardens.
The Oldest building in Freeport has just
been torn down.
The largest arsenal in the world is at
Woolwich, England.
"A Cheese Exchange has been organized
at jamestown, N. Y.
Wood gas, it is claimed, is the most
healthful gas produced.
Scottish sporting estates are not in as
great demand as formerly.
Manchester is the unhealthiest large
townin in the United Kingdom.
The best speed of railroad train is
only half that of a golden eagle.
-Double-decked street cars have lately
been introduced in Washington.
The Kansas State University will cele-
brate its quarter-centenary in June.
The petrifed foot of monkey has been
taken from Florida phospate mine.
"A COW in Phillips, Me-, drank five gall
Ions of maple syrup one day recently.
Museum managers complain of grow
ing scarcity of women snal1e-charmers.
The English are fond of dish of crow
OR something nearly the same, rocks.
"A Topeka man cut his mules tongue
out because it hung out of the animals
mouth.
Floors of rubber, claimed to be as dur
able as asphalt, and cheaper, are being tried
in Germany.
-"Scent farming"-the growing of plants
that yield perfumery-is growing industry
in Victoria, Australia.
"A Kittanning man has invented type
writing machine which he hopes will drive
its rivals out of the market
Seven hundred love letters were pro-
duced in an English breach of promise suit.
The fair plaintiff won her suit.
Fish frozen alive have remarkable vital
ity. Carps frozen Sc hours have been known
to hop about lively after being thawed out.
New Jersey importers have been dodg-
ing the tariff by receiving pearl buttons
complete in every detail except the drilling
of the holes.
AN English County Court judge gives
it as his experience that "more untruthful
evidence is given by women ten times over
than by men"
There was time when, in Paris and
Vienna, young dandies wore colored shirts
with the faces of fayorite dancers displayed
all over the garment.
Texas has Hogg for Governor, Pig
for Judge, Lamb for Senator, Durham for
representative and Buffalo for Sheriff.
Texas is great stock State.
The safest piece of water upon earth is
Lake Urumia, in Persia, more than 1900 feet
above the sea level. 1t is very shallow and
no living thing can exist in it.
The earth is gradually growing larger
from the fall of meteoric matter. An astron-
omer estimates that the globe Is annually
pelted with LAG, O0,OOO projectiles.
Professor Siesegang, German inventor,
has constructed an electric phonograph,
which Is said to reproduce the infections Of
the voice with wonderful fidelity.
Another expedition to Mt. st. Elias
viii be sent out this summer by the National
Geographic Society The prime object is to
ascertain the true height of the peak.
The first Mohammedan marriage in
England was celebrated few days ago,
when Moslem lawyer was welded accord
of Lord justice.
One of the customs of a few savage
peoples is falling into desuetude in parts Of
the Paciflc-that is the custom of building
houses in the branches of trees. Firearms
wrought the change.
The South Carolina town of Pineossolis
has been infested by many mad foxes, which
probably contracted by ydrophobia from some
rab1es-stricken dog. Many persons have been
bitten, but thus far without fatal results.
I'm Japan the act of flirting is penal
offense. Serious complications arise under
the law, but the young people of both
sexes know that they cannot wink and blink
and giggle at each othsr unless they mean
business.
"A Port Allegheny fisherman hooked
up from a small stream watch, two chains,
jewefry, which have beenidentif1ed as goods
stolen from a store in that town about O.
month ago.
Woodbridge, N. j., is undergoing a
reign of terror on account of snakes. Women
are afraid to venture in the streets. The
clay dumps and sand heaps, oyergrown with
bushes and brambles surrounding the town,
are fairly alive with the crawling creatures.
There is a pocket telephone stretched
across from the house of young man in
Waterloo to the window of his sweetheart
just opposite. They are to be married soon,
and it is a touching sight to watch the little
sparrows perch on the string and peck at
the tafy as it slides along.
"A Baltimore mulatto girl is turning
pink in spots, and has gone to hospital for
treatment. The spots increase in size in the
spring and fall, at which time the girl says
she feels very languid. At these periods she
also loses her appetite. Her hair is also un.
dergOing change, but here the cOlOrS,
which appear in spots, are pure white.
"A great unexplored cave was recently
found near Clarion, which emits sort of
blue fog, chill as from powerful refdgera-
tor. A pail of water suspended at depth of.
10 feet was drawn up after 4 hours and
found to be almost a solid cake of ice. As
far as known no living animal could remain
in the opening for more than few minutes.
Most persons who use the ineandeseent
electric light like new lamp because the
light is whittier and more brilliant than after
the lamp has been used for two or three
weeks. This is wrong. 1t is this dazzling
white light that harms the eye. An old lamp
Is the best, for in it the Hight has become
changed to pale yellow, which is the ideal
color.
1t is not generally known that an entirely
distinct school of cathedral glass working
has sprung up in this country which is ac-
complishing the most wonderful results. 1t
combines all that is best in the other schools,
and has added Improvements of its own by
which all the possibilities of colored glass
have been apparently exhausted. To such a
high state has this artistic taste been de-
veloped that prices are paid for single win
dows to-day In private houses which would
have seemed fabulous ten years ago.