Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-09
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
Chicago has 1000 Arabians.

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Columbia Is c. ladies are signing
paper to not shop after sP.M.
The Bible has now been translated into
66 of the languages and dialects of Africa
Massachusetts will defy superstition by
dividing itself into 13 Congressional districts.
"A turkey flew through a plate glass
| window q five-eighths of an inch thick at Mans
Held, o., but was not injured.
The South will shortly supply the
| country's lumber demand There are $500
saw-mills running there already.
For the first time in 25 years no one
was sentenced to receive lashes at the re-
cently-ended term of the Kent county (Del.)
court.
"A Dexter, Me-, man wants divorce
from his wife of four weeks standing be-
cause she refuses to make hapjacks accord
ing to the recipe.
There is said to be Maypop farm in
Houston county, Ca, from which the pro-
prietor expects to realize a profit of several
thousand dollars this year.
Charles Ross, a 51-year-old Swede,
suicided in New York. He had been in this
country 13 months, and lived in room No. 43
Of a tenement house with II companions.
The season for peeling tanning bark is
on and will last until the middle Of July.
Men are paid 81 rs per cord for the work,
which is more than usual, the number OF
workmen being small.
The Duke of Portland is the champion
subscriber to newspapers. He takes all the
papers of England and heap more from all
over creation. The preceding Duke used to
DO the same thing, and filed up three houses
| with them.
"A small iron safe containing about
| sl2, 900 worth of diamonds and other precious
stones was dredged up from the bottom of
the bay at San Francisco the other day. The
settings of the stones are in the sixteenth
century style.
"A genius with taste for statistics has
calculated that the average newspaper
writer makes 100000 strokes with his pen
each year, or a line 300 miles long. rapid
penman draws his pen through i6H feet in
every minute. In 40 minutes his pen travels
furlong.
John Adams died in Richland county,
o., from a cancer in an unnatural growth on
his chin. The growth was never explained
by any physician. 1t was large red ball
attached to his chin, and from distance it
looked like beard. 1t was at first thought
the flesh had become poisoned, but an exam
nation revealed a cancer.
"A rat with only three legs was caught
last week by ason Of Mr.. J. E. Andrews, on
AAo A1AAh AChI OIIJg Ud. III uO OL0cT way
was the rodent deformed, and the absence
OF the fourth leg in no way decreased its
power of locomotion. The third leg was in
the middle of the under part of the body,
ana not where the hind legs usually are.
Patrick Moore, of Minersville, has an
odd collection of chicken eggs, the product
of one hen Each egg differs from the others
| in formation, and none bear q resemblance
to an ordinary hens egg. One is shaped like
an Interrogation point, one like the letter S,
| but the most curious resembles a chick. The
head and wings are plainly developed by
the raised surface of the shell.
Miss Cordie Hogan, of Greensboro, N.
c., travelled alone to Butte City, Mont, 5000
miles, to marry Wallace Wharton, who went
West TO make his fortune and could not find
time to return for his sweetheart The lady
told her parents she was going to Maryland
to visit friends, and they were much alarmed
at not hearing from her, until they received
telegram announcing her marriage.
I'm making some excavations on the site
Of an old Baltimore house recently, the
workmen found an opening about three feet
| wide, which led into a small underground
| chamber. An inspection was made and a
number Of old rusty kettles and cannon
| balls were found. 1t is supposed that the
| subterranean chamber was used during the
Revolutionary War as a. hiding place for
arms.
Seventeen months ago 13-year-old boy
| of Peru, Ind, disappeared and since then
| not the slightest trace has been obtained Of
his whereabouts. The other night he came
home, sound and wen. He had spent his
| time in seeing the world, as was his inten-
tiOn when he ran away. He spent his past
seven months in San Francisco. He was in
Chicago for the first two weeks, working as
a messenger in police station, during
which time the Pinkertons had the case.
Tobn Chin {ravnr rros fo--J
frozen near Millersburg, o., last winter and
taken to the infrmary where he was cared
for until the other day. Then he asked the
superintendent to accompany him to Colum-
bus. The tramp who is so years old, went
to the bank and drew money enough to pay
his expenses. He owns " acres of land, has
81, 900 in bank and owned dG0vernment bonds
He is worth $4,000, but likes to hoard his
money and tramp around, living for nothing.
Probably the maddest race for life that
ever happened in San Francisco was that of
o sleepy old nag whose hitching strap in
some way was caught in the cable slot of a
street railway. The animal was obliged to
run as fast as the rapid transit cable pulled
him, until the strap was cut In twain by
The horse was holding back so hard
that the reaction threw him on his launches,
and before he could recover his equilibrium
half hundred citizens were holding him
down.
Mrs. Wallace Fuller, Of Edinboro, Pa,
found ducks egg one day recently that
certainly deserves mention as a remarkable
monstrosity. Mrs. Fuller noticed that it was
a very large one and said to herself "It is
double yolxed." But when she opened it
only one yelk appeared. On further exam
ination the mystery was explained, There
was another perfectly formed egg inside the
first. This second egg, when opened, was
found to contain five perfect yolks. Sup
pose the egg had been placed under O fowl
and hatched, what would have been the pro-
duct?
For many years spring of dirty water
ran from the house ofa certain M. KorotneR,
in the heart OF SebGstopool, and caused the
proprietor much trouble. At times the
spring would cover the best street in the
city with mud. OF late the spring has be-
come q public nuisance, and the city authori-
ties compelled NJ. Korotnef to build small
reservoir around 1t, and to lead of the
muddy substance by sewer pipes. But as
soon as this was done it was discovered that
the substance in the new reservoir was pure
naphtha. For the last three months since
the discovery was made nothing has been
done to utilize this wasting treasure.
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