Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

There are 10, 400, 900 pennies in the
United States sub-Treasury in New York
City.
"A new herring bank 100 miles long has
been discovered on the west coast Of New
foundland.
"A Kansas man wants two feet Of the
rope with which murderer was hanged, to
cure fits with.
-Horsehesh is used as human food In
Denmark. Sweden and Switzerland, and also
IN several parts OF Italy.
Each year about $50, 900 is expended in
sprinkling the streets of London with sand,
to prevent the horses slipping.
The population of Jerusalem has in
creased since 1880 from 25 900 to 50, 900, and Of
this latter number 30, 900 are Jews.
"A company of women is running two
canning and preserving factories in Mlchi-
gan. Not man is allowed to work in either
place.
Bank notes in Austria-Hungary are
printed on one side in German and on the
other in Magyar for the benefit of the Hun
gar1ans.
The latest advices about the moon state
that it is q dead, desolate waste of played
out volcanoes and cooled of lava beds, with
out atmosphere.
Babies grow big in Missouri. The old
est of two exhibited there, aged years.
weighs 107 pounds, and the youngest aged
~ years, weighs SO pounds.
Few English words are derived from the
Chinese, but the names of some of the best
known Chinese products as tea, silk, gongs,
ginseng, kaolin are Of Chinese origin.
Lake Ontario is now lower than ever
before since it was known to white men. It
is estimated that it would require 2,51, ,0OO,-
600 tons of water to bring it up to its normal
level.
"A workman repairing an outbuilding in
Winchester, Ind, few days ago, found un-
der one of the sills an old tin can containing
about 81 900 in gold coin, mostly in 81 so and
S. pieces.
"A certain train running daily between
chicago and Dwight has been christened
.'the jag train" from the number of people
travelling by it to DR.. Keeley's Institute for
the treatment of dipsomania. .
The longest electric railway in the
world is to be constructed in Russia. The
very audacious project is being considered
of contracting a line from St. Petersburg to
Arkangel, port of the w White Sea, q distance
OF 1873 miles.
The result of the recent attempt to raise
tea in North Carolina indicates that the soil
and climate are favorable to such an indus
try, but that, owing to the expense Of pick
ing and curing, none but the highest grades
could be produced profitably.
"A plump, long tailed rat committed
suicide the other day by leaping from one
" Sno IL Sno ouuns IA
crash tbron@b the skvIipht of the N,en COM.
posing room, causing great CONSERVATION to
the compositors.
An Italian engineer has orioinated q
s-s.,r,, h., ,,h,o,, ,,1 ,,.,-,,.o, -. s.:I:- g..
SYSTEM w WHICH lie proposes TO utlllze The
power of trains running down grade; that is,
he has devised machine for COMPRISING
air as the train goes down, which can be
used to actuate a motor at the will OF the en-
ssraGes anu w "''io' WIG ioooiiio'i'o on up
nj,
Enshsh sio" "oin Is 'ne "insiesS
tonaio y, "ihEeu Deeue' ooine suppose
tnat tne ngne sne pears Is bestowed 1or her
protect1on 10 scare away tne nightingale ana
other nocturnal birds. Others, however, be-
lieve that the gift of brightness is the very
lure by which her foes are assisted to dis
cover and devour her. 1t has been asserted
that the light-diffusing substance contains
phosphorus Dut this mas never been proved.
The tomato was originally supposed to
have peculiar effect upon the spleen-to
make sour people of lovely disposition, and
for this reason 1t was known to the ancient
Spaniards as the Love Apple, by which
name it is still known in many English
speaking countries. The word tomato is
derived from the original latin word amo to
love, although we use it now as Spanish
derivative, tomato being Spanish express
BULL
An interesting arch9olog1cal discovery
has just been made in the forest of Eawy,
near Saint-Saens. The excavations under
taken have recently brought to light the
walls Of building seeming to be the re-
mains OF q little antique temple belonging
in form, and stands completely
alone. Among the debris were found some
statues OF the Venus Anadyomene in baked
eaf'n'
some OF the Indians OF the South ana
Southwest were excellent agriculturlsts. In
georgia ana Alabama, "hen the wn1te men
nrst went among tne NatcneZ lnolans, they
found them all cult1vat1ng maize, beans,
sunnowers, sweet potatoes, melons, pump
R1ns ana large n umDer OF the native fruits
growing IN orcharus-perslmmons,n money.
locosts, InuiDerfy, Dlack walnuts ana smell
Darks OF tne pest kieo were sorteo anu
Aus'ih Oofon ring ience aoous hls
game preserves IN Ne" hampshire Is 20 mics
Iohe' anu " cos' si'VoV iniie' faforeu per
SONS feoeise PERMISSION 70 urive 1Irousn
.he parh. MI Coroih mas Prin'eu carus coh-
.errlng snas pasi,ese, anu tne regulaeions
Tor Vlsltors are eiaDorate NO nrearms are
permitted TO visitors, ana at the same time
all persons entering the park are warned to
beware OF the wild beasts that abound
within the ring fence
made voyage from Europe to this country