Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-06
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

-Cinch-bugs are dying off in Kansas.
Some lesser parasite must have got cineh
on them.
| "A child is said to have been born re-
Gently in Oregon with well developed DOR
! sal fin.
| Joshua Aikens, of Carbon, near Green's
burg, has a 5-days-old pig which has legs4
ears and tails.
1t is estimated that at least $50, 900, 900
of the Governments paper money supposed
| TO be IN circulation has been lost or de-
| stroyed.
A six-legged COW, with two chests, necks
and heads, valued at g, 1000. was stolen yester-
day morning from the stable OF John g.
West in st. Louis.
-Neaf Buchanan. Ca, day or two ago,
W. A Keith found a solid flint rock near the
center of the heart of pine tree. How the
rock got there is a mystery.
"A woman was recently summoned as a
juror in st. Louis. She took the matter
philosophically and attended court, onIy to
receive the apologies of all concerned in tho
blunder
On Sunday evening last a Clearfeld, Pa,
man dropped $5 gold piece in the contribu-
ton box at the NJ. E. Church at Tonesta, but
on Monday when he discovered it he re-
turned and got 81 80 in change.
Samuel Noble, founder of Admission,
Ala, is being ''done' in granite, to perpetu-
ate his memory in that city The statua
represents him standing beside pile of pig
IRON stacked up 1mpressively like cordWeod.
"A well-known mechanic of Portland ia
about taking out a patent on an invention
for converting the sawdust and other waste
from mills into a wood pulp of peculiar
strength and quality that he says can be
utilized for nearly every purpose in which
wood is used
The Florida peaches have been on the
Southern market for the last week. The
Florida peach is not much of a fayorita
though. 1t lacks the rich juiciness and fine
flavor of the Georgia peaches Those ON
tne market are now bringing good prices
from So to 81 a bushel
"A reception for cats was held in BOSTON
by the Cat Breeders Association this week
and over 200 of the cultured feIines of the
Hub were present. The pets of MANY prom
1nent Boston women were among the guests
at this social event, which was held to nro-
vide crematory for the incineration of
cats. "
There is colt on the farm of T g.
Williams near Durant, l. T., that has six
feet Its hind parts and its front legs down
to its ankles are like those of any other
horse. From the ankles down it has two
natural hoofs and pastern Joints on each
leg. The colt is two months old and is grow
ing nicely.
1t is told of Thad Butler, editor of the
Huntington, Ind, Herald, that when he was
married, some years ago, he thus announced
the event: "Married-In Wabash, Ind Tines
day, April 4, at 5 o'clock P. NJ, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents. Mr. Tbad Rnt-
Ter (thats us) and Miss Kate E. Sivey (that's
more of us)"
The population of British India, accord
cording to the census that was taken in Feb-
ruary last, now runs up to 22O5 1000. or an
increase within ten years of &c, 10000 There
is an additional population of 65OOO,0OO in
those East Indian States that are under
feudatory rule subject to British influence
with British protection.
Jack II. Benner, Scotch dog belonr-
ing to Henry Benner, of Macon, has been all
along noted for his prowess at rat killing.
but he surpassed all former records Satur
day. He killed just 2I rats within Ii min
utes, and tainted away as soon as he. had dis
posed of the last one The rats were mons
ster ones, some being almost as large as an
ordinary squirrel
w. NJ. Brown, of Titusville. Ga.
thought he had made great find when he
came across the remains of a gold watch in
bonfire. He felt his pocket to see if his
watch was there, and it took not q monent
to prove the fact that he had cremated his
unknowingly from his pocket into the fire
during the excitement of firing up and burn-
ing the rubbish.
Oranges are very plentiful in Florida
and a big crop is expected, but peaches are
scarce. Almost all fruits and vegetables ara -
late this year, however, on account of the /
late cold snaps. One dealer received a let-
ter the other day from a large fruit grower
at fennille, saying that he had about ONE
fourth of a crop, and that there would be
about the same yield from all the orchards
in that vicinity.
1t is not generally known that there ia
a colony of Syrians in Macon. Ca, vet such
is the fact. They are small tradesnen. deal
ers in fruit, etc. For some time thev con-
gregated at a little fruit stall on Fourth
street, near Cherry, but are now scattered
in various places around the city When at
home they wear the fez and some other
parts of Oriental costume but when at bust
ness they don ordinary clothing and annear
as American citizens.
Pleasant Scott, hostler EMPLOYED bv
J. d. Hayes, dairyman of West Adams
street, Chicago, fell last night head foremost
into hay chute. The chute is not moro
than Is inches wide and Scott was unable tn
turn. He stood on his head in the ma naer
for almost two hours Until discovered. 1t was
necessary to cut the chute open in order to
release MIN. when taken out he was delir-
ous and it required three men to place him
n patrol wagon and take him to the
County Hospital.
Mr.. Singerly has made an interesting
experiment. as to the time required to Drint
his Philadelphia Record upon paper direct
rom the tree. This is the record: Choppina,
me and n half cords of poplar wood. strin-
ping and loading on boat, hours: time
in manufacture of woodpulp.
2 hours; manufacturing the woodruff
nto paper, hours, Transporting to Record
'ffice, hour and 20 minutes: wet
ing paper preparatory to printing, 80
minutes: printing 10000 Records 10 min
ties. Total time from tree to paper,
2 hours.
Don't pass the modest butterfly with a
neer. Several weeks ago young man on
he Sierras caught one of these gaudy things
nd sent it on to the Smithsonian Institution
S a curiosity. He was overcome to receive
n return a check for $500, with request to
end all he could find at that rate and Of
hat variety. This particular butterfly be-
onged to tribe of that gauzy family long
imposed to be extinct, and great was the
urprise in scientific circles to see that one
the lost tribe had been recently spreading
is wings in California. With ST. 500 butter
les among her products, California ought
D attracta new lot of adventurous Argo-