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


In the academies of Prussia history is to
be taught backward. instead of the usual way.
1t is claimed that there is more moisture
in the ground in Kansas now than there has
been for IL years.
The British Museum has been offered q
statue recently recovered in Egyps after q
burial of over 5000 years,
"A colored girl who was kept in slavery
for 10 ye1rs at Minneapolis. Minn has Just
learned that she was free.
Fully two-thirds of the professional
criminals of this country have decorations tat
tooed on some part OF their bodies.
"A iury at Manchester, England, has de-
cided that theatrical scenery cannot be called
paintings" within the meaning of law.
-London's street accidents from fast
driving have caused the suggestion that no
driver be allowed under IS years of age.
"A book is promised in which will be
told how so different dishes. most of them new,
can be made on foundation OF cheese.
Over 5000, ,OOO it is roughly estimated,
were laid in offerings on the contribution plates
in New York churches on Easter Sunday
"A North Atchison woman placed re-
yolyer to her drunken husbands head the other
night and made him sign temperance pledge.
An Albany, N. Y, crank thinks that
the air is filled with electric microbes, and that
they are killing thousands of people all over the
lard.
A New Yorker owed his mother So and
gave her $40, she promising to give him the 81
change the next day. She forgot to do so and
he sued her.
A man was recently fitted out with two
glass eyes, a complete set of false upper and
lower teeth and artificial nose IN New
York hospital.
Rich ancient mines, together with inter-
esting archaeological remains, are reported to
have been discovered 20 miles from Albu-
querque, ". NJ.
In Wisconsin court case testimony was
submitted showing that barrel of wine sold to
the plaintiff for port contained less than GAL
Ion of the pure stuff.
"A 5-year-old boy, because he had not
been in good health lately, made a deliberate
attempt to commit suicide by hanging in Syra-
cuse, n. Y, the other day.
"A Bucks county (Pa.) hen is now sit
ting egg and also as judge in law suit,
for if she matches peculiar breed of chick a
man who is accused of having stolen the egg
will 60 TO jail.
"A number of Jacksonville. Ind, col
ored boys, none of them over II years old,
stole locomotive from the railroad yards of
that town and offered to sell it to junk dealer
for old metal.
While an American millionaire's yacht
was steaming through storm on her way to
Villefranche, enormous wave deposited a
7Qpound turtle on the deck. 1t was good to
eat, and therefore was eaten
Only five crocodiles have ever been cap
tured in Florida although alligators are num-
erous. One difference between the two is that
the crocodile works his upper jaw. while the
alligator snaps a man in two with hls lower jaw.
The doctors of Berlin have agreed that
in future their coachmen shall wear white hats.
SO that doctors carriage may always be i'm
mediately distinguishable and the public en-
Rbled to summon medical aid from the streetsin
urgent cases.
"A woman lecturing in Cleveland some
evenings ago asked the gentlemen in her audi
ence to show by standing vote whether they
opposed the wearing of corsets by their sisters.
their cousins and their aunts, and all the men
in the hall arose as one.
There was a panic in Milwaukee the
other day caused by a newspapers announce
ment that ''the price of beer would be ad-
vanced." The paper had TO get out an extra,
announcing that it should read "beeI, not
beer" and the thirsty Milwaukeeans drew
long sigh. of relief.
-Workmen in clearing a strip of woods
near Lebanon. Ind, few days ago, struck
natural gas in huge oak tree. The presence
of gas was not noticeable from the opening,
but as the saw plowed its way INTO the tree the
gas was ignlted and burned for 20 minutes
The tree had an eight-inch hollow q distance OF
ten feet.
"A Woodland, CAL, scientist asserts that
20 different varieties of beetles are infestiDg
that town. They come from the tule swamps
in such swarms that the electric light globes
have to be constantly cleaned. Chinese are
employed tor the work, and they pack the
beetles into Sacks and use them in compound
ing medicines.
"A Boston man has devised a double
hulled ship with compartments SO arranged and
constructed that ! mathematical certainty
against sinking is supplied. The plan, it is
stated, has received the Endorsement Of the
Boston Board of Marine Underwriters. the
United States Naval Board and prominent
naval officers, yachtsmen and naval architects
Mt Pilatus has heretofore been saved
from having a railroad built up it's side by the
perpetual cloud that rests ON its top. 1t has
been discovered that this cloud is never more
than 90 feet nigh, so now the company is ready
to build the railroad and raise an EIffel tower
SOC feet in diameter at its base, $40 feet in
height, with Platform at the top l2O feet
square.
1t is claimed that at a home in Albany,
Ga, two inseparabe companions are a large
buff Cochin hen and q half-grOwn house cat.
Where one goes the other goes. and they even
roost together at night. The cat when kit
ten, was all that was LEFT of family, ana it was
such piriable little creature that the hen took
charge of it and raised 1t. The display of
affection between the two is something
markable-
AT an early hour the peaceful res idents
of Northumberland, Pa, awakened by
the cry of "FIrer' accompanied by the furious
Changing of all the church bells and the mill
whistles hoarsely shrieking. mad rush OF
everyone III town was made for the scene of the
blaze, 20 discover that it was only a heap or
unused oil barrels in vacant lot in the lower
part of the town burning and to realize that II
was the morning of the lst OF April.
Ingenious burglars attempted to crack
a safe in Chattanooga Tenn, the other night
without the noise caused by dynamite. The
safe stands near the elevator, run by hydraulic
pressure and the crooks attached to one handle
4 strong rope connected with the elevator
wheel. Passing 1T around the framework the
elevator started. but as the pressure came on
only one door the effect was to bind both more
securely, and they stood the strain.
1t is not necessary to go 3. 800 miles 10
get a collection of overwhelmingly long Ger
man words. The German press of New York
offers all the advantages in the world. Here
are three illustrations, taken recently from the
columns of local German dailies: Stattseisen-
bahnversicherungsamt insurance office OF
State railways); tenementhausbrandkatas
trophe disastrous tenement house fire; Ne
Observation-Disclosures pfeifer gesell schaftsun.
lerstutzungsverein (Benefit Association Oh
Neapolltan Bagpipe Players)-
NOT VERY SERIOUS.