Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

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The inhabitants of Rhode Island have
s47O per capita in the savings banks.
The tailors of Fall River, Mass, are to
be prosecuted for selling suits by lottery clubs.
"A Lexington, Mich, dancer recently
went at it so hard as to break his leg in two
places.
Since the 1st Of January 153 men in DO
sirions Of trust have stolen s4,o00,Oo0 and been
caught at il.
Sixty million tons OF iron ore are in
sight around Iron Mountain, Mich, more than
can be mined in 20 years
"A monster June fish, which weighed
| over 400 pounds, was caught in the bay on
| Arkansas Pass, Tex, last week.
"A South Chester, Pa, alderman's hen
had spirited battle with a marauding rat
| yesterday. The hen killed the rat.
"A German scientist claims to have dis
covered the bacteria which produces baldnsss
| by destroying the roots of the hair.
| "A 6-year-old boy at Hantsport N. g.,
fell 43 feet into well containing but little
| water and escaped with few scratches.
The Russian Department. of Agriculture
and Farming proposes to introduce the culti-
yation of opium In the Caucasian districts.
Two more young lions have been born
in the Berlin Geological Gardens. As the
mother refuses to nurse them, they are sucked
by big Newfoundland.
The census in England, taken at the be-
s,,"in. ~, -, p, aIn n..' as Inv s;S IT. -
rnrai nonnlation is fiocktn1 70 The cifisa and
| towns.
| -, -,
| -lhree weeks ago q resldent OF Len Mile
| Rum n. j., attempted to sit down on q chair on
| which there was a newspaper. Beneath the
newspaper was the family cat. The cat bit him
| Al.
| "a uian was III A1uens, ua'' oa'utuaF,
trying 10 sell MS slsterln-law at reduced
price. He says lnothers-in-law are bad enough,
| but well-regulated, war-like sister.in-law can
knock knock the motner'in'iaw racket out In one
"A resloent Oh ooutn mancnester, conn.,,
has returned from trip to Europe. bringing
SIX loads OF British SOD, inclnding samples from
some OF the Oldest Iewnsln England. All these
sods VIII pc used Tor propagation In nus grass
garaen'
| A ladv of Perm Ind has inst atarted
for France with the heart, hands and feet Of
her mother. who died here some time ago and
requested that these parts be removed, pre-
served and taken to her native country Tor In
''inon"
| Although an EnglIshmau invented. the
| postage stamp. IL was an American who de-
yi.sd the bsst nl.n of ,-inting rha .ont.nn.
nis,ad .e... P FL - L.. ta,.S o ~ -
British Government in 1889 from 2,6U0 compet.
ing designs.
| "A chef who was more ambitious than
artistic recently almost startled the company
i by sending 70 the table what v.s annarsntIy
:, " sn' Tso saG 49,. W.. wee @ appAto.
raw raw lamb chops. Ths illusion was SO perfect
.;, rns; sn hsS vt Sd S 70 sas snsm
crsar sns n'''e'' i''A 'no"eu 'n'iu 70 De '0o
| ri. soutb Ms,,o,o1,t.r Ga, conn,rv
| =. s.Ii.hrrr E,r,ana a. oo,cadao e. 49, ~.
Iarossr e,s ho,dsr s1sr constrnctsd ,nd tbs
| oo,s,u.,,s;s ,Is-aS. =, I'll -. -, I.-.aS
| The one now in nse is about 256 fset in diama.
fer nv IsC feet hiph and will Contain over mo-.
| OO0 cibIc feat of gas
- o.
NORTH German Lloyd steamships In loSO
| covered 8lI 224 sea miles between Bremen and
New York asa 9a2 betvesn Brsmen ana Baltt.
more, ,604. 500 between Bremen and sonth Amer
lea. 3O4 $50 on the East Asiatlc service. S45 800
on the Australian, 442oO on the dongkong.
oap4h, o'sW on iIs snS sso s0o9s S9s
milss N' N'>"'-'S
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"A little baby OF Lltchheld, M1nn., has
| an eve for figures. or ratber has foures an ira
ave Whan .bs babv was ahou. tvo nontna
e;S So. ,.,, - aS,.s We. s.... ~ .Ss .A
o.u was .e.eu yuSs HD,e anu
short time afterward ieure s.SS appearea iusf
| below the figure II" and few days ago . hg.
ure .'3' became visible just below the ng-
"A Philadelphia blacksmith has Domis
nfoue hen that makes its nest In the soft coal
a. ,ona ,;da =, ~. g.. F1.r, A., .nor, Ia
oHe uo " n1 -so' Ii-y Ney e
oclock tne nen Walks INTO tne snop, nouns LnS
Iofge. ano scratcnes nolo" place IN tne co1
M SIX lnenes from tne nre. NO On masLer non nara ,,
ne ploTs sae nre, sne nen W.. nos moto thn.t un
were scorched, but she held her place.
THE old castle of Tazenberg still stands
,rr in K.r,,b.r Ar.tri, vos hr,,. q, .n.
sf,oan+h contnrv bv tbs arobb,sbon ~ s.Ir.
| 49, This r,oi.+a no. . non ~ ,noi,t .1a
on-;"rs fon.,ss .rd oftar nond.r,n1 i'm, .rd
SraveIy as TO what shouid be tina uni6ue tssturs
Of his castle he Determined to make IL q Kind
of nernetnai Almanac by giving it "a many
oates as the wear has months. "a nanvrooms a.
The wear has weeks and as MANY windows a tbe
wear has dsvs
''A.
"A couple living about tlve miles east OF
ST. Joseph. Mo-. brought their infant TO town
a.. othar d,v % he .hovad r, mo, ho,, ,r,.h
1no osnoi uAy " 70 o."'ou - "as nl win WIN
growth OF nalr ITS race wnlcn grew 10 rapidly
that at the age of months it was Is inches in
length. rms SO distressed the mother that It
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