Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-29
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

I "A newspaper started in Bay City, Mich,
Is christened To Rent
Queensland, Australia, owes the largest
national death per capita-sSSS 46 a head
The Pennsylvania Company is having
its railway ties shipped from Northern Mich
igan.
AT depth of 25O feet at Eddy, N. NJ,
q stratum of salt has been struck which is 10
feet thick.
Twelve sheep in single flock at Fair
field, Mich, were killed by lightning during
a recent storm.
| -Triplets were born in Carter county,
Tenn, the other day, two of whom had we'll
/ developed teeth.
The Usage tribe of Indians now numbers
1900 and is very rich, owning over 1000 acres
| of good land apiece.
The new Kansas secret society, the
'.Knights Of Reciprocity" contains nearly
| 200 subordinate lodges.
"A barber in Ionia, Mich, has broken
the re ord by shaving man in 26 seconds,
being timed with stop watches.
"A colored military company paraded
on the streets of Richmond the other day,
headed by Confederate battle flag.
Only one-third of the members of the
sian Federal constitution are native born.
The $40 horses and mules in the munich
pal employment of Cincinnati consume
three tons OF hay daily and oats and corn in
proportion.
An incident of the Muskegon fire was q
little boy, scarcely large enough to trundle
the barrow, fleeing from the fire with two
setting hens.
"A consignment of 1916 gallons Of
brandy has been shipped, in one lot of s1s
Bremen, Germany.
The Central Park menagerie of New
York City now contains 300 living specimens,
having been enriched during the year by 36
births. The baby hippopotamus weighed l50
pounds when it was months old
The first railway postofice, the parent
of the present fast mail system, was organ
lied on the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road In August, 1864, on a fast train running
between Chicago and Clinton, Ia.
"A Georgia man, at his death-bed, who
appointed his own palIbearers, stipulated
they should bury him In plain coffin, and
that the box in which it was placed should
be covered with slanting roof like house.
Two young ladies of Christian parent
age were converted to Judaism a short time
ago at Tarboro. Both of these were in
fiuenced by love for Hebrew men. These
to marry Gentiles.
The new British torpedo depot ship
Vulcan is in many ways one of the most in
tersting and unique vessels afioat She Is
intended to accompanya a fleet and serve as a
workhouse and storehouse for everything
connected with torpedoes and mining
AN American debutante disturbed the
equanimity Of the royal circle one day this
season by seizing the Queens hand and CIV
after which she fioated by the other royal,
ties without paying the slightest attention
to them.
The reclamation of the Okefenokee
Swamp, in Georgia, by means of drainage
canals running to the st. Mary's river, is
proposed. The area of the swamp is 678
OF main and 1900 miles of lateral canals, and
many small agricultural drains.
One Of the books of the Washington
collection recently sold is entitled the "Dafly
Sacrifice" 1t is entirely in the handwriting
of Washington when he was about 20 years
of age, and is a small volume of "a pages,
with prayer for every morning and even
ing of the first five days of the week.
"A few days ago, during thunder storm
near Gordon, Ga, q buzzard which was at
tempting to soar above the clouds was
struck by lightning and fell dead to the
ground, an apparent distance of 300 or 400
yards The body Of the bird was found to
De badly burned and its feathers singed
Five years ago st. Louis girl was
caught by her mother being kissed by q
painter at work on the house. The old lady
rushed out and pulled the girl into the
house. That was the last time anyone ever
saw the girl. Since then her room is locked
and the shutters tied and no one sees her.
"A farmer Of Atchison, Kan, wanted to
dig well, so he plowed lot of land and
planted it In oats. Every day he watched
the oats, observing the spots that showed
the greatest moisture. Finally he selected a
spot and sank q well. At "a feet he had a
fine stream of water. 1t is said to be the
best well in the county.
I'm building water works for a Western
town it was figured that certain spring
would supply l50 gallons of water per day
per capita for 10000 people: When $4,000
had been expended 1t was discovered that
an error had been made In figuring, ana that
the supply would only be two gallons per
day per capita for 10000 people.
"A motherly old cat near Hartford,
Mich., having been deprived of her kittens
short time ago, adopted in their stead a
young rat, which, not having its eyes open.
entage. The cat cared for its adopted Off
spring very carefully until it grew to be
good meat, and then 1t mysteriously disap-
peared.
"A strhnS6 SIdIIlndIlCdl DluuQof gives
one clause in the proposed Kentucky con-
stitution an opposite meaning from that in
tended. 1t reads: mo person shall be
eligible as Judge of the Circuit Court who is
not less than IS years of age" Two mega
tiyes being equivalent to an Affirmative
this means that the Circuit Judges must be
less than IS years old.
"A Missouri fishing party one day last
week succeeded In catching two croppies,
one oil can, seven bass, three mud cats, two
mountain trout, one pair crinoline, IA tin
cans, six empty beer bottles, one overshoe,
eight hickory shad, one goods box, two cells,
three swapping turtles, two bad colds, two
pair sunburnt hands, two blistered noses
and several other articles besides an empty
Jug, supposed to have been thrown into the
lake by the mound builders.
"A Frenchman went rapidly along the
street on a cold, fair day, and had. by violent
exercise, brought himself into a condition Of
profuse perspfration. He took of his hat in
saluting friend. As he did so he was as
tonished to feel what was apparently q slight
fall of snow upon his head. 1t is supposed
that the freezing outer air condensed the
moist warm air within the gentleman's tall
hat so suddenly that veritable snow storm,
Of miniature proportions, was produced.