Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-24
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Out Of nearly ZOO bills introduced in
the Kansas Legislature only 30 have become
| laws.
The widest plank on earth is on exhi-
bition in Humboldt, Cal. 1t IS Is feet in width.
IL will be among the Humboldt exhibits at the
Worlds Fair.
"A crab was caught in the harbor Of Vic
toria. B. C., that was three feet six inches
around the waist. 1t was presented to the Mur
scum of Natural Science.
"A Chinese capitalist, under concession
Of lands free of rent. is making arrangements
to colonze lands on the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pee with Chinese agriculturists.
Artificial eyes are supplied to all the
world from Thuringia. Germany. Nearly all
the grown inhabitants of some of the villages
are engaged in their manufacture.
The Secretary of War has recently
issued general order in which it is held that
the war of the rebellion began April l5, 1851,
and ended August 20. 1865
An eminent German has been counting
the number of hairs in human heads of differ
ent colors In a blonde one he found l40. 400 in
brown l09, ,44O, in black l02,962, and in red
one S8,740.
"A frontier town has settled the social
question in novel manner. Those who put
out their washing belong to the aristocracy;
those who do their own laundry work are MEM
bers of the middle class, and those who take in
washing form the lower class.
AN enterprising Western insurance
agent has struck new idea in advertising. he
engages lot of pretty girls, and has them
driven through the town on an open wagon,
with the legend above them: THE men We
marry must insure in the - company"
"A Syracuse man who wanted some
genuine, homemade and unadulterated
Bavarian beer" sent over to Bavaria and got
Two barrels. He was Dragging of its purity,
when chemist analyzed the beer and found
the adulteration per cent greater than in the
average American-brewed.
The United States Fish Commission
has been recently exporting the eggs of GUM
nat salmon to France. 1t appears the tribu-
taries of the Mediterranean do not take kindly
to this fish, ana its Introduction has hitherto
been comparatively failure. Some 10000
were sent in the recent Shipment
Gold while in circulation is handled
less than any other medium 1t is usually kept
in vaults of banks for demand rarely made and
for this reason the loss by abrasion is but one
half of l per cent in ~ years. In $40 gold
piece. the standard weight of which is SIG
grains. the Government allowance for loss by
abrasion is 25S grains.
-Blunders in census taking are not sim
gular to any particular country. An enumera-
tor in Bengal was told to count the families Of
his district. The word ''handi'' means family
and also cooking pot. The official chose the
latter meaning. and now the Indian Census Bu-
reau has on hand lot of absurd information
about kitchen utensils.
On pane Of glass at an inn in London
is scratched the following inscriptions:
Thomas Mount Jones dined here March l8,
lSl9 and ate six pounds of bacon and drank 10
pots of beer" 1t IS question tor discussion
whether this frail memorial owes its existence
to desire for fame and distinction to the
boastfulnesS of glutton.
The state bed of the last King of
Poland was made of Smyrna gold braid, en-
broidered in turquOises with verses from the
koran. Its supports were of silver gilt, beauti-
fully chased, and profusely set with enameled
and jeweled medallions. 1t had been taken
from the Turkish camp before Vienna, and the
standard of Mohammed had stood under it.
New Haven, Conn.,, Is celebrated for
having given the name of "Punkin Head to
all New Englanders. 1t originated from the
blue laws. which enJoined every male to have
his hair cut round by a cap. When caps were
not to be had they substituted the hard shell of
the "punkin," which being put on the head
every Saturday all hair which protruded was
clipped close to the shells edge.
In an old geography printed in 1872 ap-
almost unknown land. Throughout the year
it is covered by dense fogs. as damp as they are
In the interior are active vol
canoes and vast plains of shifting snow, which
sometimes shoots up columns to great heights.
This would seem almost incredible were 1t not
for the well-authenncated accounts of
travellers.
"A Gainesville, Tex, girl has probably
the longest hair in the world. 1t is 10 feets
inches long. The present growth is of the past
seven years, as in 1884 her head was shaved dur
ing spell of brain fever. II is necessary to
her health to cut out large quantities of hair
avery few months, and this She has regular
sale for from some large wig mandatory in
the East, which pays her well for it as its fine
ness and silky gloss is exceptional, being of a
much admired red-gold tint.
The tide of revolution is bringing the
human race to a strange pass. Certain cele
orated scientists now allege that the coming
ace is 70 be hairless and toothless one. This
nav cause some anxiety in reference to the
children of our grandchildren, for perchance
they might be one of the elect. The natural
deduction that is to be made is that the COM
ng race will not be a strikIngly handsome
me. 1t is, however. 4 positive fact that bald
reads and toothless gums are decidedly on the
Increase.
Queer appetites some creatures have. A
butcher of Seymour. Ind. is said to have found
n the stomach of a slaughtered COW a silver
lalf dollar, several small bones, lot of needles
nd pins and q quarter of pound of iron nails.
But a more remarkable discovery was that
made by servant in a st. Louis restaurant
here dropped from one OF the biYalyes gold
ing inscribed rs. 8. to r. s." The clans had
zen purchased from a New York house and
we're gathered from the ocean bed near Fire
sland.
When the earth was young, says the
stronomer royal for Ireland, it went around
o fast that the day was only three hours long.
he earth was liquid then, and as it spun
rouud and around at that fearful speed, and
s the sun caused ever-increasing tides upon
IS surface, it at last burst in two. The smaller
art became the moon. which has been going
round the earth ever since at an increasing
istance. The influence OF the moon now raises
des on the earth, and. while there was any
uuid to operate on in the moon, the earth re-
arned the compliment.
The fact that Easter falls on very early
ate this year March 29). has caused a "friend
{ facts and figures to collect some curious
atistics. In 1888 he says Easter fell on March
i and will only once again this century,
amely, in 1894 fall on so early date. In
lree following centuries it will occur only
ghI times on the same date-namely, in 1851.
80, 2O46, 2O57, 2l03. 21l4. 2l25 and 2l9S. The
.rliest date which Easter can fall is March
!, and this only in case the moon is full on
arch q, when this date happens to fall on q
lturday This combination of circumstances
extremely rare; it occurred in 1895, l76l and
H. and will happen again in 1890, 2O76 ard
A. while during he three following centuries
is not once ION the books at this early date.
n the other hand Easter never falls later than
pril %; this was the case in 1866 1874 and loo6
I'd will only happen once in the nexs century,
lmely, 1913
sCIssORED SMILES