Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS


| OF the solid rock
Another universal language, after Vola-
puk, has been invented in Chile ty a navy sur
geon. 1t it entitled LA Lengua Catolica."
While jeweler of Trenton, N. j., was
cleaning watch the other day he found in the
works lively specimen Of the cimex lectu-
larius.
One hundred tons of black sand from
the beach at Coos bay was sent recently to As
toria, Ore, to be worked for gold. 1t assays 8
per ton.
The Chinese at Marysville, CAL, had a
celebration few days ago, in which the big
dragon was carried by 40 men. The procession
was three blocks in length.
The observer at ST. Paul, on the Kodiak
Islands, Alaska, reports that volcano has re-
Gently appeared at sea about 20 miles away.
Sometimes it discharges steam and sometimes
smoke.
The administrator of the Cathedral at
Milan has found 1t necessary to contradict the
statement of an English clergyman that the
bones OF Judas lscariot were preserved as relics
in the Cathedral.
"A doctor in Trenton N. j., who refused
to tell how many ribs there were in the human
body unless he should be paid to answer as an
experv. is to have hearing on the charge Of
contempt OF court.
AN engineer on q Texas railroad found
a big flock of sheep huddled together in 8 cut
to get ont of the Storm and in driving through
them killed IS. Pieces of mutton were found
on the platforms of the last car.
"A man living in Talbot county, Georgia,
it is reported, has never attended services at \
church, has never riddeh on train and never
been to a city. Recently gentleman offered
to pay his fare to Columbus, but he refused
to go.
A letter addressed TO ''Our Ben" and
received in Washington Is claimed by both the
President and co1ored porter at hotel, and
the postmaster feels Obliged to hold it until the
two can get together and agree upon some line
of action.
An Oswego man felt funny the other
morning, and he said to lady who was going
to the grocery, "Trot along after your coal oil,
sissy" she had him arrested, and the court
decided that sissy was SANDER and gave her
q verdict for $50.
Texas has Hog for Governor, Pig
for Judge. Lamb for Senator, Durham for
Representative. and a. Buffalo for Sheriff. 1t
would seem as if the Lone Star State proposes
to run her political machinery on a regular
"stock" combination,
They construct tricycles in Berlin with
a wickerwork seat in front, which serves as a
baby carriage. One or two infants can be placed
there. 1t Is the common business tricycle.,
used for carrying parcels, with the receptacle in
front suitably altered.
An Auburn, CAL, resident who dreamed
that he found nugget of gold in Auburn
ravine, on awakiDg was SO impressed that he
went at once 10 the spot indicated in his slum-
bers; and, TO his surprise, found piece of gold
of the value of about $40.
In the stronghold for isolated prisoners
of st. Petersburg printing office, the first of
its kind in Russia, has been established. where
the prisoners will have to do the Governments
natchafnik and his assistants.
The lightning bolt which destroyed the
life saving station at Ditch Plain, Montauk, re-
Gently, in it's descent went directly to the floor
inside the old station, and in a twinkllng turned
into molten mass pile of old cannon balls
which had been lying there for years.
The three or four French artists who
started out two or three years ago to introduce
men angels in their pictures of heaven have
had to give it up and return to all females. II
there is any heaven for men the public won't
admit it, at least in the angel business.
"A woman of Jasper, Ala, has secured
verdict of s44 800 against the Kansas City. Mem
phis and Birmingham Railroad for the death
of her husband, who was killed in a collision on
that road at Enslet City last October. It is
said to be the largest damages for personal in
jury ever awarded in the State of Alabama.
Through a matrimonial agency Louis
A Monroe, aged S. and Mrs Lucinda Rowe,
aged g. were married the other day. This was
the grooms first plunge into matriInony; and
he secured his bride entirely through corre-
spondence. When the ceremony was ended he
threw ur his hands and cried, ''Bless the Lord,
amen" "a.
A deposit was recently discovered in
Citrus Fla, which is believed to be very rich
in potash. If the analysis of the chemist con-
firms the belief of this information the dis
coVery will be boom exceil1ng in value that
of any phosphate deposit, on account of the
scarcity of the article and the magnitude of this
deposit.
The people of Japan evidently can't
get enough of good thing. They are so
hugely pleased with their new Parliament that
a number of citizens in Toxic have established
a mimic Legislature of their own. The pro-
ceedings of the real Parliament are followed
and the members discuss the same
subjects.
-Twentv-nine thirtieths of all the dia-
mond mines in the world are controlled by one
whose capitalization is slSDOO,OO0 In
the mines at Kmberly. South Africa. eight
tenths of one carat is found in every 900
pounds of dirt taken out. To light these mines,
ten electric circuits, burning lights of LOO
candle power, are employed.
In China soapstone is largely used in
preserving structures built of sandstone and
Dther stones liable to crumble from the effect
Of the atmosphere; and the covering with pow
lered soapstone in the form of paint on some Of
The obeisks in that country, composed of stone
liable to atmospheric deterioration has been
The means of preserving them intact for hun
lreds of years.
"A resident of Walker county, Ca, is the
proud owner of a double-barrel shotgun 20
years old. 1t was owned at one time by Peter
Forney. United States Senator from Alabama.
It was In his hands one day when he was on a
leer stand. Five deer came dashing by. When
Is Yards off he fired one barrel and killed two
IF them. A second or two later he fred again
md the other three were slain.
High up the Rouge River valley, al
most directly north of Montreal. Canada is sit
rated that singular pile of rocks known all over
he Dominion as trembling" and locally as
Devils Mountain" 1t is the highest point in
he entire Laurentian range of mountains in
canada. Years ago the late Sir William E.
logan and company camped near the base of
Trembling Mountain, and on referring to it in
lis report Sir William mentions remarkable
tories told him by the Indians Of the vicinity
ouchlng on the noises and quakes said to issue
rom the peak at certain seasons of the year.
indian tradition says that the thunder goa used
o sit on this peak for three days in the spring.
even in the summer, five IN autumn and two
n winter. That during the time he was pres
Mt great chasms would open in its side. from
1hich fTiehtful noises were emitted, and from
,hieh fire would steam on midsummer nights
Or hours without ceasing. Geologists think
hat this mountain. like several others in the
yorld, is slowly sinking into the earth's crust,
he t'quaking" and the "groans" reported as
aving been heard and felt there being the re-
ult of that phenomenon.
SIX SATURDAY SMILES.