Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-22
Curious CONVERSATIONS

The next President of the United State
will recsive about 100000 votes
The oldest building in the world is th
Tower of London. 1t antedatesCRsar's COZ
quests
"A turtle with the initials of 'tN. f
1879 ,, ON its shell has been found at Hig
Point, N. C.
The railway dining cars in this courtr
earn more than the sleeping and baggag
cars together.
The first regular passenger railroa
built in the world was the southern porto
of the Baltimore and Ohio, built in 1927.
The United States is credited with ar
nually granting more divorces than all th
rest of the Christian world put together.
Mexican bricklayers, it is said, car
only lay 500 bricks in a day of II hours. Will
an American CAN lay $500 in day OF min
hours.
Kansas has four cities in which th
vote of the women is larger than that of tn
men. One entire set of counctlmen
women.
The smallest bear ever seen is stuffe
ornament in the parlor of Mark hennistoI
inches in length.
Louisville, KY, sold more tobacco las
year than ever before-1A,918 hogshead.
Cincinnati is the next largest market, wit
sales of 11s,5O4 hogsheads.
The discovery of an ice cave in tb
State of Washington and mine of ice
Montana are among the interesting feature
of the news Of the hot season.
Miles Darden, who was living in tn
State of Tennessee in 1857. was the larges
man known to history. Clad in thin sun
mer clothes he weighed ,O37 pounds.
A Lancaster county farmer owns pal.
of horses which are so well broken that the,
will pull a harrow regularly across a feli
from morning until night without driver
The annual salary of the President
the United States was s25, 900 up to 1873, whe1
it was doubled, taking effect on March o
that year, at the beginning of Grants secont
term
Frederick Schwatka, the traveller, one
experienced a temperature of 10 below zer'
in the Arctic regions. near Burke's Grea
Fish river. 1t is said to be the coldest eve
endured by man.
A clergyman. of Indianapolis, Ind.
has entered upon a vigorous crusade agafns
church fairs, grab bags, raff1es and all othe
schemes to raise funds for church purpose
in illegitimate ways.
"A recent estimate places the number
women acting as pos5mlstresses in th'
United States at G. 335, of which number 46
are in Pennsylvania and AGO in Virginia
North Carolina stands third with ST.
The most ancient piece of music which j
still in existence is called the "Blessing
the Priests" This song or chant was suns
in Tarpr11o q Inruaqlen- and SILL IA
be heard in the Hebrew syDagosues in SPAN
and Portugal.
The clouds vary in height, according to
class. The nimbus clouds, from which rair
comes are usually the lowest. and range il
height from few hundred yards to mil
or thereabouts. The cirrus clouds, which
are Ieathery in appearance, are ordinarily
the highest, and are sometimes six or eight
miles high
The skeleton of what is supposed to bei
mastodon is being unearthed 1e miles soutl
of Sherman, Tex. Two of the teeth and par
of the tusk were brought out. One Of TIL
Jaw teeth weighs four pounds, and iron
tooth three and half. The tusk measures
five and half feet in length and eiah-
inches in diameter at the largest part. Th'
skull is 10 feet across.
"A curiosity was lately found in a boat
load of Holsters brought from New Bruins
WICK WaCPTS- lie CIuSbdCtstu va
of fbluish-white-one of the rare and remark
able al bino Holsters. 1t was sent to Washing
ton where it is TO become part of thC
exhibit OF the United States Fish Com
mission. Only one other white lobster has
been taken in these or any other waters.
Among the other great things in thil
country the number of its high m oe1ntalns
a remarkable feature. There are $50 noun
tains in the United States each exceeding
Non j., I,at tnI,f hQ
are found in Colorado and Utah In Alaeks
there are five which each exceed l5.OO feet
and Mount Elias. 1880 feet high. is the lort
lest peak in the United States territory.
"A giant girl, with her hair flying loose,
has been found in the woods near Marshall,
Minn, living in cave. A man who hat
been missing live stock was driving his cat
tie to water when he saw the enormous girl
scrambling up the hillside. He followed hel
into the cave, where she spran9 upon him
threw him down and dragged him out dOwr
the hillside. The man was glad TO escape.
in the Western part of South Dakota
ia one of the most wonderful natural Curl
osfties in the world. This is the cave noun
tain. The mountain is literally honey.
cOmbed with caverns, which run IN every
direction through il, and in some places
form tunnels which run clear through the
mountain. It is estimated that there are
fully 300 distinct caves, not counting those
which connect with others as separate ones
In Cincinnati recently a pet coon be-
longing to a groceryman, and a +foot rattle
snake, the property of a ssiioonkeeper. were
matched to fight each other. The ring was
a niano box. At the end of % minutes the
coon had apparently killed the snake, but
while the coon WAS wiping the blood frou
his nose the dying snake seun9 it on the
cheek, The coon then tore the snake tt
shreds, but died itself in horrible agony az
hour later.
The bullion department Of the great
Rank OF England is nightly submerged in
several feet of water. This department is
connected with the managers sleeping
rooms. and an entrance cannot be effected
without setting off an alarm near the Per
sons head. If a dishonest official during
the day OF night should take even as mucn
as one from pile of 1000 sovereigns the
whole pile would Instantly sink and pool
OF water take it's place, besides LETTING
every person in the establishments know OF
the theft.
"A neat invention by a Partisan ha;
been applied to the fast express running
between Lyons and Marseilles. Heretofore
the railway compartments were marked by
numbers, and 1t was very difficult TO see
these at night. To find their respective
commandments passengers were compeheu
to impress upon their minds some unInls.
taxable sign. Pictures of animals ana OIL
furniture, tools and weapons. now serve as
guides instead of numbers. The system mas
GIVEN great satisfaction, and has caused nc
end of merriment TO passengers, who ride IN
n donkey car or a monkey car, as they style
their compartments.