Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

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Wars during the last SO years have cost
500 900 men and 81. .oo00 100000
Philadelphia is the greatest carpet
manufacturing center in the world.
"A historic collection of railroad tickets
will be one of the exhibits at the Worlds
| Fair.
Out of the 1000, 900 that inhabit New
York and Brooklyn only Is, 900 own their own
homes.
About 300 organ-grinders arrive in
London every June from Italy, andpeaVe
again in October.
The Buffalo directory credits that city
konskekowlowski.
AN ancient copper mine, which was
first worked ,1s3 years ago, is about to De
reopened In Musashi, japan.
AT Quito, the only city in the world on
the line of the equator. the sun rises and sets
at 6o'clock the year round
An absent-minded Philadelphia barber
tucked a newspaper under his patrons chin
and gave him towel to read.
of the 328, 900 divorces granted in the
United States during the last 20 years, $4,000
Werekranted at the request of wives.
Five women decorators have been en-
gagged to design interiors for new boudoir
cars at Wilmington. Women excel in that
kind of labor.
"A Bangor somnambulist while walking
in his sleep hooked a five-pound black bass
in Lake Chemo and awoke to find himself
struggling in the water.
An old soldier at Wichita, Kan, re-
Gently received from the Government
cents which had been due him without his
knowledge for more than 80 years.
-One-third of tree in Simon Mutchler's
orchard, near York, Pa, is pink with peach
blossoms, third is bearing apple blossoms
and the remainder grows good pears.
1t is said that negroes in the South are
making fresh preparations for an exodus on
q large scale to Oklahoma, and it is estimated
that before the middle of this month 1000
negroes will be on the way.
Umbrellas are rarely used in Alden,
Arabia. Rain has fallen there only twice in
20 years. Previous to the last rain. which
occurred in 1855, there was period of dry
weather which lasted rs years.
Few are aware that the human body
falls asleep by degrees. A French pnysiolo-
gist conceives that the sense of sight sleeps
first, then the sense of taste, next the sense
Of smell, next that of hearing and lastly that
of touch.
"A German living at Pottstown, Pa, ate
one dozen angle worms on a wager recently.
He says he learned to eat them when a lad,
and that they are as palatable as raw oysters,
especially when eaten with vinegar, pepper,
and salt.
"A recently returned traveller SAYS he
saw these odd signs displayed in London:
Thunder 6 Co, ''"J: B. Blazes." "Holvland,
Floor Heale," "Baldwillie, Treer & Co.,"
peace & Plenty,n &C. Heavens and many
others equally as odd.
Fishing parties in Portland harbor are
meeting with remarkable success. The other
day a couple of anglers hooked what they
supposed to be a lobster pot. and were
greatly surprised TO pull up q bag contain
ing so full pints OF whisky.
The oldest seawortby craft in the world
is the Wasp, which was built at Cohoes-on-
the-Hudson in lsl2. Once when lying in the
North river, her crew mutinied and mur-
dered their captain. The murderers were
hanged The vessel is now employed in tho
granite trade.
People who like frequent changes in
governmhnt may find variety in Mexico
During the past 50 years that country has
had 81 Presidents, one regency. and one EN-
peror-the unfortunate Maximilian. Nearly
every change of government has been or
fected by violence.
An enterprising colored man has set up
u suuLlCI IcSOIb IOE QOSs III view Jersey,
where the board is s6 month for big dogs
and less for little ones. The keeper Of the
resort has q family of BOYS whose duty and
pleasure it is to take the canine boarders
swimming every day.
That the world was inhabited long be-
fore authentic history began is now one Of
the generally accepted facts. There are
ings in Sardinia. They are almost all in, the
fertile districts and are built in groups
which are separated from one another BY
wide and generally barren places.
What is believed to be the largest aero
lite ever known to have fallen from the
clouds is lying in the Caspian Sea, near the
Peninsula of Asheron. In falling it made
terrific noise and illuminated the country
and sea for miles. 1t projects IL feet above
water, so enormous is its size. Scientists are
deeply interested in the phenomenon.
The largest band saving machine in the
world has recently been completed in Eng
land and sent to Tasmania. The machine
can saw through maximum depth OF U
inches, and the carriage will accommodate
logs so feet long and Weighing about 80 tons.
1t is asserted that this saw cuts even faster
than a circular saw, while wasting 20 per
cent less wood.
The Provident Surgical Society ofLon-
don distributed last year 6,223 artificial
arms, legs, teeth and noses. One of the
noses was brought back to be exchanged.
1t was n pronounced Roman nose that had
caused tine young woman to whose face 10
had been attached to be numerically
chaffed. She was given in place Of it
pretty little nez retrousse, which secured
ber an offer of marriage.
The origin of the term white Cap" was
not due to the peculiar head-dress worn by
his fraternity In Indiana, but to a family In
ireland who engaged in this kind of reform
90 ears ago when Ireland was more popu-
ous than now and when the people were not
10 harrassed by British misrule- The White
APPS mot White caps, two words, as written
n this country were terror TO evil-doers,
hrashing them with cato'nine-tails.
There is fruit grower in Kentucky
vho noticed that in three out of i've years
lis best apples and peaches wererkilled by
March frost. After trying various expert
nents he hit upon the idea OF digqinga DIR.
llling 1t with pounded snow and ioe and
hen covering up with q thick strtum Of
lay. The budding was thus prolonged
Until April when all danger Of frost was
,ast.
The custom of adoption is universal In
'span, where It is practised to keep q fam
ly name from becoming extinct. Indeed,
here is scarcely family in which It has
Iot at some time or other been praoticed-
L person who has no male issue adopts
on, and, II he has a daughter, often gives
Ter to him in marriage youth. or even
hid, who may be the head Of the family,
,ften adopts, on the point OF dying, son
ometirnes older than himself TO succeed
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IDYLLIC HUMOREsQUES
She-I never loved anyone until I met