Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Salmon City has Chinese colony.
Cigar stubs bring rs cents apound ia
London.
The resurrection plant grows in Mexico
and Africa.
Ancient German helmets were orna-
| mented with cowhorns.
Missouri has S49 newspapers; Illinois
liza; Kansas, 765: Texas, 54s.
The water of about 25 different springs
is peduled in Chicago streets.
| Spanish wooden goods were famous for
their strength and beauty in 1908
From the Fourteenth to the Eighteenth
century dressed dolls served as models Of
fashion.
An eminent physician believes that
savage races have better color perception
than civilized.
The chariot driver of the ancient Egyp.
tfans invented harness for horses prior to
the year l703 3. c.
A postal service on a limited scale was
first established in the United States on
September %, 1I79
Glass in oven doors is q new contriv-
ance. 1t enables cooks to watch the food
without opening the door.
The Salvation Army has a communistic
COlOuy dI ESseN, En0ldnu- DrICk ulhhlA5
and farming are the occupations.
I'm France there are about 100000
houses, the half of which are exclusively
inhabited by their respective owners.
In Sitka. when an Indian wife has lost
her husband by death, she goes into mourn.
! ing by painting the upper part of her face
deep black.
The French Minister of Public Instruc-
ton has decided to preserve the homo Of
Joan of Arc in Dom Remi as museum in
which to illustrate her story.
Since Dickens death the firm of Chap
man & Hall have sold 1900 copies of "Picll-
wick" The profits on Dickens works still
amount to about $40 OO0 year.
Women in France have a very import.
ant part in agriculture, small industries
and small commerce, more than fifth OF
such work being done or directed by women.
"A missionary who has spent some year
among the 2unis, of New Mexico, says they
pass the winter in three stages-preparina
Tor dance, dancing and recovering from
dance.
The statue of William Penn, soon to
be raised to the top of the tower of the Phil
adelphia City Hall. is nearly finished. 1t
has q height OF 81 feet and weighs 5,,4Oo
pounds.
"A patent has been granted in Auckland
enough for n calf to pass through, and 4
said to have been used already with great
success.
I'm the year 1850 the cleaning of the
streets of Madrid was actually forbidden, the
physicians of the city being of opinion that
the filth was wholesome and the tnnova ZION
unnecessary.
The circumference at the roots of s
chestnut tree at Mansfield, Conn. is "a feet
branches in one direction is 100 feet. IL is 81
ieet in height.
"A whale recently captured in Arctic
waters was found to have imbedded in iti
side q harpoon that belonged to q whalins
vessel that had been out of service nearly
half a century.
In honor of his daughters birth thu
German Emperor has resolved to pardon al
female prisoners now undergoing punish
inent for The first time for crimes committed
through distress or anger.
The German Government recently tried
to grow cabba2es in Africa. and as tho veg
etable refused to adapt itself to the climate
steps are now being taken to try If potatoe;
cannot be grown there.
African travellers relate that the whit
rhinoccros frequently dies from eating pc
onous plants which have no effect on
black one, probably because the fine sc
The Chinese wear a shirt, knee breet
cap and sandals As winter comes they
crease the number OF garments rather th
their thickness, so that the circumference
a Chinaman in midwinter often exceedSl
height.
The serum of blood used to be rczart
as merely nutritive liquid, but it is 70
to play more important part, being c.
BILE OF killing disease germs ana OF de stl
iuU and lioSOlViOp fha red hlOO1
OF other animals.
During last year nearly 5000, 200
skins were imported into England. o; Au.
tralian opossum there we re 2 254, ,0C0; OF musl
rat, l.395,O00: skunk, $4,000: raccoon. A9,iO
fur seals, I21.7OO; bear. l2,7OO: beaver, ll,60
chinchilla, 1850. ana otter, 1900.
The most glorious sunsets in the worl
are to be seen ut Puget So1nd. Owing to
combination of natural features OF the loca
ity, the colors painted there upon the hea
ems by the setting sun exceed in brilIianc
anything that can be seen III other parts
the world.
The lace bark tree grows in the Wes
Indies. 1t is lofty tree, with ovate. entii
smooth leaves and white flowers. 1t isr
markabe for the tenacity of it's inner bar
and the readiness with which the innt
bark may be separated after macerationi
water into layers resembling lace.
On the 1st of July last there were
railroad managements in the German Raj
road Union working in the aggregate Az
miles of railroad, of which 26.333 miles
in the German Empire. 6,7S2 rifles in Au
tria-Hungary, 1850 in Holland, 52l in RI
mnnia 433 i'll Belgium, 306 in Russian
land, los in Luxemberg and 65 miles in 30
mia fan Austrian proJectorIte).
The whole Moslem race despise ar
abhor the sound of bells, which they
cause tile evil spirits to assemble to-etht
They do not use them their mosques
churches but have instead men called niue
ZinS. stationed I'm the minarets, who call OF
five times each day for the people to asse1
BILE for prayer The cry is: There is
god but God, and MOhamn5d is
prophet"