Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-18
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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The ancients thought that silk grew on
trees.
The State of Kansas has "a, 437 railroad
employees.
The Windy City is now to have cleo
trically propelled vehicles.
The first Australian newspaper was thu
| Sydney Gazette. established in 1903
An electric light, devised by Holmes.
was tried in a, Dover lighthouse in 1855.
Florida fs trees are said to be at pres
ent bearing their third crop this season.
| Lettuce is an European plant and va.
used by the Greeks and Romans B. C. 2OO
/ Calhoun county, ILL.,, has no railroad.
telegraph or telephone within its borders
In the seventeenth century the Ger.
| man swords were the most highly esteemed
Probably the first electric railroad il
Brazil has been put in operation in the city
Of Bahia.
The census of 1910 gives for New York
ss,o6s looms, AT pulling mills and s6 cotton
| factories.
Mexico has Jail that is stated to con.
sist of live oak tree, with chain and
staple attached.
/ About $500, 900 kids are slaughtered in
Europe annually TO supply one town in
rance, where gloves are made.
"A resident of Waynestown, Ind,
boasts of petrifed turnip. measuring 4
inches in its greatest circumference and l9
inches in depth.
Mitchell county, Ga, has man who
has voted for Georgia's first and last Gov
ernor. He voted for Clark in 1928 and Northern
on Wednesday of last week.
The monument to Alexander IL in the
Kremlin is nearly done. 1t has a front OF
16O feet. The interior will contain colos-
sal bronze statue of the Emperor in corona
tion dress, the right hand extended in bless
ing.
The inhabitants ofthe Andaman Island
are the smallest race OF known human be
ings: that is, taken as an average. Th
height of q full-grown Andamandi seldom
exceeds 81 feet and few weigh over 6
pounds.
Complete statistics of the great fire
st. Johns, Newfoundland, have just Dee
issued. The number of houses destroye
waS $50, the number of families burned on.
1s74 and the total number OF persons burne'
out 10, 234.
The Brazilian pottery tree contain
such a large percentage OF silica as to make
its ashes a valuable ingredient in potter
making. When green Its wood cuts lik'
soft sandstone. To the botanist ft is known
as moquilcd utilis.
The first street railroad in New York
City was the New York and Harl EN-, whicI
was chartered in 1881. 1t was q steam raj
road at first, but being forbidden in 1885 t
use steam below Fourteenth street, hors
cars were then put on.
The first steel gun, properly so-calleG
built in this country was constructed TO
experimental purposes at the South Bosto
Iron Works in 1882. The first steel gun
made Ior actual use were constructed at th
Washington Navy Yard in 1854.
The 'angry tree" attains q height o
from 10 to 95 feet. 1t is found in Nevadr
California and Arizona. II disturbed b
contact or moved by the wind it manifest
signs of vexation, riiffiing its leaves like tn
hair of an angry cat and emitting sickeI
ing odor.
"A London woman well known in 80
ciety opened q curiosity shop. One day
friend came in and left an umbrella whic
had cost 80 shiilings. He returned to fl
the handle of it in the window labelled, "a
tique Venetian silver umbrella mountin.
10 guineas."
Japan is rapidly increasing her mani
features. There is q steady decline in tt
importation of matches, printing pape
toilet soap, lead pencils bricks, tires, W
brellas, boots. leather and particularly be-
cotton, yarn, Portland cement, gunpowd
and saddlery.
"A Canadian electrician states that
tricity causes the tides and dem onstra
by electrifying rubber comb by rul
it through the hair and then q
ingft over the top of a glass filled
water, the result being that the tidal W
follows the comb. 49, = ~
Grace, the great cricketer, has joir
the committee for the prom otion OF
athletic section of the new scheme
periodical Pam Britannia gathering
Anglo-Saxon Olympiad, when the att
of England, America and the English
nies will compete.
"A band of women robbers has been
covered in Paymago, Spain. They met OF
q month in cave on the outskirts oft
town to plan burglaries, and here they hi
q full stock of burglars tools and about
600 lrancs' worth OF plunder. They usual
" orked in mems attire
"A new stamp is to be issued in Gre
Britain of the value of fourpence h aIfpen
mine cents-to be available for all post
telegruphic, and revenue purposes. Itw
he the first stamp issued of this value
its issuance Is called for by the new featuI
of telegraph and parcel post business.
AT the exhibition of the Photograph
Society of Great Britain, there is pho
graph of Mont Blanc taken at a distance
Sc miles. DaIImeyer's telephotographicle
was used with smallest stop. extension
camera 80 inches. 6l5 P. NJ, August e. sew
minut es' exposure. This gave a peri
view.
The value of the dried potato as an;
ticle of food is urged by DR.. Jacov
Shmu levitch. Among the advantae
claimed is that 1t keeps much better tn
the fresh potato, ana being far lighter
less bulky is the more readily transportt
Before cooking the dried potato is lEacerat
in water Tor ten OF 12 hours.
Numerous processes have figured
late in the patent list whereby it is CLAIM
that petroleum could be rendered tnexl
sive and also uninfammable. One of til
consists in adding about TO 40 gallons OF
troleum two pounds of copper sulph
and stirring the whole well. Alter about
hours standing the Oil is ready for use.
"A singular fashion has just appea
that of carrying diamonds in the teeth.
strange whim had its origin with q SINCE.
q music hall, who sought to dazzle her
mfrers every time she opened her mouth
diamond of small size is fixed in portion
q false tooth. A corresponding part of
real tooth is ont and the piece contain
the diamond fixed in the cavity.
POETRY EN- PASSANT.