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Show Darkest Pittsburg In threo small adjoining towns not far from l'lttsliurg lsltors have often noticed lemarkablo Irregularity In tho numbers of tho houses. On ono dwelling dwell-ing would be seen Xo. 12, on tho next No. 210. on tho net No' 417, on tho next No. 110, anil so on. Tho causo of this confusion was brought to light the other. da Then a woman from ono of the little towns mado a purchase In a city store and requested that tho goods be delivered at her homo, naming the btreet In which sho resided. re-sided. "What Is tho number of your homo?" asked tho clerk who had mado tho sulo "Wo have no number just now," said tho purchaser. "We movod on April 1 and forgot to bring our number wit- us." -Pittsburg Chronicle-Tolo-graph. |