The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
FOOD Tor The Oradulon..

nan alwvys shear or the vine. ~
mes before eating then.
The texture Of the bone of the lion,.
SU10 reg - - compact that the suhefance
strikes dre with Steel
Mis- Le0nogs Horn. Of Perm. Neh
nas head Of hair sixty-eight inehes in
length. She he refused $500 for the
treasure. '''~
Button sald that = pair Of herrines. II
un0lsturbed, would prOduCe in tv;entv
years y bulk Of herrings the size of the
A negro woman in Marion countv
Ga., fell into = we'll sixty feet deem
turned somersault, fell on her head
and didn't get hurt.
A philanthropic barber in Davis Citv.
Iowa, clips and combs gratis the hair Of
poor boys who will agree to attend
school regularly.
Tne janit0r OF the Kansas State Capt.
tol, David Ware, has occupied the posi-
ton ever since the admission Vi the
otate' twenty-one years ago.
People who are very tired of this
world had better move to Glendive, NJ.
y: Of the thirteen people who have
1led there, but two have dies( u natural
death.
NJ. Richenbach, in noticing the state
ment that DR.. E. T.. Spitxka found in
the egg Of turtle . live marpot. saws
that he ONE found in q hens eg9 u
small piece Of printed paper.
Some years ago Miss I.ibbie Minkler,
Of Rochelle, ILL.,, 10 both arms by fall
ing In front of reaper. Today, she is
earning q good living by Oil-painting,
holding the brush in her teeth.
Miss Julia Test, of Richmond, Ind,
has just recovered . watch lost i'm u Pull
man sleeper three years ago. In re-
building the car the wOrkmen found the
watch wedgetl In corner of the berth
she had occupied.
A California man worth nearly half
million dollars recently attended the
funeral Of his son. just before the c0f-
flu was lowered he unscrewe!l the silver
bundles, and, taking them hack to the
town, sold them to an undertsker.-N.
y Herald.
An Arkansas goose, while swimming
In q river, was seized by an eagle, hut
dove beneath the surface and cOmpe He'd
the robl,er to let go. This was repeated
several times, and finally the baffied
king of birds flew away, beaten by a
goose.
The San Francisco hO0dlum still ex-
lists. But he has given up the yellow
peg-tOp trOllser, and puffed-back hair.
The stifi-brimmed hat remains with his
swagger; hut he now wears short coat
with with wide braid and tight trous-
ers with great fiange ut the bottoms.-
n. y. Herald.
They are always discovering some
thing new in CalifOl mia. The latest
thing In wonders is canary bird who
refuses to- sing unless a mouse, for whom
the bird has i,een ruck with cOnsunl-
ing ps,ssi n, Is with him in the cage
Boston Transcript.
The lake ut Manzanill0, Mexico. burst
its confines and poured into the sea. The
lake was full Of allleat0s and the har-
bOr Of sharks. When the monsters met
a water hattie Immediately began, and
it was waged for several days in the
presence Of most Of the people Of Man
zanillc. For long time thr victory
trembled in the balance, but the sharks
finally prevailed and dined on the rear
guard of the alligatOrs.
Fifty years ago, little girl, the only
child of q settler, near Ottawa, Canada,
disappeared and it was supposed she was
devoured by wild beasts. Her mother
died of grief and her father lived the
life Of q hermit. Recently an old and
we'll known Indian confessed that he
stole the child and brought her up with
his own children, that sne married one
of his SONS and is the mother OF a large
family.
The Keene Nrntincl says Charles Ball,
Of West Swanxy, n. H.. while digging
around a cherry tr e in his yard. a shot
time since, brought to light q l'aally rust
ell hatchet which bore on one side the
initial letters q. w. and OH the other
side the figures 1741. This wonderful
story gives risc to- the belief that Mr..
Kali has discovered not only the little
Ratchet Of George Washington, but the
lie he could not tell.
The cashier If a San Francisco hank
ing firm arranged an invalid chair mt MS
desk in such n manner that he could
work sitting ~ or reclining :'s nc pleas
ed. His employers objected on the
,ro,nd that it did not lOOk lusine g like.
They discharged him, hut he refused to
accept q dismissal. as he had 4 contract
for years employment. \ court Will
bc chilled on to decide whether the easy
chair prevented him from properly per
forming his duties.
Hcr.'s another hen story. this time
from tho st. Paul. Mimi. Po"r"'- ", ~;
"a certain lady in this country set hen
u;r,u thirteen eggs. \ few days after
ward. looking into the nest. she WAS SUR
pri<.l to find the hen missing 'an! that
thc c,rs were gone. aud i'm their stead Il
i.,,r, ,,ttl.,su:ke rolled ,lp. Noticing
the .w,.llul condition Of his snakss!!in
she procured - SPADE an'i pinned i'':
head to the ground. Then. with = rake :;
dawn To ,,rcvc:,, weighing. \ penEIite
SOON split the reptile ir"'n head :" " tai,
un:! tie eggs were taken out. Being
"''y w~;,: they wsrt r';v' xr ';
on. L:,,cl,,,l ont ami the chickens grew
anJ thriv.l. We regret that stric; re-.
r:;r.l .,,v the tr;tl, ccMspr's lis t" say that
the hen was not Swallowed. nor weie'"e
chickens marked with snake