Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-26
POINTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
THE SHAPE OF A GoURD.

THE SHAPE OF A GoURD.
Willard Stephens found in a pasture
the other day an egg about the size of
a partridge egg that had the shape OF
a gourd. having the bowl and neck
very complete. East Kentucky
News.
ACAT's GOOD SENSE.
When parathne lamp was being
trimmed some of the oil fell on the
back of the cat, and was afterward
lighted by a cinder falling upon 1t
from the fire The cat, with her
back in blaze, in an instant made
for the door which happened to be
open, and sped up the street about
100 yards, where she plunged INTO
the village watering trough ana eN'
tinguished the flames
VERY MUCH At HOME.
A bird of the wren species bullt
nest in small tin box which sat on
the mantlepiece in the family room,
The old bird will allow members OF
the family to move the box from place,
apparently without any disturbance
to her birdship. and birds which were
reared under the same roof last year
come into the house regularly to be
fed bv the children, who scatter crumbs
on the floor. CLARK County (Ky0
Democrat
THE FIRST ORGAN.
The first organ ever brought to this
country is still in st. Johns Chapel,
Portsmouth. n II. 1t was imported
by Thomas Brattle, born in Boston in
1858. from whom Brattle street and
Brattle square are named. He left
the orgrn in his will to Brattle Street
Church. provided that within a year
of his death they procure sober
person who can play skillfully there
on with loud noise, otherwise to
Kings Chapel. The Brattle Street
Church refused the gift, but Kings
Chapel accepted it, imported an or
ganist at ESQ year salry, used the
organ until 1875, and then sold it to
st. Johns Church in Portsmouth.
CAPTURED A sAw-FISH.
While Professor Williams was Civ
ing swimming exhibitions in Lake
Pontchartrain he saw moving upon
the top of the water, in a direct line
within two feet of him, what he sup
posed at the time was an alligator.
He grasped the jaw with both hands,
and with a sudden wrench broke it.
In the contest for the mastery Pro
fessor Williams was twice carried
under the water before he succeeded
in landing the monster upon the
wharf, where it was ascertained that
he had captured a saw-tish 3 feet 2
inches III length, with a body p feet
in circumference. In the saw were
forty-two teeth New Orleans Plea
yune.
ON A BOYS HEAD.
A gentleman near Danvill discov-
cred a swarm of bees in a tree about
forty feet from the ground one day
last week. and his son, quite a lad
climbed the tree to cut the limb and
let the bees down but unfortunately
Jared the limb. and the bees swarmed
again, this time settling on his head,
many of them singing him wherever
they could touch him He told his
father that he would be forced TO fall,
hut his father urged him to find his
way to the trunk OF the tree and try
to get down. He did SO and brought
the bees down on his head. He was
stung in fearful manner, and it was
thought he could not live Medical
aid was summoned, and at last &C
counts he was IN a fair way to re
cover Sumpter s. CO Republican.
LIGHTNING AMONG THE HOGS.
Colonel David w. Irvine tells us
of five hogs on his place which were
struck by lightning They Were lying
under tree when the lightning
struck them, and the five rolled over
upon their backs with their feet in
the air aperently stiff and dead
They lay in this condition for fully
an hour when the Colonel sent a
man to stick them with a knife that
they might bleed and be prepared for
food. The man took hold Of one of
the animals Stuck it under the
throat, but fortunately, the weapon
was duh and the blade did not enter
the hide Instantly however tie
hog jumped up and ran off, and the
other four at the same moment did
likewise, 1t seems that all of them
were stunned but not hurt-Rich-
mond (ky) Register