Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.


Hunters in Panther Creek Swamp
In Mississippi, shot deer that had n
human skull impaled on one of the
prongs of It's right horn. The pr NJ
had entered the eye and grown p
around the skull bone. NJ Y Sun.
j. l.. Lewis. of Putah Canyon,
Cal, has killcl squirrel that was
snow white and had pink eyes. Tho
squirrel had often been seen in that vi
cinity, and one man said that no had
spent three months in trying to cap
ture it, as there was areward Of sew
enty-flve dollars for il alive.
"A professional athlete named Ed
ward Mctilinchy died in Philadelphia
the other day from the effects of over
training. He wore himself out with
dumb-bells and heavy clubs, and CON
sumption claimed him for its own. He
was only twenty-eight years of age,
but he had won number of boxing
and rowing prizes. -Phitadetphia Press.
The Livingstone (Montana) Enter
prise says; A mammoth cave has been
discovered in the mountains at the
head of Mill Creek. The discoverer
entered il distance of 500 yards, and
its reccsses still stretched out before
him indefinitely. II was divided by
longitudinal walls into different sec
tons. only one of which he explored.
"A stranger in Washington recently
assembled to the top of the dome of the
Capitol, got outside of the railing and
calmly walked around on the narrow
ledge, viewing the surrounding coun-
trvy 10
dered to descend complied willingly,
saying only that he was FUSED to IT,
Washington Post.
Carl LANCE was tried on the
charge of lunacy at San Antonio. His
proclamations were offered in evidence.
They are signed God, Christ, Moham-
med, Washington and Jarez, and by
himself as their representative He
sent gold to Mexico to be wrought into
dagger with which to kill Porfirio
Diaz, ex-President, whom LANCE, in
his speech to the jury, denounced as
having murdered thirteen men in cold
blood, and said Diaz should be treated
as murderer. He said he intended to
reform Mexico, give the people their
liberty and educate them. He had
spent all his money to this end. He
was pronounced insane.
Miss Nellie Whitney, of Kingston,
N. Y, recently had novel experience
in the snake-killing line. Miss Whit
ney was going out calling, and on open
ing the front door that leads out on a
pizza she was startled to see n big
snake facing her and Kissing. She shut
the door In a hurry, and then, stopping
10 think for moment, made up her
mind that If she opened the door lit
tie the snake would come in, and then
shutting the door with slam she could
squeeze it to death. Her idea was
speedily put in practice, and the reptile
was killed in the novel way she had
planned. The snake measured four
feet in length. Some girls would have
screamed if they had like experience.
N. Y. Sun.
"A tall man, impressively polite in
his manner, accosted q well-known cit
izen on Troy street. my friend"
said the tall man, Il am furrier from
Worcester, Mass. have walked all
the way to this city. | am familiar
with the French, Latin and Greek Ian
guages and can speak several East In
dian tongues. But | am really in need
of something to eat Can you help me
by giving me Il little money ?' "Do
you speak Hcbrew?' said the citizen.
81 must confess l am unncquainted
with Hebrew" "Wcll. here's ten
cents for not speaking Hebrew" said
the citizen. BE COB" was the reply,
''it pays sometimes not to know too
much, don't itP'-Troy IN y Times