Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-12-11
CURIOUS COMBINATIONS.

ZONE hurters near Lebanon, Pa,
shot into a tree at what they thought
was coon and brought down wild
cat &! feet long.
The dorc Tilton, who writes Paris
letters for the Boston "Courier," has
been describing at great length visit to
the Cafe dc Ia hegence, the Mecca Of
all hess rla:ers. The place is famous
for its and olds and its patrons, who
rank among the distinguished chess
play rs of the world.
\ Sonoml, Cal, hunter saw deer
under small madrona tree 200 yards
away. lie fired and missed the deer,
but hit the tree about six inches above
the animals head, knocking off splin
ter four inches long which struck the
dcer's head with such force as to pene.
trate the skull and cause instant death.
At West Newton, Mass, on Thanks
giving day, tic Congregationalists, Bap-
lists, and nitarians joined in Union
service at the Unitarian church, the
Baptist ticrgyman preaching the sermon
a"d the Congregltlonalist and Unitarian
ra'tors taking part in the service. Last
year the sermon was prea ched by the
Unitarian min ster.
A part c"lored baby is reported to
have been born lee ntly at Aberdeen,
MISS. Its father is a very black negro ;,
It's mother a light mulatto. Half the
chlId's body is black; the other ha
nearly white: the hair on one de of its
head is kinky; on the other, light and
straight, while one eye is black and the
other blue
youGg couple of Valley Ford, Cal,
ran away together. and were married at
Santa Rose. The girls father chased
them vigorously, and caught them Just
after they had been one, but, instead of
shooting his son in law full of holes, he
asked him what in blazes he wanted to
run away with the girl for, when he
could have married her at home for the
asking,
The late severe weather along the
Lchigh Valley told very heavily on the
coal trains coming from that region on
the lehigh Railroad. The coil in each
car of a long train few days ago was
found to be frozen into a solid mass,
which had to be broken up with picks
and b rs. The coal should have been
un oaded on Saturd " before shutdown,
but the work was so difficult and te-
dious for the men that il was not finish
ed until shortly before midnight.
a little girl was shot in the head re-
Gently at Brackwayvile, Pa. The bullet
actually penetrated the brain matter,
and the brain oozel out the aperture.
Doctors also probed to the depth of
three inch in search for the ball. Fer
time paralysis followed the rupture of
the brain, but gradually it wore away,
and at last accounts the child was in
perfectly normal condition except the
unhealed opening. The mental func.
tons seem to be in no way impaired, and
no danger has resulted from inflamma-
ton. such cases have been heard of be-
fore, but they are rare.
An ancient loon, which has haunted
the Schnylkill for several weeks past,
flew into the Geological Garden at Phil,
adclphia on Saturday, and was ca :
by one OF the keepers. 1t is though !.
had been frightened by some Nim1od
wko attempted to shoot him, and flew
into the garden for refuge. He is Ii
Ebt'hNio . i'CSihiSL, anu iidl dfouuu HIS
neck little silver collar, on which was
engraved Memo, the hermit, 1901
Head keeper Byrne said that there was
no doubt as to the birds great age and
that from the hardness of his breast bone
he must belong to the genus boarding
house. The loon seemed perfectly CON
tented with his new quarters in the
swan pond and does his own fishing in
the most sklllful manner.
A curious story comes from London
Not many days since man appeared at
the Bank OF England, perspiring under
the weight of heavy bag which he
threw upon the counter and asked to
have changed for gold. The bag con-
tanned exactly el0O worth of fourpenny
bits of the year of 1S3S-all of the 6. coo
as bright and unworn as when freshly
issued from the mint, The owner cx.
planned that the ms were legacy
from his grandmother, who had just
died, and who, having a passion for
fourpcnny pieces, had procured the bag
full at the bank half century ago and
boarded them carefully until the day of
her death The legatee took his G1OO
in gold and departed. Next morning
he reappeared in very excited state of
mind and asked for the fourpenny bits
ba k, for, said he. 4 am told that the
jewellers will give shilling apiece for
them He was politely informed that
the coins had been 'distributed'