Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-11-22

Ell contrast to that of John Ericsson,
who constructed the Monitor, and
whose old age has been free from want.
TnE midship section of the Seafarer,
p new English sailing boat, differs from
all previous craft i'll resembling the letter
w. except that curves arc substituted
for angles, and that the rise at the CEN
tie is only five inches. A still better
illustration is afforded by an ordinary
saddle with tae flaps turned upward.
The boat, therefore, while possessing
the usual lateral stability, combines with
1t unusual buoyancy, and may be said to
ride upon the water. The middle
longitude is formed of stout beam of
elm, which runs the entire length from
stem to stern, and forms, as it were, the
backbone of the structure From this
two bligt 8 descend on each side to o
maximum depth of five inches amid
ships, gradually sloping upward toward
the extremities, where they finally
merge in the stem and stern post. BY
this arrangement there is everywhere
presented an inclined plane to the water,
and the structure is prevented from
turning turtle"
A CHINESE tiger story +: In wildregion
near Kaiping is the village of Takang
Tsun. In a temple Of Wu-ti there there
stays at night man, not priest. Two
small holes in the door allow him to look
out. The tiger came and orouched out
side the door long time. Then he put
his paw through one of the holes and
clawed around. Then he put his tail
through and felt about with it for the
man. The man cut the tail off with an
axe. The tiger butted the door until it
was knocked from its hinges and fell
over on the man, who had been trying
to prop it up from the inside. The tiger
sprang over the door without finding
the man under it, and selling one of the
jossas, which was in the form of a man,
ran away with it. Next day some grass
cutters on the mountain, a good distance
off, found the joss lying on a lonely hill
side, where it had been abandoned by
the tiger, and took it back to the vii
lage.
A STRANGE phenomenon was recently
observed in Wyoming Territory during
the evening. In the northwest part of
the sky, about the horizon, there appear
ed a figure very similar to the horn-like
appeara nee of the new moon, except
that it was larger and somewhat fainter,
though distinct and well defined. From
it there shot downward an immense ball
of fire, like an overgrown meteor, leav-
ing tail of light behind it lasting sew
eral minutes before it faded entirely
away. This ball of fire was fully as
large and nearly as bright rs the sun.
During half hour the horn remained
visible till it was obscured by clouds.
Flashes of meteoric light were seen play
ing around and through it. After the
clouds had passed away the flashes could
still be seen from below the horizon for
mosc iian an hour. The full moon was
shining i'll the opposite part of thMRky
during the appearance of the -
mena.
THE wife of Pennsylvania purohas-
ed some links of sausage few days ago,
and placed them on plate that covered
crock of pickles in her cellar. She
went down cellar to get the sausages to
fry for supper. She had no light but
could see the plate and coil of sausages,
as she supposed. by the dim light that
the cellar window gave. She reached
down to pick the sausages up, when she
was startled to see them uncoil and dis
appear She called for her servant to
come down with light. When the
light arrived she discovered snake,
about three feet long and very "chunky,
crawling slowly ON the cellar floor. She
snake but it had the links of sausage in
side OF it. The snake had swallowed
the sausage, and, finding the smooth
plate pleasant to lie on, had curled
itself up to wait until its supper
digcstod.
The birth of the first female child
born in Denver was unite an event in
the history of herself nd the citizens.
Miss Harvey is nqw28 years of age and
returned to Denver q few days ago
after IN absence of something over ten
yenis, during which time the city grew
out 8. Ter recollection. The change il
rendered. of more than passing interest
by the fact that she was once the owner
of a good big part of what is now the
most valuable property in the city. II
was given her by the citizens OF Denver
as testimonial for being the s'hrst CIR
baby born there, and shesmight at this
timo lie drawing big income from il
had her father considered it Of sufficient
value to keep up his tax payments. Al
it was, he let it go, and now, instead Of
being tho heiress of untold millions,
sstl,e FIRST girl baby" nightly sings for 9
living at u variety theatre on Holiday
street.
Tvs or three years ago man in pri
son for crime wrote to the Governor Of
the State asking for pardon on the
ground that he committed the crime
( VII, hc was not q Christian, and hat
now be. converted and thought thu
ends If Justice would BIZ satisfied in leav
ing Inn to 60 forth in the power Of his
new lie. Atacamp meeting in Massachu
setts the other day man arose and sale
be was j recently escaped convict from
y the III osla Island State Prison, and tina
be had determined to lead q better life
and that as beginning he should &
back to tho prison and serve the remain
der Of bis term. The prison Chaplain
was present md heard him, and KNOWN
eometlaing OF human nature, helped tn
convict ii, his good resolutions by 'stele
phonin4 for officers and capturing hir
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