The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-07
HIDDEN IN TREES
Strange objects Discovered in Cavities oi
Growing Timber.

Growing Timber.
Some woOdcutlers The forest oi
Drommling made strange discovery.
They began To fell venerable oak.
which they soon found TO be quite hol-
low. Being half dccayel. IL speedily
came TO the ground with crash. dis
closing skeleton in excellent perser-
vation; even the boots. which came
above tho knee, were perfect BY its
side were powder-horn. porcelain
pipe-bOwl and n silver watch. The
teeth wcro perfect IL would seem 10
be tho skeleton OF man between
thirty and forty years Of age. 1t Is
conjecture1 that while engaged in
hunting he climbed the tree for some
purpose and slipped into tha hollow
trunk. from which there was no re-
lease. aud he probably dol Of starva-
ton. Another mystery was found in
the heart Of an oak. From II tree Of
this kind a large block. about eighteen
inches in diameter. that hal been
knocking ABOUT in various yards and
woodshcds. was split up lately. and in
IL was found an augcr-holo about three
fourths Of an iuoh In size. con-
tanning bunch Of human hair done
up in piece Of printed paper The
hair was near the center Of the block
and fastened in with pine plug. IL
was apparently put in when the tree
was quite small, as the tree had grown
over the plug 10 the thickness Of about
four inches. with tho grain perfectly
smooth and straight.
A natural curiosity was shown in a
timber morchants workshop. This
was the nest and skeleton If bird inn
beddod in a piece Of beech. The TIM
Der seemed quite sound all round the
cavity, and there was no sign Of any
aperture into it, but the timber being
sawn up the nest with the bird sitting
upon IL was found. Tho nest appeared
10 DO built with mud. and the bird re-
somblcd n tilmouse. Probably at the
looping Of branch n cavity was
formed, and the outside subsequently
grown over; but how the bird was In
closed seems dillcult 10 imagine.
In the conicr of log of Honduras
mahogany the saw revca'el large
picco Of honey comb. The finder says
the wax with the cells was hard. and
resomblcd In color the appearance Of
"A mummy. Tho remains OF Tho bees
were incrustcd in the wax. Another
log Of mahogany was being cut in ye.
nccr By cabinct-makor, when his al.
tcntion was attracted by the appear
ancc of remarkable and striking pro.
flo of Her Majesty in knot In the
wood. The Likeness was so true that
all who saw it acknowledged tho re.
semblancc. Had this curiosiy y only
been discovered in the present year
we might have had jubilee mahogany
added to tho ncvcr-,nling list Of arti-
clos so distinguished.
So often have toads been found In
closed in solid bodies that il is not
surprising to read in Scottish paper
that servant. while breaking a large
piece Of coal for tho fire. was startled
10 find i'm the center of tho block n
full-grown toad. which appeared to
be In excellent health and spirits. A
loss common discovery was made in
Birkenhead. A gentleman there was
presented with cows tongue. which
appeared TO be perfect in every re-
spcct. After the tongue was boiled
he discovered n piece of san lstono inn
bcddcd in it about thrdc-quartorS of IN
incn in length. half an inch in width
and quarter of an inch in thickness.
chambers JOUrHui