Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-08-22

over. The mother started to pick m
tne child when she was Mortified to find
that its face was distorted and its BODY
Imp. She also found that during the
play the loose end of the chain had in
some way become wrapped around the
baby's neck, choking It to death in the
presence OF its mother. Every effort
was made to restore respiration, but il
was too late.
CAPTAIN GEORGE B. RAYMoNp. of Ror.
dentown, N. il freight agent of the
pennsylvania Railroad in New York. has
travelled between those two cities, a dis
lance OF sixty miles, every day for the
past twenty-seven years. Captain Ray
mond is we'll past 70, and is in the best
OF health, which he attributes largely to
his daily trip on the cars. Some years
ago, when he commanded a sailing YES
sci, Captain Raymond picked up at sea
two men who had been shipwrecked and
were clinging to spar. Captain Ray
mond saved their lives by this timely
rescue, and brought them to New York.
where they have lived ever since, one Of
them being ex-Mayor Edward Cooper.
then q mere lad, and the other his tutor,
ex-Mayor Abram s. Hewitt. A silver
pitcher, suitably inscribed was present
ed to Captain Raymond by the late
Peter Cooper to commemorate the gal
liant rescue.
A CURIOUS accident, which proved
fatal, befell NJ. Boutet, an artist, resid-
ing in the Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris.
M. Boutet was working in his studio.
when, Inconvenience by the sun, he
asked his servant to get on the roof and
pass . light linen covering over the
glass. AS the woman was arranging
this awning she slipped, and falling
through the glass, alighted on the table
at which her master was seated. Oddly
enough she sustained no injury worth
mentioning. M. Boutet, however, was
not so fortunate. A piece of the broken
glass struck him on the neck, severine
an artery. He tried to stanch the
blood, and failing, ran out of the house
IN the direction Of neighboring drug
gist's shop; but he fell down fainting
ere he reached the place, and two hours
afterwards he breathed his last.
AMONG the incidents connected with
a water-spout which burst recently on
the Batcombe Hills, in Dorset, Eng,
and sent destructive torrent of water
through the valley below, the Dorset
County Chronicle mentions touching
instance of canine affection which oc-
CURED at a local farmyard. A collie,
with o puppy, was chained to kennel.
When the food entered the yard the
mother seized the puppy in her mouth
and lifted it above the water; the chain,
however, was not long enough to allow
the dog to swim, and, as the water rose,
the dog and puppy were gradually
drowned, the mother trying to the very
last to save the life Of her offspring.
When the water subsidized, the puppy was
found still in the mouth of the dead
mother.
A PH1LADELPHIAN who has Just got
back from flying trip to the Paris Ex-
hibition amused party of friends by
telling stories of his visit. He said, at
Boulogne fisherman whom he saw
had five lines cast in the water. A bell
was attached to each line, so that when
there was nibble the bell would ring
and the Frenchman would haul in his
catch. In the time when none Of the
bells were ringing this follower of Wal
ton walked up and down the bank, not
the least concerned about the lines.
The bells worked like charm, giving
out low but clear, tinkling sound
that could be heard hundred yards
away.
Ar Patriot, Ohio, two horses belong
ing to Stephen Lucas Of that place were
tied together and left grazing in the
yard, when they were attacked by bees.
In their endeavors to escape the animals
knocked over several of the beehives,
and they were instantly covered with
the angry insects. Before they could
be rid Of them they were both fatally
stung. One Of the horses lived but one
hour, and the other about five hours.
The city Of Tifis, in the Russian Cau-
casus, has utilized its wealth of lumber
by covering four-mile race track with
q continuous line Of board sheds, four
teen feet high by twenty four wide.
Horse races are about the only popular
amusement of that barracks ridden COM
munity, and the citizens are determined
to get the benefit Of their privilege in
any kind Of weather.
In village in Somerset, England,
the following superstitious belief if
prevalent: s'During service in the
church, if the church clock strikes
while hymn is being sung, the teliei
is that some parishioner will die within
the week. So strong is this belief tina
the striking mechanism of the clock il
always stopped during services in which
hymns are sung.
An alligator and an English sparrow
were seen to engage in battle nea
Darien the other day. The gator pro
voked the fight by swapping ct the bird
which in turn few furiously at its ugl.
antagonist, aiming with precision at tn
saurian's eyes. The gator finally CAV
up the contest, and sought safety from
the sparrow's attacks by hiding itsel
under water.
| A NAN with an artificial face has beer
attracting attention at an English
waterinp-place. He has an artificla
cheek. eve and palate, fitted upon him
Nv q Bristol surgeon. He eats without
difficulty and speaks distinctly.s
Tn Warasdin. Croatia, = mother Of III
| wears gave away her maiden daughter o.
S3 10 q tramway conductor Of 46. The