The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-03-01
NEWS AND OTHER NorINGs

ing hole in his coat and shirt, and tearing
1 out the pocket
IA devil fish, 20 feet IN length, attacked
! a boats crew of Victoria, b c, the other
( day. and almost succeeded in throwing the
men into the water.
Wedding rings were used py the an
cause OF supposed connection OF a vein IN
that member with the heart.
king George Ill of England had a
watch no. larger than a 8 cent piece, VIII ch
had 40 darts. the whole not weighing
quite so much as a 1O-cent piece.
Mrs. Kate Conaway. OF Penfield. Clear
field county, will be % years old II she lives
until June. Her bodily health is good. but
her mind is warped on religions matters.
There is a haunted mill at Marsh all. Ill.
The machinery Is heard running at night,
exactly as IL water were turned on. The
people are unable to explain the mystery,
and few are bold enough to go near the mill
after dark
Miss Minnie Marseales. a Young Iadv of
Norwalk. O.. died in a dentists chair on
Friday. She had taken chIoroform prepar-
atory to having teeth drawn, and II caused
her heart 70 cease beating. II is thought
she was affected with heart disease.
John DeHnett, OF Santa Cruz, Cal. re-
Gently found a two headed snake about a
foot long. The heads were distinctly sep
arate and both were perfect. The heads
were little oyer an inch in length. When
aroused the snake would throw forked
tongue out of each head simultaneously. as
If they were one.
"A Young lady who gave her name as
Miss Mary Donovan, ran from a fast run
ming Lake Shore train at Erie, Pa, on Fri
day and flung herself off the rear platform.
She was t1GhtfuIly manRled- She explains
that she was asleep. and being on the way
from Boston to Pittsburg. was confused
when she left her seat.
"A man fishing off Beacon Hill, in BrIt>
fish Columbia. was attacked by an octopus
(devil fish) 20 feet in length. The fish fas-
tened itself to the boat, retaining its hold of
the rocks beneath, and almost succee ded In
upse.tInR the boat. A large hook thrown
out caught in the fish, which made ex
swapping the stout line siIken thread.
A farmer in East Corinth. Ne. wouldn't
give a copper for bounty on crows. He is
When he gets his corn planted he carries
out two coops. each holding a rooster, and
sets them on the two ends OF his field. AS
soon as it begins to grow light the roosters
begin to challenge each other and their
music scsres all the crows away.
An unknown man was killed on the
Panhandle railroad at NImick. Ohio. sta
ton Saturday morning. The body was
brought to the morguS. and when the un-
dertakeEs went to prepare the body they
| found it dressed In 4 Pai7 of pantaloons, 9
shirts. , vests. 2 coats and pair Of socks.
/ The man was evidently a tramp, about 30
| years OF age. He was struck by the Wash
! inRton express.
To the inquirinG minds of the citizens of
/ Freehold, y. j., is due the discovery that a
| pig has no brains \ discussion upon this
| subject arose, and 10 settle the question 1t
was decided TO sacrifice the most intelligent
| pig the community. and have his brain sci
| entificslly analysed. After the pig was
killed the head was examined and found 70
be brainless. The cavity IN which the brain
should have been was extraordiu arily small
and empty.
There is a maiden lady In a city not far
| from ElbertOn, Ga, who is so constituted
that she cannot live out of water but a short
while at a time. After remaining away
from bathtub for a couple of hours she
commences to faint and almost suffocates
and TO procure relief must at once cover her
entire body in cold water She has in her
room pool of fresh water, aud in this she
spends greater part of her time, both
winter and summer.
Speaking Of strong men, New Liner
lex, Me-, has one. Mr.. Alex Willette, whC
downs them all. Last week while chop
ping trees, one of the crew felled fir A
feet in length and inches at the top. and
wager was made with Mr.. Wihette that b,
couldn't lift and carry 1t a certain distance
At the first attempt, however. he picked i
mp and walked off with It. The cou,biner
strength OF two other men was not suffi
cient to raise it from the snow.
The insidious character OF the DANCE
lurking In electric light wires in the Stree
was further exemplified the other Gay il
Baltimore Two individuals conyersipl
close by an iron awning post were observe,
To fall suddenly to the ground. broker
telephone wire had established eommunica
ton between the electric light wire and tn
framework of the awning. The strength O
current was doubtless divided and the vic
tins eventually recovered their senses
A Japanese, after 20 wears OF labor, re
search and experiment, has patented an H.
vention for walking on the water. sort o
shoe made OF wood. of paper, Of iron and o
gum elastic Its shape is elliPticai, aud it !
Joined with belt OF salvage and gutts per
1 D - N,,A. Il.
locmotion, but it claims to go nearly
league an hour. The whole thing does nc
weigh more than two and oue.half pound:
and it allows the veyager to carry with hir
about tw enty ave bounds OF baggage.
Mrs. Vanderbilt wanted to give a te
last week, and she wanted Josef Hoff
man, the pianist, to play on the occasion
: but he was engaged to give concert 70
Manager Abbey. &c whom she tried to pr,
vail to give mp the concert. "I can't d
that. " said he. How much will the con
cert bring you ?'' she inquired. The repI
was s.. 900. Very WE'LL" said Mrs Var
, derbilt. You will send Hoffman to me q
, axactly on Wednesday. Give me PEI
, Thanks. Kindly give me receipt for th
, check. Yes; it is IS. ooe. Good morning
And Hoffman played at that tea.
"A marriage of somewhat romantic na
ture took place at Portland, Ind, last weel
: Elram Clem. of Harrison, Mo, and Luc
.. Miller. resident OF Pennsylvania, met b
agreement, neither having before seen Il
? other, the acquaintance having grown oil
of an advertisement in a matrimonial pape
. The courtship and engagement were cor
Quoted entirely by correspondence. tt
lady, by agreement. was to wear bros
white ribbon he had sent her as the insign