Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-25

Old Mr.. Wiggs, we'll known weather
prophet of northern Idaho, announces that th,
winter yet to come will be the seserest eveI
known. He bases his prediction on the asser-
ton that the moon is away out OF its place ia
the hes vens, being several degrees further north
than usual, which, in bis opinion, is an uotail.
ing sign OF cold weather. II never knew i,
10 ia,," he said the other day, in discussing
ahe matter. ''1f the moon had only gone lit
aie way out OF its way wouldn't say word,
bu, here it is 1t least 5000 miles further north
lhan it has any business to be. Three times
now since have lived here this thing has hap
pened, and there has always been killing wea.
ther. One time it VAS so cold that the earth
cracked and men were frozen stiF standing up.
! never saw the moon SO far north before, how
ever, and tell you to look out Tor what is
coming" If old man Wigs will just keep
the moon on its northern course leng enough
to enable US TO gather sufficient ice for next
summers consumption, We w-uld then be glad
TO see it resume its normal place in the hesv-
ems. But the ice FIRST, by all means.
An Episode.
A correspondent, from Hill Top furnishes
us with the follow ing true story: "Ons night
last week, while sporting citizen of Hill Top
was sitting near Nsnjeuoy creek in,ently gaz-
i.e on three decoys, N aniic patton Of csptur.
ing duck or may h.pa goose, he suddenly saw
ahat appeared to be light close down to the
water edge. He curiosity being excited by SO
strange a phenomenon, be rose up to obtsin q
better view, when q sight met bis wondering
gaze that made his hair rise up and caused him
10 exclaim, BY Guinea, the marsh and creek
are all en- 6re!' The supernatural brightness
increased and the dszed sportsmen was endea-
vering in vain to recall the pray ers he learned
in youth, when from out the glare burst forth
a thunderous report, and Tor a moment his de-
coys seemed instinct with life. Soon the over
strained nerves OF The watcher were relieved BY
hearing q human voice exclsim With e,iden,
disgust, 'Humpb, they arc only decoys.' He
then discovered that " hat seemed to him \ su.
bsrnaiurnl brightness was caused by . ligh,
USED nightly BY some mus kr.t hunters TO daz.
10 be more easily captured while the terrific
.xp.t sion Ans made l.. their firing on the de-
co, s, mis,aking them for veritabls ducks. So
mu. for Mani. moy nerves and eyesight."
The vexaiieus Hook Puzsie.
Lately new puzzle has appeared, ovel
which our public officers. merchants snd ever
IN. .;rDd uditfrs h~vs ceased th.ir wnrk IN fir,
their brains and waste their time. it is callet
the "pot hook puzzle" and the story OF how j
originated is interes ting. A house painter o
Atlantic City d,sto, cred this dinbolical arrang'
nent and This is bis story 1--WE use that sot
ut "a hook, double one, 10 hang our paint pot
On ben we are painting from y ladder. On,
day in lutting my hooks into bag to carr!
them he me couple If them got caught. Well
AS they were OF no use TO me unless could sep
arate Them Sat down and worked 10 get then
apart. ] must have spent half an hour twist
ing and turnins the hooks and tugging snt
pulling, when suddenly, without any effort
they untangled themselves. This seemed 81
strange to me that tried to put them tsge,he
aud succeed d. l tLen showed the trick I,
some friends Of mine ut Atlantic City. Abou
three months after that was doing some woil
at The Brighton, and ut noon l showed ih'
trick 10 fellow " bile one Of the guests wa
looking over my shouldsr. Well. what doe
The guest do but pack his trunk, take the mex
train for New York-and now they are turn,n,
them out ut the rate Of 20, 900 minute, and
never made u cent cut Of it,"
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