Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-10-03

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the greatest length allowed his species
ranging from seven to eight feet This
one is over nine feet. He is fif cen
inches in circumference and has twelve
iattles at present. some having been
broken off. He is diamond rattler, II
species confined to the Atlantic coast
from Florida to North Carolina and the
largest of all rattlers. The snake was
captured in Florida by two negros. who
make a business of killing them for
their hides. On account of his great
size they took this alive. They per-
formed the rather delicate operation by
aclng trap over hole in the sand
into which they had seen him crawn after
turtle. He was shipped North as q
present to Bird Kriper, of Carroiton,
who soon found himself with the biggest
kind of white elephant on his hands.
A PARTY is being organized in Oregon
to search for the famous Lost Cabin,
| which is supposed to contain 1000
ounces of gold, gathered many years
ago. A party of miners years ago, it is
said, discovered wonderfully rich dig
e;ngs somewhere on the Cascade Noun
tains and took out 1000 ounces of the
metal. One night they were surprised
by hostile Indians, and all but two we're
murdered. The survivors finally found
their way into the settlement of the
Willamette Valley nearly dead from
hardship and hunger. Their story
gained considerable belief, and they or
ganized party after party TO search for
the lost cabin, oil of which ended in
disaster and suffering. At this late day
Ia tin, or ,vifh Tho ,f
these men who died years ago, and will
licved to contain the richest diggings in
the world.
A MAN having been seen with a wheel
barrow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Wat
ham, Mass, in the night recently, an
Investigation was made, which led to
the discovery that dog had been buried
in the lot of H. X. Hall, Boston mer-
chant. Mr. Hall admitted that the ami
NAL had been buried by his orders by re
quest of his wife. He claimed that he
had right to do so. The trustees of
the cemetery referred to the City Solici-
tor, whose opinion in substance was that
no person has right under the form Of
deed issued to bury any dumb animal in
q lot; that any one so doing can be
legally restrained from it, and an in
junction served ON them. At the meet
ing of the Board Mr. Hall was ordered
to remove the remains of the dog.
Mr.. @. r. WINTERwooD. of Martins
vile, ILL.,, has had quite remarkable
experience with turtle. In 1874 he
caught small turtle, and, just for
amusement, cut the figures represent
ing that year on the under shell of the
reptile, and then turned it loose He
forgot all about the circumstance until
five years later, when he again captured
the terrapin. The mark was yet plainly
to be seen. He freshened it up and
then cut his initials, &C. r.. w." be-
meath it, after which he again turned it
loose. Recently he again found the
turtle, not fifty yards from where it was
the other two times, and it did not seem
to be particle larger. The marks are
still quite plain.
THE Emperor of Morocco is soon to
receive from London two handsome car
riages of Oriental design. A hanson cab of
green and gold, to be led by mules, is one
of them. The o.her is palanquin to be
carried by mules. The seat is so ar
iuhSOtt piiup tuu olu tloSS-
legged if he wants to. One of the most
suggestive features of the vehicle is
little cupboard on the right side con-
tanning n four. chambered revolver and
ammunition. On the other side is
sword and other weapons, also writing
materials. Has the Emperor heard that
the pen is mightier than the sword?
THE heads of the Danish police have
introduced a way of suppressing intem-
perance which is both simple and or
iginal. If man is found drunk in the
streets or at public places cab is hired
and he is taken home. If he is too in
toxicated to be communicated with, he
is taken to II police station and kept till
he is able to give his address, when he
is taken home by cab. The publican
who has gwen the last glass of drink to
the victim is made responsible for the
cab fares, which sometimes amount to
considerable sum.
AERIAL navigation has reached this
surprising stage of progress: At the
late Partisan " Congress on the use of
balloons and carrier pigeons in time of
war, it was resolved "that aeronauts in
time of war should be treated as belli-
gerents if they were soldiers, but as
spies if they We're spies. M. Janssens,
of the Academy of Sciences, expressed
his belief that in the next century the
prOb1em of aerial uayi ootion Uor1ll ba