Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-17

A&- quartet was especial,
unlucky in his pisca
toral venture, aud was soon out of pocke
$40, and down to his last quarter. Fl,
wanted to break up the compact bu
the others wouldn t let him. inst tber
he stole one OF the fishes caugbt h,
another OF the party, slipped it upon hi,
hookand into the water. He soon landac
ltwlth great deal of splutter and noise
ana received six bits. When the other.
were not looking he replaced it on hi.
nook and again went through the act o.
landing fish. He managed to work
the dodge until he had not only got back
his $4.25. but broke the rest Of the
crowd.
SOME time ago store in the town oil
Perry, Mo, was robbed and about 5000
worth of clothing stolen. SUSPICION
ISL on Henry King, young man OF
good character, but no arrest was made.
as the majority of the people believed
MN innocent. Three weeks after the
ROBBERY the people We're astonished al
the news that King had married wo.
man hfteen years his senior. Shortly
aterward the young husband attempt.
ca suicide by taking poison. While his
friends were at work trying to save him
: he told them it was true that he was
guilty OF the robbery and the fact was
only known to one other person. the
woman he married. She secured proof
OF his guilt before the marriage and
ca'ilng HIM up showed her proofs and
told HIM that she would give him his
choice OF marrying her or going to the
Penltentiary. He pleaded in vain that
ne was too young to marry yet and that
she was old enough to be his mother.
The old girl knew the value of her hand
and was relentless. Honeymoon or the
JAIL was her utimatum, and the poor
fellow wllted and consented to be mar
RED. After hard work the doctors saved
MN, and he says he prefers the peniten-
tiary to his antique spouse. The wo.
man was spinster and her reputation
was without flaw.
POLICE LIEUTENANT VIM. b. DAILY, of
Boston, is undergoing rigorous treat
ment to get cured OF spinal trouble
caused by fall from horse car in 1887.
1t IS nothing more nor less than
systematic course of hanging.
lie is suspended by the neck until he is
almost unconscious, this process being
the only way in which the spinal chord
can be properly strengthened The ma.
chine is shaped very much like a gal
lows. 1t consists Of an iron rod, with
eyes In the centre and hooks at each
end, In which are loops that pass down
under each shoulder to take the strain
OH the patients neck. Along the hori-
zontal bar is series of notches, from
which hang the supports for the head
and chin. Lieutenant Days head is
placed IN the support. and he is then
swung from the floor. He says tho ex-
perience is anything but pleasant, but
ms cure is being effected lie keeps at
it. He is generally strung up about
two minutes and half. When released
he cannot stand, and it is fully five min
utes before he RECEIVERS from the effect
of the hanging. He has ceatrol of his
lower limbs now. while IN than six
months ago he staggered IisS drunken
man.
IT was not iackdaw. EsD that of
Rheims, that was the causs 81 all the
servants in certain houaszsld in Ber-
I'm pelng dismissed suus3arly some
iour years ago but a valuaSe ring did
disappear IN an unacconntab!s way, and
its loss gave rising to much shedding Of
tears and commotion. - Jewel has
now been found, and all 70 explained,
but IN marvellous manner. The gar
dener was trimming some trees in the
grounds OF the house few days ago,
and discovered the missing trlnket lying
on u Dough, where it had braved the
breeze, snow and rain all these years
Here it would doubtless il timc have
grown into the tree, to have been the
subject in after years OF scientific specu-
lation, had not the eyes OF the hortIcul-
turist been especially sharp GU the
morning in question. 1t IS supposed
that the little circle of gold adorned
with precious stones had ncen ie't on
the breakfast table ana tnat Tue scr,
want IN shaking Inc tap'c cio,n oul =.
tho window, mad unwittlng'y thrown ~
away WITH the crumbs.
A FRIEND in Wisconsin tells me OF an
amusing incident he poticed in tho
woods up there, says writer in Forest
and Stream. Himself and companion
we're riding along together when there
suddenly stepped into the road ahead OF
them little army Of skunks- one Old
skunk and five half grown kittens.
(<or M