Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-11-06

On returning from church, Lafayette
| (Ga) man saw what seemed to be two
small snakes about the size of lead pen
Gil and eight or ten inches long. They
were barely moving. On closer exami-
nation, instead Of a snake it was found
to be mass of little measuring worms,
each about three-sixteenths of an inch
long. BY moving in this manner they
escaped the dust, which would have been
fatal to them if they had separated.
AN authenticated case of human nose
that had been cut off being restored is
told of in a medical paper. Operations
of the character are often heard of, but
almost invariably the reports lack con
firmation. The patient was young man
employed In cotton mill, and the oper-
alton was performed by DR.. Kelley, of
Griffin Ga. The organ was cut clearly
off by a rapidly revolving belt, and had
remained where it had fallen for about
an hour. II was washed carefully and
every antiseptic precauEon used, and
healed in the course of week.
A FRENcHMAN has invented gun that
is fired off with carbonic acid gas, which
has pressure of 800 lbs. per square inch,
and which fires from 100 to 500 consecu-
tive shots, at cost of two cents, without
noise or smoke, or smell This will revo-
lutionize gunnery. All the kings and
emperors are talking about it. The
French are trying to adapt i. to artillery.
AN electric railway is being built in
Siam. It's to extend from Bangkok to
Pagnam, distance of thirty miles, and
is to cost $400, 900. Siamese capital is
invested in the enterprise, and so great
a faith have the native moneyed men in
the enterprise that they have also incor-
poratcd company for the installation of
an electric light plant for the city of
Bangkok. Electricians claim, and with
apparent reason, that the civilizing influ-
cnces of electricity in It's various appli-
cations is far greater that that of all the
missionaries ever sent out.
A CASE of suttee which is unusual in
China, although it is regarded as great
virtue, is reported, says the London Tises,
from the neighborhood of Foochow.
The victim was young woman, twenty
four years of age, whose husband died
of leprosy early in the year. She was
childless and had none except distant
relatives to depend upon for support.
She had, therefore, she said, no alterna-
tive but to commit this act of self
sacrifice AS soon as her intention be-
came known, she received several invita-
tons to grand banquets. all of which she
accepted and enjoyed as if there were to
be no sequel. After a special feast of
this character, she assembled stage con-
structed for the purpose, where the vii
lage elders came to make their obeisances,
each three times, as if she were already
a canonized saint, The signal having
been given by firing off gun, she
assembled scaffold with her hands un-
pinioned, ard there, in sight of all,
strangled herself. Her body was placed
in coffin, which was duly preparedIb be-
forehand. 1t is said that the Emperor
will grant tablet extolling her virtue
as soon as the Viceroy of the province
represents the case to the throne.
ABOUT five miles south OF Dubuque,
Iowa, there stands on the bank of the
Mississippi rickety one-story frame
shanty, inhabited by mysterious old
man knoWH only Dy tne name OF 'OlQ
Fritz" His occupation is that of fish
erman and in order to increase his hoard
he deals out poor whisky by the glass to
the railroad laborers who happen that
way. His hair is long and matted, his
figure is bent with age, his clothes
ragged, and altogether he presents most
revolving appearance This old man lives
on dogs. He is the only man in the world
that is known to make regular diet of
dog meat. In an old shed attached to his
house he keeps from fifteen to twenty
dogs, of all sizes and breeds. He feeds
them well, and when one becomes fat and
juicy he kills it and dimes off its rich sir
loins. He is continually procuring new
animals, which he picks up along the
highways or in the city, or purchases for
few pennies from boys. "Old Fritz
enjoys his strange diet and thrives upon
it. He seldom offers any to visitors, and
is unwilling to talk about his peculiarities
to strangers. He has, however. been
heard to say that the flesh of the dog is.
in his judgment, preferable to that of any
other animal