Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-07-24
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Show that Truth ia
Stranger than Fiction.

LURES winch snow that Truth is
' Stranger than Fiction.
The skeleton of colossal animal has
been discovered near Highgate, Canada,
lhe whole of the teeth, eight in number
aour IN the upper and four in the lower
Jaw, Nave been found complete. They
arc eight inches long and rather more
IMAM three inches and half broad.
Inc structure of the teeth indicates that
they have served admirably for the
grinding and mastication of tough, hard
vegetable substances. A broken piece
OF one OF the tusks measures about nine
teet eight inches. In its complete state
1t must have been from twelve to four
teon feet long. 1t is slightly curved,
ana It's circumference at the thickest
part Is twenty-four inches. These are
some OF the bone measurements Hind
leg, from the thigh to the knee Joint,
~ inches, circumference, 50 inches !;
two foreleg bones--the humerus- from
the shoulder blade to the knee Joint. 8
teet four inches in length and 5 feet d
lnchesln circumference The atlas Joint.
upon which the head is set. has a
breadth of IS inches. The shoulder
blade measures 3 feet Q inches by 9
leet l inch In the widest part. The
longest RIB IS 81 inches, and has a cir
cumfercnce of 10 inches. The lower
Jaw, the inferior maxiiary bone, meas
ures 8 feet. The length of the animal,
gagged by the measurements of the
bones found, is, from the point of the
nostrll to the foot of the tail, about %
feet This is greater than that of the
celebrated mastodon discovered near
Newburgh, N. Y, in lS45.
FORTY years ago Masen Evans, a school
teacher in Monroe County, Tennessee.
was jiltcd by young lady. He forswore
communication with fellow-men and
buried himself in the mountains. He
has become celebrated through that whole
section as the wild man of the Chill
howee." He has maintained an unbroken
silence during ali these years. keeping
away from the haunts of men and living
N the almost impenetrablc Businesses OF
inc mountains. Occasionally he would
accept offerings Of clothing to cover his
nakedness. Several men in Athens,
Fem, employed party of colored men
70 capture him, and he was brought to
Inattapcoga for exhibition The police,
hearUg OF the affair, arrested the entire
parry, and Evans returned to his hermit
rsort His forty years of unbroken
silence has made him forget the use of his
vocal organs. He seems to understand
I some things spoken to him, but very
little. lie is of pleasant countenance,
though his gray hair is unkempt and
scragyy, and his beard matted and dirty.
His Feet are bare, and the skin as tough
9sleathcr. He is large Of frame, and as
Strong as q hon. With nothing but an
oakcn staff lie has battlcd with the wild
beasts OF the mountains and hunted the
bear and deer for his winter supply of
food
Z CuEx p4sants in Belgium have q pecu-
:, ;. ,s,,,uso pr smashing the telegraph in
VT ''''" ~ as they have cultivated the
9o,, 'i,a 1T Of stone throwing to a point
{ Y. ,. erahle excellence, the destruc-
N OF tho be insulators has of late become
nds Of tious question. An unbreakable
i ysulas Twas devised which was sunk in
> \ preceding cover of galvanized iron;
Nut this was found to be both extremely
'v,fesvy and extremely costly Another
y .ystem was adopted. As it was thought
tkhat the large white insulator offered an
irresistible attraction to individuals Of a
destructive turn of mind, it was decided
TO try the effect of less obtrusive color.
and the porcelain enamel was colored q
gTeyish brown, the color Of the posts.
making it difficult to distinguish the in
ysulator from its support. A line was
selected and provided with 102 insulators
Of each kind arranged alternately. In
one year twenty-five Of the white insula-
tors were broken, but only thirteen of
the colofcd. All broken white insulators
are now replaced by brown ones.
CURTIS Hicks, Of Racine, Wis, is as
Nhpnipletely an ossitied man as was the
Yalnous Jonathan Bass. The feet. toes,
yk1Raaas. legs, knee-ioints and even the
Vhip-joipts are perfcctly ossiiied--in fact,
isolid and stiff as q bone--and the skin of
Ahard, reddish color The arms, hands,
81 gers and all the joints of the same are
~ IKE condition. The jaws and teeth
are set and a cracker can only be forced
between the teeth. The body is in 4
nprfectly healthy condition and his mind
y. flcar, Mr.. Hicks was first taken SICK,
April 26, 1879. He worked all day, went
home, did his chores and went to bed AT
about II. 20 that night he was awakened
with q pain in his right side. Doctors
pronounced it pleurisy, but were unable
20 give any relief, and since July, 1880,
Mr.. Hicks has not moved from his bed.
Within the past few weeks he has re-
Tcd offers from dime museum men
30ughout the country, but has avoided