The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-02
CURIOUS FAcrs

John Rink, Of Jenner Town,,,.
has colt, which when six n,p, mp Pend
weighed S14 pounds. months
Lockjaw resulted from ,ho
ceived by boy at Pittsb,,n injury
struck in the back with an nSn,s S1 "no
The camel is used successfrnr
animal in Australia, and is coo,;s > apaeS
perior to the mule for that rerion ''d
The Government at preser,i.
% gold piece, but it genernlly Coming cOulnlns
cents. NV ahd I'D
There is advertised for sale :, W
tershirc, England, a piece Of nro,,' \, "Orcet
a lease which has 17i1 years yo, r,s,ps"y .y 4
1t was made for 2O0O years in lG0o ,o 'ua
Frank Crone, a wealthy mo-oh.
Erie County, Ohio. has been mo,ri.s lou,
his sisters granddaughter Tn"
Is sixty-iivc and the bride twcr,t, s,OO
There has been discovered non. y. 'V
Cal, the stump of u sequoia which w
feet from the ground, measures so.. 20
feet in diameter and 1876 feet /, ~. s
ference. '"ca1
The operator Of an electric car q. n..
burg reversed the current very s,55
and the iron work became So b.'lSy
charged that two passengers rcco;.oj ,,'1'
we're shocks.
John Slago, Of Audenried Pom.
to have been married, bui on bis -
day he was accidcntly shot in III,
and badly hurt while hunting wild
keys for the wedding feast.
The soil Of Bradford COUNTY p.
said to impart peculiar gloss Ia ~.
berries, making them look as il vo,,;,s.,
and giving the berries beautiful -
ance. 1t is due to the silica in ,b.' l.s
A Pocahontas County CW. Va. .s..
in the shape of u woman in white ~.
ing IA belt stuck full of revolver, ,-.
out to be nothing but the shadow .
tree rs thrown against u wall bys So.
lamp.
A farmer, driving from Norb,n,..
TO Akron, Ohio, was attracted bv
appeared to he large tree an :,
blaze of fire. Investigation revealed -
lact that the phenomenon was ,irs~
brilliant phosphorescent display. "
A line drawn from the centre n 4.
heel to the centre of the great IA.
called the Meyers line" 1t ,bov,s.
the range of the feet is scarcely eyre,
same in two individuals. and. ,ha-t,
to expect IA fit from uniform last, /, nr
pect the impossible.
Martin Ericsson, of North D,.,
stumbled and fell while walking sc,.v
piece of land from which some u,j..
brush had just been cut. In falivh
opened his mouth and fell on j,5
grub ten inches high. The point a.
tered his brain and he died almost, /,
stantly.
John Peyton, Of Maine, was apparent
rs healthy man as there was IN n
State. lie was sitting in chair whs,
friend came up, spoke to him, "a
slapped him familiarly on the Should.
He died instantly. The autopsv 4gel
no evidence of heart failure or ap1ssr,
and the cause of his death i, a mytr
G. l.. Alexander has on exhibita d
his store in Madison, n. D., q ven p.
feet little specimen of the fnny rk,
presented him by his friend Wiad
Laughlin. 1t came forth from ~
foot artesian well twenty mile, ,ouhTS
of Howard. This well, it is said, icn
with II wonderful force, and throws q
small fish freely during the ,pna. u
summer.
About two years ago sever ia
burst the bark of an orange tree ST A.
burn, Cal, all around lear the gtni
and it subsequently fell OIL, I@yl.1
space of from eight to twelve inchs 4
the tree without any bark. S,Ia
upper part of the tree lived and s i-a
and thrifty to-day, bearing fruit. ls
fact of tree living after being ce
pletely girdled is probably uaF~
dcnted.