Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-01-09

uANf nave doubtless near0 OF the
ANGUS travelling stones of Aust ALA.
3imilar curiosities have recently been
onnd in Nevada, which are described
IS almost perfectly round, the majority
M them as large as a walnut and of an
IRONY nature. When distributed about
Upon the floor, table or other level sur
face, within two or three feet of each
other, they Immediately begin travelling
toward common centre and there lie
huddling up in a bunch like lot of
eggs in a nest. They are found in a
region that is comparatively level, and
Is nothing but bare rock Scattered
over this barren region are little basins
from few feet to rod or two in diane
ter, and it is in the bottom of those that
the rolling stones are found. They are
from the size of pea to five or six
inches in diameter. The cause of these
stones rolling tose her i, doubtless, to
lie found in the material of which they
are composed, which appears to be load
stone or magnetic iron ore.
The folly of practical Jokes was illus
trated at Minneapolis, Mimi, on Hal
lowe,en night. At a party of young
people, among whom was young lady
OF eighteen named Lottie Larson; after
o. number of games some one suggested
that the future should be penetrated by
means Of looking glass, the suppose
ton being that If a person walk down.
stairs backward and peer into a looking
glass he or she will see the face of his or
her future life companion. When Miss
Larson went down the s'airs the COM
pany above was startled by shrek, and
on rushing down found her in swoon.
When brought TO, she told her friends
that she had seen face resembling that
attributed to the devil. Miss Larson
has since been taken down with brain
fever, and the physicians say the chances
of recovery are slight. It is thought
that some one played practical joke
upon her.
On the farm of Captain Isaac Green,
In the town of Surrey, Me, there stands
q big tree which had peculiar origin.
In 1912 Captain Green's grandfather at
tended court at Castine, and, on depart
ing for home, he cut switch from a
willow tree to use as cane, the journey
being made on foot. On arriving at his
home, Grandfather Green stuck his lit
tie willow switch into the ground. where
the soil was soft aud spongy, and
thought nothing more of it. The twig
took root, however, and was soon grow
ing vigorously. To-day the walking
stick OF 1872 is tree measuring 20 feet
around the trunk, having limbs that
grit seven, eight, nine, and ten feet, and
extending its branches in circle rs
feet in diameter. 1t is still a vigorous
tree, and will doubtless stand for many
decades to come.
JOE CASPER, member of the City
Council, indianapolis, has the oldest
watch-charm in existence. Several
years ags two of his toes were amputa-
ted, and he preserved them in alcohol.
Afterward the bottle was broken, and
then Councilman Casper threw them
In box i'll the garrett, where they re-
manned until recently. Meanwhile they
had petritied, and turned black as coal,
as well as becoming hard as rock.
Though shrunken in size, they contin-
ued perfect in form, and so he had them
gold mounted, and now wears them pen
dant from his watch chain. He claims
they have brought him good luck since
being worn in this fashion, and that he
is not now compelled 10 carry rabbit
foot in his left vest pocket.
TRAMP, the four-year- hound own
ed by Ira A. Rowland, of Lehigh town
ship, near Scranton, Pa, not having
enough sport to satisfy him, started out
the other day on hunting trip alone.
He started 39O-pound bear and drove
it toward the river, giving it a hot chase
Mr.. Rowland heard the dog baying and
went out to ascertain the cause. He
banged away with his right barrel, and
the bear tumbled headlong into the
river. He wasn't dead and he foun-
dered hard to reach the opposite bank,
but Mr. Rowland sent another bullet in
to his head and finished him. Then the
hound sprang into the water, grabbed
the bear by the ear and did his best to
pull the carcass to the bank.
A GOOD story is told about young
Rockland, Maine, couple recently mar
ried. They were plentifully beshowered
with rice as they left for the noon train
after the wedding, but on the cars they
assumed the airs of an old married
couple, hoping to escape detection.
They got out at the Union station, Port
land, and as it was raining the groom
spread the protecting folds of his new
umbrella over his bride. AS the nm.
brella went up, two quarts of rice which
had been carefully slowed within came
down. The hurrying throng saw the
rice. the blushing couple, and " caught
on"
A MAN in Aristook County, Me-, claims
TO have spent three days in the top of q
pine tree without food or water. He
climbed up ninety feet to get to an
eagles nest. 1t was Norway pine,
with very smooth bark, and he used
climbers similar to those used by tele-
graph linemen. When he got to the
nest he was taken sick, and dared moi
descend for fear of falling. He made a
resting place for himself and managed
to hang on until his giddiness left him.
when he descended.
JOSEPH DRyRy, of Baldwin, Kan
" lie o., ult'rg, ian his hand into 8
hole in stump after what he thought
was rabbit, when he was severely bit
ten by skunk. The hand and arm be
came very painful and swelled consider
ably. In two weeks he became delirioui
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