Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-12-24
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adyen-
lures Which Show that Truth is
Stranger than Fiction.

Stranger than Fiction.
THE American bark Hesper arrived al
San Francisco one day recently from
Kobe, after an excellent passage OF
twenty-seven days, with full cargo of
tea and graphic account of an expert
ence with submarine volcano, hot sea
water, and sulphurous gases. Capt.
Sodergren states that about 6.45 u, IN.
b one day, while lying at anchor in Kobe,
the bark received sudden shock that
caused the masts TO strain and creak.
Some of the standing rigging snapped
like piece of twine and all hands were
thrown from their feet. The vessel
pitched heavily and caused one of the
crosstrees to break from its fastenings
and fall on deck. The waters became
still an hour later and the bark put to
sea. Early in the morning, two days
later, when about seventy-fve miles off
the Japan coast, the bark was almost
thrown on her beams ends by the sudden
eruption of a submarine volcano. The
water became so hot that when sea was
shipped on deck the crew took to the rig
ging. The heat became so intense that
the pitch in the deck was melted and the
seams opened. "Great blasts of hot air
with strong sulphurous SMELL" said the
Captain yesterday, "would come up from
the breaking surface of the ocean and
almost sutfocate us for the moment. Then
the membrane of the nostrils became irri
y ted, causing us all to have fit of
sneezing. This phenomenon lasted for
several hours. L have had all | want of
the Japan side for some time to come
THIRTY-sIx years ago, in 1866, b. f.
Dowell, then resident of Cow Greek, in
Southern Oregon, owned mule valued
at $500. In that year some of Uncle
Sans wards, the Sioux or Bannocks,
killed that mule, and Farmer Dowell
swore mighty oath that Uncle Sam
should pay for it. To their cost, con-
gressmen, senators and secretaries, not
to mention department officials, know
how well Dowell has kept his VOW.
Through eighteen congresses and nine
administrations he has been persistent,
in season and out of season, in pressing
MS claim. Vigorous, aggressive and
persistent, he was never the typical dis
appointed claimant, heart-sick with wait
ing the slow action of an ungrateful gov
ernmeEt, but rather thorn in the flesh
and an aggravation to the dilatory pow
ers. AT last his reward came, and he
stood concrete illustration of all the
adages which, foretell the triumph of
perseverance,. Slowl y the opposition to
his demand wore away under his constant
attrition, and few days ago Dowell
stood with Uncle Sans promises to pay
the bearer 5000 in his hands, and that
mule was paid for.
ga CORRESPONDENT in the native dis
trict of Waiapu," says the Evening Post
of New Zealand, draws frightful pic
ture of the condition of the Maories.
Fever is very prevalent, and it is very
saddening to see how the Maories neglect
to use the most ordinary precautions for
isolation. They will persist in sitting in
most sitting atmosphere in the pres
ence of both dead and dying. In many
settlements the population seems to have
become fatalists, and are resorting to old
superstitions and using incantations and
ridiculous travesty of spirit rappmg.
these influences are most depressing,
and no comfort or consolation is offered
the sick people, who are sadly neglected,
preparations for the death feast often
taking place before the eyes of dyiug
persons. Harewera, an old man, i'll with
fever, was allowed to wander, and fell
into a swamp. He lay there some time,
and ate earth worms to satisfy his hunger.
He also actually bit a piece out of his
own arm and sucked his blood He then
crawled into his own place, fell into the
fire, and soon died. Nuta, schoolboy
recovering from fever, was allowed to
wander into the swamp, and died in two
days of relapse, and was buried without
u medical certificate"
| HAVE seen half dozen recent in
stances of lives saved by canine sagacity,
writes u correspondent. Hassan, Chi
cago dog, was chained in yard. His
master was owner of saloon, and six
men, heavy with drinking, slept in u
room over tho bar A fire broke out,
and was creeping steadily over the roof
of u shed into the room of the sleepers
The dog by determined efforts broke his
chain. He could not force the door, and
was obliged to dash through the transom.
Then he leaped up the staircase and
broke into the room where his master Law
He was obliged 10 pull him from the bed
to the window. The man was at last
aroused, and in turn aided in getting out
of the house all of the occupants. But
poor llassan was so exhausted that he
fell back into the flames and perished.
j do not believe him to have been less
moral or less worthy of immortality than
the people he rescued.
Ir appears, from letter from one who
knows, that the black fellows of Aus
tralia knew long ago of the home loving
instincts of the bee and made use of the
knowledge thus: They used to wait till
they spied bee sucking honey from u
flower, and then gently dropped upon his
back a piece of swansdown. The bee,
Immediately feeling something was amiss
with him, started for home, perhaps to
seek bee doctors advice as this strange
malady. Owing to the little bit of white
upon his back, the keen eyes of the ma
tives we're able to follow the insect in his
homeward flight running, of course, their
hardest to keep pace with him. At last
he reached his desired haven, and then
the natives knew where the honey was
hidden, and of course, aviled themselves
of tais knowledge to help themselves to
as much as they wished for.
AARON NASH, TN eccentric character
has died at Windemer, Conn. He was
70 years of age. For years he had re-
sided in an old house with his sister. The
house was much dilapidated, being with,
out windows and doors, unpainted, and
with very little furniture. The other
occupants of the house were cats and
dogs, rabbits, white rats, two hogs, cali