Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1891-09-10


clad enthusiast was hauled on board. He
was treated to any number of cognacs,
wrapped in French naval cloak and
| preparations were made to convey him
back to quarters in the ship, when sud
denly he threw off the cloak, plunged
into the sea, and, still shouting "Vive la
France" returned home as he had come.
DIR. VERGARA, of Villacienzo, in the
province of Burgos, states that there is
in that village married woman, aged
forty eight, who for the last seventeen
years has taken no nourishment of any
kind; in fact, we are asked to believe
that nothing whatever has passed her
lips except a small amount of water,
which she takes every three or four days.
During all that time she has not left her
bed for a single moment; she lies there
in state of lethargy, which might be
mistaken for death but for occasional
slight movements of her body and
feeble moan which she utters when dis
turbed as by light falling on her face.
There seems to be no question of max
ing the case paying exhibition, as the
husband resolutely shuts his door against
mere sight-seers.
DIR. L. B. CLIFTON, a Georgia scien-
tist, claims to have made rather an odd
discovery. By the aid of microscope
of high magnifying powers he has de-
tected peculiar insect that infests pa
per money and is found nowhere else. 1t
is very minute in size and multiplies
with surprising rapidity. DIR. Clifton
counted more than 5000 of them ON an
old s. bill. He says that the money par
asite is acarus, and is closely related to
the spider. 1t is not a pretty animal; its
shape is obleng and fiat, and it is pro-
yided with four legs and a sharp bill. 1t
is never known to leave the paper on
which it lives, and it never becomes a
parasite on the human body
Ex-GovERNoR FURNAs of Nebraska tells
this story of Judge Broadly of Omaha.
On one occasion Judge Broadly left his
office, and on the outer door posted u
card with the words: "Back again in
ten minutes. Take seat and wait. !"
"At the foot of the stairs" says Gov.
Furnas, Judge Broadly happened to
remember that he had forgotten some
thing Slowly he climbed the steps and
once more he became submerged in his
own thoughts. AT the door of his own
Office he paused and read the card on the
door. Then the Judge deliberately sat
down and waited for himself to come
back"
THERE is a girl ten years old near
Pittsburg, Pa, who speaks only in a
language of her own invention, though
she reads and understands English. The
single person who can translate the pc
culiar tongue is an elder sister. A por-
ton of her vocabulary is as follows:
"Chy -chy-kyk," colt; "sofa," angry;
"phatoa," pleasure or fun; "tooky,
tuba" a strong rope; "mell," mamma;
"beloh," papa; "popo tikon," to swing
to and fro. Certain philologists are
studying this new speech with the hope
of discovering some facts as to the origin
of language.
A FARMER named Shut, living near
Sulphur Springs, was up at the cranberry
marsh at work, says the Cincinnati En-
quirer when he found six pretty round
eggs, and so greatly pleased was he at
their appearance that he picked them up
and put them in his pocket to take home
to the children. The warmth of his
pocket spoiled the eggs as playthings
for the children, for when he reached
home Mr.. Shut found that he had five
little black snakes in his pocket, one of
the eggs failing to hatch.
A COLUMBUS Qnd) musical freak is
called "Singbilly," though his proper
name is William Isintrigger. He plays
in Il peculiar manner with his lungs
any tune with distinctness and clear
ness that brings out every note as fully
as it can be brought out on any piano or
other musical instrument by the most ac-
complished performer. The effort fire.
queutly causes his body to writhe with
contortions and his features to pinch
with apparent pain, but he says it does
not hurt him.
The Oldest married couple in the world
is to be found in La Quinparte, MINI.
Mr.. Daniel Salisbury completed his one
hundred and third year on December IA, ,
and his wife is seven years older. They
were married in January, 1911. Until
recently this venerable pair lived by
themselves in log house on the Yellow
Bank River, and both are described as
being still in good health. On his one
hundredth birthday Mr.. Salisbury walked
to Bcllingham and back, distance of
seven miles each way.
A QUEER looking animal, that might
possibly be young sea serpent, has
been seen on the banks of stream near
Shieldsville, MINI. 1t was seen by only
one man, and he got but an unsatis-
factory look at it, the animal disappear
ing when he got close to it. He edescribes
the "what is it" us being the shape of u
cigar, brown in color and about twenty
five or thirty feet long. 1t is alleged
that beast that answers this description
was seen in the same neghborhood about
three years ago.
A CURIOUS wedding took place re-
Gently in Ashley, Northamptonshire,
England. The contracting parties were
man aged seventy-six and woman
aged seventy-seven. The bans had been
published in church fifty-six years ago,
but they separated and married different
people. The wife of one and the hus-
band of the other dying, they found
themselves at liberty to renew their en-
gagement, and have now married, pre-
sumably for the last time.
A HORSE belonging to man living
near Baltimore while grazing cut its
tongue with a blade of sword grass, from
which it bled to death.
A CITIZEN of Hart county, Ga, who is
over one hundred years old has lived
within five miles of his birthplace all OF
his life.