Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-01-14

OIL tne hopper had penetrated the pool
fellows eye and were giving him great
pain. The saw-like legs had almost COM
pietely filled up the eye. placed him
under the influence Of ether and began
the operation of extracting the grass
hopper's legs. After tedious lob / sue.
oeeded in removing the impediment, and
the man got well without his sight being
affected.
DAVID RAUDEBAUGH, prominent citi-
zen OF Mechanicsburg, Ohio, had tooth
which caused him considerable pain. On
q recent night he retired as usual, with
the intention of visiting the dentist
the following morning and having the
molar extracted. Upon awakening in
the morning he was startled by finding
his pillow and shirt bosom covered with
blood, and an investigation disclosed the
tooth lying upon the bed-clothing close
by. He had suffered no pain sufficient
to awaken him during the night, and how
the tooth ever became detached from
his jaw remains a mystery which is not
likely ever to be explained. A number of
Spiritualists in the community claim to be
able to furnish key to the mystery
and say that they had knowledge that
the extracting of the tooth would occur as
it did.
The story told by Col. Knollys of the
way the Kimberley Kafiirs smoke cigars
with the lighted end in the mouth was
related recently. Travellers on the 18th
mus of Panama and in Central and
South America say that the same queer
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On the 1sthmus, however, it is confined
to women, the native Indians, and half
breeds. Nearly all the women smoke in
that manner. They do not tuck the
tongue in the check, as it is said the
Katfirs do, but press it down in the bot
tom of the mouth. Many persons who
have tried the method say there is some
thing peculiarly pleasant in that kind of
n smoke.
LYMAN PUssHEE, of Dennysville, Me-,
had unique experience in hunting deer
He was lying in wait for deer when,
almost without warning, three fine ami
mails came into an opening short dis
tance from the place of his concealment;
they were two docs and u buck. Open
ing fire, one of the does fell, and the
others ran away. Pusshee, still remain
ing in hiding, was soon rewarded by the
return of the buck to his dead mate. A
shot, followed by others, failed to bring
the noble fellow down, and again and
again did he return, until eleven shots
had been fired at him, when he fell
victim to constancy.
A PHYSICIAN who spent some time in
the countries bordering on the Gulf of
Mexico, found n curious body of men
among the natives called Curados de
Calebra, or the safe from vipers. Hav-
ing been inoculated with the poison of
the serpents they wers proof against
their venomous bites. The incubation
was made with the venom tooth of IA viper
and the bulb of native plant called
mano del sapo (toad's HANDY. The pre-
ventive inoculation has been an old Gus
tom among the natives of that region.
One of the biggest rocks ever moved
in the course of railroad construction in
this country was recently excavated ou
the line of the Mexican Southern by
Col. Lamar. The giant boulder was 120
feet in height and measured 1000 cubic
metres. Six dynamite cartridges were
placed under the rock after she men had
excavated as much earth as possible and
" ere fired one after another. At the
sixth explosion the big fellow rolled over
out of the way.
A BLACKSMITH in Belfast, Me-, relates
that forty years ago, when he was an ap-
prentice, his employer bought u super
annuated horse for 80 cents, ordered him
to shoe the animal, and sold it, with its
four new shoes, for rs cents. The ap-
prentice was so incensed at having his
work valued at only % cents that he took
an oath then and there never to shoe an
other horse, and he never has, although
he has been in the blacksmith business
ever since.
The Rev. S. Zehner, of Berwick,
Penn, awoke suddenly from deep sleep
and found that his false teeth were miss
ing. He thought he felt choking SEN
sation. Two doctors were sent for.
They could give no relief The minister
gasped for breath. He bade farewell to
his family and thought he was going to
die. His little daughter soon found the
missing teeth in bureau drawer, when
the patient at once recovered.
A CURIOUS discovery has been made at
Halstead, near Cambridge, England, as
to the cause of fire which took place
there. On taking off the roof of the
house which had been on fire, it was
found that a quantity of straw stuff and
rubbish had been carried by birds be-
tween the roof and the ceiling of the
upper room, and this had been ignited
from hole in the chimney. About two
sacks of rubbish had been accumulated.