The free press., 1893-05-04


| and active and his hope is to live until
he can see his great-great- great-grand-
son.
JOIN LAWSON of North Perry, Me-,
felled an enormous pine stick which had
long been landmark and had peep seen
| for miles and miles around. " ME
cutting the old monster into sled length,
Mr.. Lawson found hollow section IN
which some 2S4 bats by actual count nao
taken up their winter quarter. Build
ing fire under them, they soon became
quite lively, flying about until, overcome
by the cold, they once more lapsed into
the comatose state.
PEOPLE who have taken the Lake
Superior steamers at Port Arthur nave
noticed the high, long dyke OF pasait
that pushes into the water from tne
northern limit of Thunder Bay. The In
dams believe that this ridge is the grave
of Hiawatha. or, as he is called there,
1Ianibozho, and few red men pass the
spot without dropping few beads or
pipeful of tobacco in the water as an
oblation to his spirit.
A COLORADO girl named Amy Leslie
has won renown. She was crossing one
of the mountain ranges in the southern
part of the State when she came across
party of gentlemen who had been caught
in the snowdrift. But for her prompt
assistance they would all have perished.
One CT the party was young man from
Massachusetts,. and the customary end
inc of romantic rescues is already talked
of.
In town not 100 miles from London
there is preached every year what is
known as drunken sermon" 1t IS
TEMPERANCE sermon. 1t was instituted
many wears ago by an old, eccentric man,
who beoueathed to the town a public
house on condition that 40 shilllngs be
deducted from the annual rent and given
to minister, who should preach ser
mon against the evils Of intemperance.
AMONG the Indians of Washington,
Oregon. and British Columbia all white
men are known as Boston men," and
even the wagon road is called Boston
hooihut." The Hub is naturally proud
of this. It is supposed that the celebra-
ton of Boston in the Ternacular OF In,
dian tribes on the other side OF the con-
tinent came from the fact that many OF
the early traders hailed from Boston.
ONE of the official duties OF the new
lord steward, the marquis of Breadal-
bane, is to preside at Buckingham
palace over probably the most unique
little law court in England. Itpossesses
jurisdiction to settle any questions OF
differences that may arise solely between
office bearers and servants of her majesty's
household.
THERE are sometimes troublesome
travellers on the Maine highways besides
dancing bears A Dexter man started
from Newport TO drive home the other
day and met two-story house that was
being hauled into Newport village by
team of IS yokes of oxen and % pairs OF
horses, assisted by rs men. He went by
another road.
SOME time ago a thief entered the
Newark, N. j., smallpox hospital and
stole quantity of muriatic acid and
complete rubber suit used by the attend
ants. 1t is believed that the thief was
tramp and did not know the character OF
the place he robbed.
Four hundred pianos piled up in the
form of pyramid and connected to-
gether by an electrical controlling de-
vice so as to admit of being played
simultaneously by one person is men
toned as an attraction" for the Worlds
Fair.
TIE American Line steamer New York
when running at full speed burns enough
coal in asingle day to last family using
ten tons winter for thirty-three years.