Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-13
Queer Facts and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Show Tina. Truth Is
Stranger Than Fiction.

hideous black, and then Il glow of red
or orange, and so on ad intinitum the
hueS chase each other until a curious
finger makes the reptile seek cover. 1t
is perfectly harmless. A few days ago,
while travelling, Mr.. Dyke went into the
buffet with some of his friends to take a
drink. a party of travelling men were
there for the same purpose, and one of
them had evidently been there good
many times He was just raising his
glass to his lips with an unsteady band
when he caught sight of Mr. Dykes
lizard. He put the glass down untasted,
and remarked to Mr. Dyke: "That is a
strange scarfpin you wear" Mr. Dyke
took in the situation at glance, and re-
piled: "What pin? wear no pin" He
brushed his hand over his scarf, and the
chameleon ran over on his coat collar.
''Great Heavens, man, it's aliven cried
the drummer; "it's on your collar now. :"
''My dear fellow, you're mistaken" said
Mr. Dyke, putting his hand to his collar
while the lizard shot under his vest.
There's nothing there. Have drink
with me- The drummer stared at the
collar where the lizard had been. cit
looked ike lizard on fire, he remarked,
''but | guess it is my brain on fire in
stead. reckon I'll stop drinking, /"
and he walked away, leaving his liquor
untasted
HEARING the statement made in Holly
Springs, Miss. that remarkable negro
woman freak lived only few miles from
this town, Times-Democrat correspond
ent determined to obtain the facts in the
case. \ middle-aged negress greeted
the visitor The woman is quite dark.
OF pronounced African type of physi-
Ognomy, five feet three inches tall, and
in fair health, but has never had any
children. She wore y white cotton tur-
ban tied about her head and tucked in
at the back to support the immense
weight of her hair. This she removed
and laid upon the table, and unwound
the braids of her wonderful hair, which
went many times around her head, and
dropped it upon the floor 1t was, in
deed, an amazing sight. Three braids
almost as thick as u mans arm close to
the head, but tapering to the thickness
OF a finger at the ends, closely plated
and measuring eight feet six inches.
braided as It is. in length. It looks a
good deal like Spanish moss, but is
darker, crinkled, and grizzled, coarse
and almost repulsive to the touch, sug-
costing CHASTITY stories of the abnormal
growth Of hair after death
DANIEL MCkEGI., young colored man
Of Helena, Ark, Is pulling the physi-
clans. About year ago, while having
an epileptic fit, he fell into an open fire
place and when found he was lying in
the fire in an unconscious condition.
His scalp, themuscles of his head and the
bones Of the side, as well as the tissues
covering the left shoulder, were parched.
He was in an unconscious condition for
two days and recollected no incidents
happening prior to his regainlng con
seriousness. The bone and flesh were
burned from his head to such an extent
that the pulsation Of the brain could be
felt. Very little medical attention was
given him. only household remedies
being applied. The burn removed one
half of the skull Now, after wear,
the bony substance of the skull is being
reconstructed and bids fair to completely
heal, making almost new bony covering
for the brain. The man has fewer fits
than he had before the accident. His
mind is clear and he now does the work
of an ordinary farm hand.
A VERY useful kind Of tree to have in
ones front yard is reported as growing
near some springs about twelve miles
north Of Tuscarora. Its truly wonder
full characteristic is its luminosity. which
is 50 great that on the darkest night it
can be plainly seen a mile away. A
person standing near could read the
finest print by its light 1t is about six
feet high, with trunk which at its base
is three times the size of an ordinary
mans wrist. Its foliage is extremely
rank and its leaves resemble somewhat
those Of the aromatic bay tree in shape.
size aud color. The luminous property
is due to q gummy substance, which can
be transferred 10 the hand by rubbing.
The principal objection to the use Of
this kind Of tree for street lamp would
seem to be that its luminosity is probably
due simply to phosphorescence, and
therefore il twere not planted in a damp
place and If the sun did nos shine every
day, II would not be mp 10 candlc-power
at night.
\ BEAUTIFUL marine phenomenon in
IN the shape of an electrical storm is re-.
corded by the sunderland steamer Full
well on her voyage from Bremen 10
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gale was blowing luFIous.y and the ssa
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