The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-10

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long control matters in such ciIcum-
stances, and the doughty professor
was forced to retreat. BIT such nerve
is rare. The rule is that man, be he
tramp or millionaire, desperate or
mild-mannersd dominic, riotous for
eigner or curious spectator, will turn
from an active and Nell-trained nozzle
when he woud laugh ut row of
bayonets or scorn the policeman billy.
Chicago Post.
CURIOUS FACTS
John Mansfield, farmer living
near Muncie, Ind, died the other day
from inflammation of the head, caused
by bug which flew into his ear. The
insect was removed in two pieces, but
too late to save the mans life.
Colonel Girard, of Neufchatel, Switz
erland, has had curious experience.
On one and the same day he celebrated
his eightieth birthday, his golden we'd
ding, the silver wedding of his daugh-
ter and the marriage of grauddaugh-
ter. His friends accuse him of unpre-
cedented economy, as he made one
testivity celebrate all four events.
The recent death of member of a
Sedalia, Mo-, firm disclosed the fact
that for thirty years the firm had kept
no account books. 1t did a strictly
cash business, aud divided the days
receipts each night, share and share
alike. When bill of goods was pur-
chased, each member of the firm paid
one-half of the money, carried in his
pocket.
At Mascall, near the foot of Mount
Etna, is to be seen the largest tree in
the world Its trunk is 30l feet in
circumference. The largest tree in
the United States is said to be the
gigantic tree near Bear Creek, on the
north fork of the Tule River, in Calf
fornia. 1t measures 40 feet in cir
cumference. The famous giant red
wood tree in Nevada is 119 feet in
circumference.
An extraordinary floor, in the Loa-
don Coal Exchange, is constructed of
inlaid wood, with the pieces so ar
ranged as to represent the mariners
compass. Some OF the wooden pieces,
of which there are altogether four
thousand, have interesting historical
associations. The piece forming the
haft of the dagger in the city corpora
tion arms is portion of the tree plant
ed by Peter the Great when he
worked as shipwright at Deptford.
There is a pond at Golconda which
is fed by the waters from the hot
springs. This pond has an area of two
or three acres, and the temperature of
the water is about seventy-fve de-
grees, and in some places where the
hot water bubbles up from the bottom
the temperature is almost up to
boiling, point. Recently discovery
has been made that this warm lake is
literally alive with carp, some of
which are more than one foot long.
All efforts to catch them with hook
and line have failed, and they will not
touch the most tempting bait. A few
Of them have been shot, and, contrary
to the general supposition, the flesh
was hard and palatable.
An insect that can count-at least
up to SKIS the curious discovery
with which Lieutenant Colonel De-
launcey, of the French Army, credits
himself. The creature is hemipter,
about an eighth of nm inch long, and
was seen.in q garden of Noumea, New
Caledonia, attention being attracted
by it's singular turning its own head
as a pivot, while resting on banana
leaf. After pause of a quarter OF an
hour the movements began again,
when the observer was able to make
the following record: Six turns in the
direction of the hands of the watch,
then stop; six turns in the opposite
direction, stop; five turns in the
first direction, stop; and so on in
descending order until finally one
turn was made in each direction.
Then the insect stopped, remaining
still immovable at the end OF an hour.
Only two specimens of the insect were
found, and both were unfortunately,
lost The mysterious counting was
observed on only one occasion.