Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-29
ODD Bits OF News


ciety girl who motored down to see
the "oldest tree, which celebrated
It's three thousand one hundred aud
dttieth birthday recently. A fami-
/ lY Of live could have pioniced under
the tree when the Greeks were
building their wooden horse under
the walls OF Troy, and Pharoah was
being eugulied in the Red Sea.
Coleman, Wis.-By the death By
lookiaw Of Miss Emily Ermis, Is,
John ErmIs, her father, loses the
eighteenth member Of his Immedl.
ate family. Miss Ermis death
followed closely lha. Of her 2l.year
old brother who was shot. An old
er brother was drowned two years
ago. Mrs. Ermis died recently,
aud sixteen children have succumb
ed.
Charlestown, w. Va.-The mys-
terry Of the "Old Man Of Kelly's
Creek, - who Is alleged to haye been
one Of the most successful bootleg.
gers in the state, Is believed by
federal officers TO have been solved
by the arrest Of Louis Peters, 22
years old. lt Is alleged Peters dis.
guised himself as an old man, wear.
ing false hair aud a patrlarchal set
Of whIskers TO sell his liquor. 9th.
wise he was a miner.
San Francisco, Cal.-Wmle San
Francisco acknowledges Atlanta.
Georgia's claim that its women
have the smallest aud pretuest feet
IN the world, il asserts that the
legs Of San Francisco glrls are the
shaphest. Physical directors Of
the public schools say the graceful
carriage and shapely forms of the
San Francisco girls are due to the
hilly streets of the coast city.
Bethel, Pa.-MIss Maria Kurr,
one Of Pennsylvania most noted
characters is dead Of tuberculosis.
For quarter of a century she kept
the Kurr house at MIllersburg,
which was famous as a place to eat
and stop. She was the confdant of
politicians and controlled elections
in her own township. She was an
expert at mixing drinks, a horse.
woman, a hunter and could out. &.
play the men at chess, cards, pool
and checkers. She was SIX feet
tall, striklnglY handsome and re-
fused steadfastly to marry.
Monroe City, Mo.-Farmers of
this community are spending their
nights IN the marshes catching
frogs by which Albert Farquer
hopes to be cured of cancerous
growth which threatens his life.
The breast of living frog Is placed
against the sore, and absorbs the
porsons. Farquer is rapidly recov-
erIng, The farmers hunt frogs
with sacks aud electric torches,
which they fash into the eyes Of
the croakers and blind them.
Los Angeles, Cal Samuel Pock
osvewsky has grown tired Of the
efforts OF his American associates
to pronounce his name, aud has
been on the lookout for a chance to
change il. The chance came when
he became engaged to Miss Parker.
Judge Thomas, on application, al.
lowed the groom TO take hIs wife's
name now he is the proud possessor
Of the handle of Samuel Parker.
Chillicothe, O.-C. w. Cravens
aud w. q. Cravens are brothers
and both are engineers on the b. &
o. Their wives are sisters. Both
families live in the same house.
The other day, six hours apart,
both the Mrs. Cravens gave birth
to chrldren-one boy and the other
girl,
New York, n. "Sarety First,
said Mrs. Arthur Maclean a. she
put two diamond earrings into her
pillow case aud went to sleep.
The next day there were clean slips
on the pillows. Mrs. Maclean was
frantic. She besieged the laundry,
but the pillow slips had been wash
| ed and ironed. Finally one ear.