Show interesting finds in an old id house while tearing down one of tile the oldest houses in tacony pa one ot of the laborers while displacing a ratter rafter discovered a curious shaped animal closely resembling a lizard ensconced in A a niche in the timber As soon as the air struck it the creature which was about nine inches long and very flat tried to escape but the workman was too quick tor for it and soon made it a prisoner the most curious feature of 0 all Is that where the animal was found there was absolutely no moisture it looked to be quite old and had apparently subsisted on what sustenance it could extract from the old timber and vermin which came its ita way the house navine having been untenanted od for some time one day while tearing down one of the sides ot of the house a large silver coin was found on examination it proved to be an old spanish coin of 0 1740 as near as could be judged by the date which was indistinct further search was rewarded by the finding of 0 other coins which in each case were found to have been imbedded embedded Im bedded behind the plaster all the coins which are of 0 silver nearly the size ot of a silver dollar were apparently of 0 about the same date not until every stick and sliver silver had been thoroughly gone 0 ver over however were the men satisfied that all the treasure had been secured |