The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-31
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.

J. M. Neal, of Calhoun, Ga, killed five wild
turkeys at one shot.
Burglars entered Detroit mansion the
other night and took, along with other things,
a bath.
The late Aaron White, of Connecticut, got
together five tons of pennies during his life
time, and probably died happy in tho thought.
An old man from North Carolina went to
Plymouth chursA last Sunday to hear Henry
Ward Beecher preach. He hadn't heard Of
his death.
The idea that fish food was brain food had
arun of ten years before any one asked why
Esquimaux, who eat the most fish, had no
mental smartness.
A citizen of ClacSamas county, Ore, is
asking the poor board for help. His strong
est plea is that he has a family of eighteen
children to support.
Charles Sanipsel's pet bear at Williamsport
swallowed silver box full of flnecut the other
day, and has been splitting tobacco juice, with
saddened' visage, ever since.
Millions of minute snails fell in shower at
Tifiin, o., few days ago. They were alive
and crawled away to places Of security soon
after they reached the ground.
A Buffalo bachelor has memorandum
book in which he keeps the name of every girl
he has ever kissed. He had 023 names OH
the list the last time Ire counted up.
An ex-convict named Monroe died in Eng
land recently and in his will he bequeathed
100000 to the warden of the Manitoba peni-
tertiary, where he was confined at one time.
Out of l00, 900 people who cross the Allan
tic from New York To Liverpool, the loss of
life is not as great rs among 100000 who
travel between New York and Pittsburg by
rail-
In one block on Main street in Battle Creel.
the other day reporter saw three one legged
men, four one armed men and two other men
who were SO lame they couldn't walk without
canes.
A curious result OF being hit with base
bah is reported from Philadelphia. A slut
teriug man vas struck in tho mouth and
when Inc got well the mDodiment in his speech
had disappeared.
\ rich Mexican lately had twenty bulls
turned loose in his yard and single handed
and alone he enjoyed the spectacle of contests
between them until they were tired out and
could fight no more
A man at Newton, Kan, advertises as fol-
lows: "Wanted-A good six or eight room
house by q family without children, grand
children, mother-in-law, grandparents or
hired girl with a lover"
William II. Harrison, a Haddonfield, N. j.,
grocer, dreamed night or two ago that
money was concealed in an ancient house
near his store. He Investigated and found
81. so in continental currency back of an old
mantclpiece.
In the center of O rock taken from the
Locust Spring colliery was a collection re-
sembling in size and appearance a SNOWFALL.
1t has soapy nature, is quite soft, and when
dried resembles silver dust. 1t puzzles Potts
vile biologists.
Farmer Dutton, of Ellisville, N. Y. searched
high and low for his fathers will after the
old gentleman died, nearly ten years ago.
Recently he took up the family Bible, and the
missing paper was found between the leaves.
1t had been there all the time.
Seventeen years ago John Morris left home
at Gobleville, Mich, and without word of
warning to his friends "lit out" for California.
A few days ago he came back, explained the
situation, and as Mrs. Morris was still waiting
for him they will go to California together
this time.
William J. Richardson, the secretary of
the Atlantic Avenue Surface Railway COM
pany Of Brooklyn, sent o beautiful lily to
each of his $50 employees from Hamilton. Ber-
muda. A letter accompanied each lily in
structing the men how to grow the beautiful
flower.
A team of four cows appeared in Bellevue,
Idaho, not long ago, having been driven from
Nebraska, distance of 1000 miles. They
had acted as motive power for prairie
schooner, and had also furnished milk and
butter for the farmer and his family en-
route. They were in good condition, with
the exception of their feet, which needed
shoes badly.
1t is related that at a recent meeting in
Vermont Of a pension examining board twin
brothers from Castleton presented themselves
for examination. The claims were original
and for the same disability, the brothers were
the same height and weight and were enlisted
in the same company and regiment. This
was the first instance of the kind in the history
OF the board