Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-20
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.

A lover OF Phenixville, Pa, is 80 frequent
Ia his calls that "the bell knob looks thin and
mny soon drop of" 9ji 7
A Swiss named PoIetti, Of Santa Maria,
Cal, slept constantly for twenty-five days.
When he woke up ho was crazy. ~
"a The Wellington (Knn.) elito held hem
ming social recently, at which the young
men doing the best work received gold pen
and holder.
In personal. advertisement woman de-
scribes lsr runaway husband as ian ordin-
airy looking man, troubled with short breath
and a long mustache."
Alexander Kiel, o Canadian, was carried
out into Lake Ontario on a cake OF Ice, but
fisherman pulled twelve miles to rescue him
and was rewarded with half dollar.
!. A Iondoner with more leisure than brains
has counted the number of vehicles which
daily pass q certain point ON the Strand and
he finds they average only IL 600 daily.
A man in Milwaukee has lately been con-
yicted on the charge OF putting sticks loaded
with gunpowder In his divorced wife's wood
pile. He wanted to get even somehow.
A family in Hope, Me-, has been keeping
house for thirteen years and never broke a
lamp chimney until last week 1t was an
other instance Of Ill luck following number -
!, At an entertainment given In Now York a
few nights ago 3-year-cfd tot named John
ME McKeeyer performed Pop Goes the
Weasel, with Astonishing variations, upon
violin. .ts.
In one corner of achurch at Rock Spring.
Ca, flying squirrel has his nest. and on
Sundays, every time tho congregation begins
TO sing, the squirrel comes out 10 the edge Of
his nest and listens. returning when the sisg-
ing ceases.
In an old farmhouse garnet near Shamokdn,
Pa, clock has stood for years uDnsoved.
One night recently, without apparent cause,
u struck seven times On the following
night at O'Clock member Of the family
met with sadden death ei
a Toledo man bought a shotgun, fifty cents
worth Of poison, half a bushei Of corn and
spent three days time in trying TO rid his
place ef English sparrows. He killed twoand
twenty others came TO take their place
A Now York lawyer named DeoiittIe once
tnwittinaiy entered into partnership with
brother barrisser named Steele, bur a lack Of
clients soon became painfully noticeable, and
IL was found advisaflle TO dissolve the firm Of
Doolitf1e 81 Steele
Charies Faulkner, = Boston kieptomaniac,
Attempted TO steal . keg Of nails from hard
ware store Ia that city. a minute after tax
ing the nails he fell 70 the dnor insensible. Il
was a paralytic stroke, the first be had ever
experienced, and his recovery Is doubtful
AN ossified negro, whose limbs ring like
metal when struck, Is the latest dime museum
f-a.t fX;a mama a Nfryal Mor,ro1 and he
was born a slave in Virginia in Jnniiary.
fsaz. At years Of age his left leg began 70
ossify and two years later the strange disease
took possession Of his right foot.
Surrogate O'Neil. Of Jersey City. received
q $40 bank note as q fee. On the edge Of which
was written in India ink; Anybody having
this in his or her pocket win never BE- busted.
Hang on to it as long as you can, for 1t Is the
last Of my $500. I'm busted This is bet-
ter in your pocket than 800 on running
HORSE
A Milwaukee genius has established
school for tbs training Of professional beg
9arz- He furnishes disguises, rules for beg
eing and regular route for each Of his
pupiIs, telling them the stories TO use and
the pscuiiaxities Of those they are likely 10
meet In exchange be demands half the
prof1fz
A man while eating lettuce In Boston res
taurant came upon piece Of gravel 20 sud-
denly that 1t snapped tooth or he sued
the proprietor Of the restaurantfo $500 dam
ages The judge gave the case to the jury.
The latter found out what an entire set OF
new false teeth would cost, aud made that
the figures Of their award