Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-11-21
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Ad-
ventures Which Show that Truth
is Stranger than Fiction.

is Stranger than Fiction.
- ROCHESTER, N.Y. lady,
who was guest last sum
<O mer ut the Grove Spring
| Sk-Az House, on Lake Keuka,
Nh had pet Maltese kitten,
&NNO only few weeks old. 1t
~ wore ribbon around its
~ neck, to which was it-
tlched gold losket, on
which was engraved the word "Flossie,
the kittens name. Ore day the lady was
out rowing on the lake with her little
daughter, who had the pet kitten in her
lap. The kitten, III playful momen ,
sprang at som thing thai attracted it
attention, aud lande in the lake. 1t
sank, and its reappearanoe was anxious
| ly awaited by lis mistres-, so that it
| could be rescued. But the kilt IN never
came to the surface, a fact that cause d
no little wonder and puzzled comment
Bailey, of Pen Yam, was fishing for black
bass off Bluff Point, using gang baited
with a dead gol len sinner, i'll sixty feet
of water. Re bonding to a tremendous
strike, he succeeded in landing, af' f'er n
long and lively struggle, n even-poand
glass-eyed pike. AS fish of this kind,
abundant as they are in the lake, is
taken scarcely once in a yea, the catch
caused no little excitement among the
fishermen alolnd the Bluff. But the
wonder of the catch became still greater
when the fish was dres 3D. and in the
s 'onach of the pike was found goll
locket The word "Flossie" was on the
locket. The story of the mysterious
loss of the kitten at Grove Spring was
well known along the lake, and this dis
covery of the locket in the pixies stom-
ach at once solved tha5 mystery. TIE
locket has been forwarded to the lady
who owned the kitten.
The following strange history has
been whispered about concerning one of
the principal dressmakers of Paris, a
woman whose taste and elegance of de-
, sign in certain details of feminine cos
tune are well known. 1t apI ea,s that
there exists in Paris law forbidding
any house that employs work-people
from forcing them to work after q stipu-
ulated hour, which is 10 o'clock. The
pressure of orders inevitable to the ex-
hibition season tempted Madame Y
to break this law. Her wo.k-rooms
were in full tide Of opeIaIon one even
ing, near midnight, when an omino,
summons sounded at the door, follow ed
by the dreaded mandate: "Oren, in tie
name of the lawl" In an instant the
goods and sewing implements were
whisked out of ght, the lights We're ex-
tinguished, and the work women wele
hidden away here, there and every
where. One girl, delicate little crea-
ture, was hurriedly thlust into great
wardrobe hung with dresses, the door
closed and locked upon her, and the key
removed. The visit of inspection of III,
police revealed nothing, aud as soon a
they had taken their departure the girls
were released from their hiding-pla;es.
But when the wardrobe door was uu-
locked the corpse of the unhappy child
who had been concealed there, fell upon
the floor. She had died of suffocation.
This story has been hushed up, net II
hint OF it appearing in the Falis papers.
The Queen of Italy has always been
passionately fond of pearls, as BETTE
one whose name is Margr erit,, ana she
has made II fashion that is chal m IL
enough to please any woman, but Likely
to be followed only by thos whose hui-
bands are English dukes or Am r.can
millionaires. On hr we lding day le
husband grve her rs his bridal g;f5
row Of the finest pc urls to lie found il
Italy, having been informed o. hee pen
chant for that particul. gem. VIII, II
| the first anniN e-sarv OF her wedding
day arrived he 3ked what she wis
for gift, and she sad ''another sting
of pearls, and the tecond year she an
| swere i'll the same way, After tEa5 he
asked her no more, but always gave the
same gift. AS she has son, who is
| quite big 10y, she has been married
more years than it is gallant to count
and her ne ;klace OF pearls count, b.
this time eaough strings to quite cJvar
her throat with collar of ms and
hang down far over the cor are. OF
cour. the lower strings me much
the throat, but King HumE ert always
gives exactly the same number of pearls
on each anniversary, and 50 she has of
late to wait two years fore adding IL
new string. Many superstitious women
are afraid of pearls as u wedding gift,
md say it means tears.
A sTRANeEa and horrible 40 ident is re-
ported from plantation in Nonconnah
bottom, six miles from Memphis, Tenn.
The two year.old child of William
Stiles (colorei) was killed and par
TALLY devoured by hog. The paren IS
left the child in their cabin and wens TO
the fields to pick cotton. A haf-starved
Cur dog was left ON guard. Soon after
reaching the coSton pa! !ch The mo her of
the child heard an uproar at the cabin
and re urned there. She found fero-
cious boar anding over her infant with
bloody tusks. The child had been dis
emboweled and ha OF its face torn aaay
The frantic mother pickc d up an AK and
dealt the animal terrific blow n the
ba TX as it fastt ned lis tusks in i S prey
to make off to the woods. The child
was res ued and carried into the house,
where it breathed last in three min
u'es af er being mo,ed. The fa her
and son were summoned home by q
blast from the horn. Within thirty
minutes the boar was found and killed
The dog had defended the child, and
paid the penalty with his life. He lay
near the child, with both legs broken
and his body ripped open,