The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-10-25
CURIOUS THINGS OF LIFE.

John Wheel, Dawson, Co., boy, cats flies
Cole g. Wood ore dealers in wood and coal
in New York city This is an actual fact.
An Italian boy having four cars was found
asleep on Philadelphia doorstep few even
ings ago.
An cgg the shell of which shows all the
colors Of the rainbow is the product of an
Ellsworth, Me-, hen.
A German carp weighing nine and half
pounds was caught in the Conestoga, near
Millersville, in n dip net.
All tho men in Hermansville, Mich, are
wearing whiskcrs now. The only barber in
the town went to Oklahoma.
G. s. Crcmer, Of Saxton, in throwing q
cigar stub out of q car window, struck q
bridge aud fractured his wrist.
Squire Harris, of Greensboro, Ala, and a
friend of his went fishing the other morning,
and when they returned ate eight dozen egg
for breakfast.
The Connecticut man who hit upon the de-
vice of putting copper tips on the toesof chill
dren's shoes has realized fortune Of 1,O00,-
600 from his idea.
The executors Of wealthy bachelor who
lately died in Knoxville, Tioga county, Pa,
found in his house fully 1000 empty patent
medicine bottles
Mr.. Pulvcr, of North vinelnnd, N. J,ahas
eaten an egg every day in tho year for the
last half century. The total consumption up
to date amounts to 1851 dozen.
A negro who lives in poor house in Al
bany, Gu, is 1e2 years old. He says that he
frequently saw Washington, and fused to
hist my hat and say 'Howdy' to him."
y curious INT iii natdFaf history to8its
from Fairlie, Scotland. A hen, after hatch
ing several chickens, died; thercupon cat
took charge of tho brood and has since re-
manned their jealous guardian.
y curious freak of nature has been found
ut Weathcrsfichl, vt. Two birch trees,
short distance apart, are united few feet
from the ground by cross branch, which,
seems to belong to both
While JEFF Graves, u Leary, Ga, black
smith, was at work, his anvil suddenly dis.
appeared through tho roof. Some mischicv.
Gus persons had put lot of gunpowler
u,ulcr it.
y shaving match took place recently be-
tween two prominent English BARRIERS for
::l25 side. The winner shaved his twelva
ulcn in s minutes 40 seconds anu then shaved
two blindfolded i'll minutes 10 seconds.
y Delaware county, Pa, mechanic re-
turned to his home the other day after M
absence of II year. His wife had received no
word lrcli him aud didn't know but what
liz was dead. The first words lie sail to her
were: SIS dinner rcady:"
Seventeen years ago Portland, Oregon,
woman buried some bottles Of wine In the
cellar Of the house in honor Of the birth of q
daughter. The vino was to be exhumel on
the occasion of the daughters marriage A
day or two ago the hotties were dug up and
found to be in good condition.
The poorest memory on record Is that Of
tho fellow tried for burglary in Brooklyn the
other day. He testified that he had never
been arrested before, but when his memory
Was jns:ysl by certain evidence admitted that
liz had Il dim recollection of being convicted
Of murder once and twenty years. sentence.
y clerk in Columbia hardware store was
selling cartridges TO u customer for II self
cooking revulvcs. Acoloretl employee stepped
in the front door, and the clerk said Look
out !'a,ul pulled the trigger. The man ducked
his head Mt the word. and bullet grazcd his
scalp. The clerk, Of course, didn't know It
was loaded"
a gentlcman of Marietta, Ca. recently had
some improvements made OH his residence.
lie noticed out Of tho four carrentcrsat work
three were left handed, and the man who
cam. to do tho painting was left handed. a
few days after TINT lie bought n door bell
and hired another carpenter to put it on the
door, aud he, too, proved to be left handed.
a farmer riding along the road in Chester
county, Pa, overlook two children, boy
of S and girl of Z, some distance from
their homes He knew the hoy and asked
him where ho was going. "You won't give
me away." qucriel the little fellow. NO.
indeed" "Wcll, then, we're going to get
married! We've run away" The farmer
persuaded them to postpone their clopemcnt
Tor dozen years or so, aud took them buck
to their parents.