The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-08-16


up the sunlish. fitted back to the bank.
Al the hands on the tug-boat as well as
half dozen lads who were fishing from
an adjacent wharf, saw the kingfshcr's
triumph and the snipe's strange death.
THERE is in the office of the Merchants
National Bank of Kansas City, says the
Times of that place, a fragment of IA me-
tcor which has Il peculiar history. 1t
seems that a farmer in Western Kansas
borrowed more money on his farm than
he found himself able to repay. While
meditating over his bad fortune. but with
the usual energy of the Kansas farmer still
tilling his soil, he turned up this metcOric
stone and examined it, but discovered
nothing peculiar in its make up until a
relative from the East, who was visiting
him. noticed it and told him that it was
of great value. The farmer communica-
ted with Professor John Hay, State GeOl-
ogist. at Junction City, Kan, who visited
the place and confirmed the opinion of
the relative and caused collectors of such
stones to compete for its purchase. 1t
was sold for a sum largely in excess of
the amount required to redeem his home
from the money lender.
A STARTLING incident is just now the
talk of military circles in Germany.
Lieutenant Won Barby, of the Twelfth
liussar regiment, was riding with the
troops in the neighborhood Of the garri-
son of Merseburg, when suddenly his
horse, a high melted charger, took fright
and bolted. All efforts to restrain the
animal were fruitlesS. Giving the horse
the rein. the officer waited his opportu-
nifty to spring from the saddle. To his
slismay the animal swcrvcd suddenly in
the direction of the plateau overhanging
broad eXpanSe of water. the shore be-
meath being dotted with fisher craft. \
few moments and both horse and rider
would be over the edge. But Il bright
flash was seen for moment. and the sa-
bre of the officer fell with deadly effect
upon the head of his steed. The licuten
ant then lcapcd from the saddle and SO
escaped.
f. F. KNIGHT. whose .'Cruise of the
Falcon made an impression years ago,
has been at the head of an expedition
which visited one of the deserted islands
in the South Atlantic. 1000 miles east of
Rio Janeiro. to recover 81, 600, 900 worth
of treasure secreted there seventy years
ago in a cave by pirates. \ landslip COW
cred the mouth Of the cave and, it was
supposed, still covered the treasure. Mr..
Knight and his party spent four months
in digging through the landslip. and when
they entered the cave found nothing but
a few pieces of broken china. Now they
will give the island the slip.
JOSIAH WoREEL was an eccentric old
bachelor of Laharpc, Ill. He died re-
Gently. His will, which has been put in
probate, bequeathes all of his large estate
to a young man named Frederick Speeke-
ter. Worrel took Speekctcr when almost
a child from a lot of New York orphans
who were being sent around the country.
While rummaging through old man Wor-
rels house the Speeketer boy found an
old iron chest containing nearly $4,000
in gold and currency. This the boy
placed to his own credit in the bank
An attempt will be made to break the will
by Worrcl's relatives.
IL an asylum at Reggie, Italy. is
Michael Limo, the hero of hundred bat
ties, and probably the last survivor of
grand army" He is one
hundred years old. and was taken a pris-
oncr by the Russians at Moscow. After
cruel priyations for ten years he
joined the Russian army as private sol
dier, and passed through the campaign of
the Caucasus in 1929. Then he married
a Polish girl and settled down in Russia.
His wife and children are all dead, and
he has returned to spend his last days in
his native land.
THE four ycar-old daughter of Moses
Pclie, Il Rockaway Beach, n. Y. hotel
keeper, was drowned recently in a tub
sunk in the back yard for ducks to swim
in. The family heard a pet dog bowling,
but ut first paid no attention oft. When
Mr.. Pclie went into the yard he saw his
little child had fallen head first into the
tub. The dog was pulling on the little
ones clothes, trying to draw her out of
the tub.
A GLASGOW gentleman in escortino
some ladies from a dance, found a dia-
mond hairpin in the bottom of the cab
and handed it to one of the ladies. The
owner advertised, and the young woman
who had taken it from her escort received
a reward of f10. Then the young man
applied for a share of the money, and,
she refusing, he carried the question to
court. The court allotted him s..
NEAR Columbus, Ohio, a lot of hogs set
upon heifcr and a young calf and de-
voured them. In an adjoining pasture a
drove of cattle became Infatuated at the
smell of blood, broke down the fence and
charged upon the hogs, killing ten of
them and wounding many more.
\ NEEDLE, one-and-a-half inches long.
was recently removed from the side of