Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-05-22
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
! EVERYDAY LIFE.

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Re1Episl Hes and Thrilling Adven
~ wA oh Show that Truth is
ranger Il IAN Fiction.
Etkka d unusual little scene in
ittsbuA Alum hospital recently.
lrge green Wrrot, of evil inclinations
strident voice. is confined in the
drug room, nearthe entrance hall. The
parrots cage is frequently opened to adj
mitfood and other necessarios. One dav
the hospital hallboy, who has charge of
Polly, didn't close the portals Of her
prison properly, and this fact was speed
ny ascertained by the sagacious bird.
Nobody was around, so the prisoner
slipped her bolts and stepped out. Now,
small cup containing pure alcohol Law on
the counter Of the drug room, and Polly
steered her course toward that cup. She
was thirsty, and here was something
drinkablc. Polly drank, intending, like
many another, only to take one drink
4 and then to depart. But alas The
drink led to many others, and, sad to re-
late, Polly soon became intoxicated. Just
then one of the house physicians entered,
y and the depraved bird swore at him with
tfHgftful vehemence and bit him in the
4 band Then, half-fying, half-leaping,
/ Folly descended to the floor and com
menccd to- make for the entrance hall
! with unsteady gait, swearing in man
ner that made the waiting visitors stop
ktheir ears, Just then one of the Sisters
arived on thek scene and found this
xsrsqhtful example to all birds blasphem-
3ne Tentre Of the hall while the
Gsps were eetreating in all directions.
Pa was promptly summoned Polly was
PICKED up and removed into room where
sne could sober up, and the entrance hall
4 resumed it's normal quictude.
4 A THRnLING story of an encounter
with leopard comes from Serajgunge,
n India. Two young English gentlemen
longing to the locality went out to
ne leopard that had been making its
pft4DGe unpleasantly fel. in the neigh
boring Wages. Neither was accustomed
to hunting orc the use of firearms, but
both were fullSf Hpluck and eager to
show their prowsss They took up their
station on patch of -T1eared ground,
awaiting the leopard that the heaters
were chasing from his lair, when sud
denly the brute lcaped on one of them
and caught him by the thigh, inficting
terrible injuries. His companion, seeing
his danger, tried to fire at the brute, but
unfortunately the safety pin, with the use
of whichhe was unacquainted, had locked
the gun, SO that it would not move. He
tried to beat the leopard off from his
companion, but the enraged beast turned
upon him, stripping his arm and literally
crunching his hand. Two of the beaters
came up and used their bamboos with
Sect that the animal turned tai and
ITO the jungle. The two Euro
re removed to Serajgunge, and
e has md that the first mentioned was
died ~ critical condition that he could
tracts moved. He died shortly after
wl,isE His companion was sent to Cal
Nj, a for treatment, and it is feared he
!, a have to lose his arm. Only short
= me ,0reyiOusly a European gentleman
SlIfe in the same place from
70 ttack by leopard.
w 06 decidedly interesting
sPilH 6ently at the residence
I ~ 9G prominent manu-
~ HUT Ohio. Mr.. Seiberling's
.il N t4fned from an extended
ha Soltth America, bringing
org curiosities, large
III su4E American monkey.
sfSessf rs i2 N lf 1Xs&nntaininy the monkey
70 be opened amid gen.
n 10y OF the family circle and
lends The monkey was untamed
N had been closely confined since it
nsgshipped from Buenos Ayres via Lon
and the moment the box cover was
I'D the animal broke the fastenings
rpedtQ the drawing room. Catch
costly vase the monkey dashed
eragments, knocked French
mn n the mantel, dcmolishing it,
y ma a sbQut the pictures, curtains,
bric-albrac and interior decorations with
ali the freedom of the Amazon forest.
The animal resisted all efforts to capture
h. bat was finally driven into the dining
room. where the battle was renewed, and
The monkey bombarded his pursuers with
knives. saucers and plates. Several gen.
4 tlemcn were severely bitten and scratched
( before the little South American was
forced to strike his colors. The damage
done makes him undoubtedly the costli-
ct monkey in the country.
I0x0RANcE Of the contents Of the
bran almost cost an enterprising Ger
, an photographer his life short time
Ia ~ In Constantinople. As it was, his
81 konality alone protected him. The
!. oran forbids the reproduction, in any
= ~, Of the face or figure of human
NJ Not knowing this, the photo
Haced himself in convenient
SIS6o: 1T serve the Sultan when he made
]1><sQulsI Friday visit to tho mosque.
6slSc9ss a owned his efforts. But just as
he was,6n the point of packing up his
Apparatus W it'll the excellent negative of
He Majesty, he was discovered by an
81 ccr Of the palace. who had accompan-
ID tho Sultan The officer broke out
4 0 4 terrible rage against Christian bar
I arism, broke the photographers instru-
ment to pieces, destroyed every vestige
81 Tia picture and arrested the sinner
The unfortunate man appealed to the
German Ambassador who succeeded in