The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-05-07
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adven
lures Which Show that Truth is
Stranger than Fiction.

Stranger than FICTION.
A PARTY % coon hunters lost their was
The Other night III what is knows as the
Burnt swamp near Whaleyyilie, Nd.
With the aid 81 pine torch they were
pushing their way through the roots and
water, when one Of the party called at
tention 10 apaihway which had evidently
been made many years ago. After d
consultation % was decided 20 take the
beaten track, with the hope that 1t would
lead them est Of the labyrinth. They
had proceeded only short distance
when theif leader suddenly disappeared
from sight. fastening forward, they
found thai their companion had fallen
Into hole. which seemed 10 have been
made by an uprooted tree and filed with
about two feet Of water. Upon further
Investigation, however, II WAS found by
removing a large stone imbcdded In the
earth on one side, that this was the en-.
trance 70 snbtcrranean cave. There
was plenty Of room 30 crawl through,
and the first 10 enter found himself in a
partly furnished room lie called 20 his
companions, who were only too glad 20
find shelter for the night, A further OK
animation revealed two other apartments
leading from the first All were Of good
size. dry, and comfortable. In one was
found the remains OF rust-eatcn cook
stove, aud in the third six hunks par
TALLY dled with decayed straw and
swamp moss. The supposition Is that
this underground habitAtion was made
during the latter part Of the war.
PEW days agoa young man who was
riding IN Central Park. New York, fell
In the way Of heroic decd. This Is the
way Il happened As hc was riding eas.
lily along there suddenly dashed out Of
Ill equestrian path near him q young
woman whose horse was going AZ the
top Of IL speed Behind her came
policeman IN mad pursuit. But her
horse was iasicr than his, and bis Efforts
10 catch her were uuayailug Hero was
genuine case Of runaway and no mis-
take. So the young man who was
mounted on an animal that he knew
eonld catch any that u young woman was
likely to ride, put bis spurs TO his horses
side aud dashed after her Her horse
was good one, aud the chase was hot !
the policeman had long ago been dis.
tanccd and was ont Of sight. At last the 4
young man reached her side. He threw |
his horse across her path aud caught the .
bride Ia his band Then, rs he painted .
and waited for thanks, tho young woman |
drew herself up and said, coolly Don't
give yourself the least uneasiness, sir;
my horse was not running away with me.
This is q put.up job between the police.
and VtNEnlf ~ lnt Ia ga
than the law allows"
TnERE can be no doubt that il orli.
npuly pays to make thorough use Of ones
eyes, but the profit Is not always in
money. a young man camping 10 the
nierfas recently found himself uneXpect.
edly and literally rewarded for observing
and capturing a butterfly. With no tech
nical knowledge Of moths. he ncyerthe-
less perceived that this was a somewhat
unusual specimen, and he was at some
pains 70 watch IL in its movements and l
Afterwards TO secure IL. Those TO whom {
be showed Il confirmed him in his opinion v
hat it was rare fnd, and at last, by /
advice, he sent the specimen TO the Il
Institution at Washington.
IN few days he received check for /,
81, 900, with the request TO make careful !
earch for other moths OF the same kind. !.
{ was an individual Of fossil species. '
to be extinct, and great was
he excitement among the scientists at
ho discovery that one of the race had
been recently alive. The most diligent
earch, however, conducted systematic
lily by men well paid for tho service
IMled to bring to light another similar
creature.
AARON HOLMAN, alifo.long resident Of !
West Alillbury Mass, died short time !
lgo, leaving an estato valued at nearly !
slO, 600, Wien the administrator cX-
nnnod his effects he found among other !
.hings an old fashioned clasp Bible that I
Mr.. Holman had been IN the habit OF
'eading every morning before breakfast. \
rhe administrator was told that the {
,wner Of the Bible had used very odd s
ooking hookmark, and looked to see
what 1t might be. His surprise was I
iery great when he discovered ii 20 be a /
certificate OF deposit of 500 in the Wor- |
lester Safe Deposit and Trust Company I
The deposit had been made in March, !
1881, and for ten years the 500 had '
been drawing interest at three per cent. ! |
The old man had evidently felt wealthy ]
enough to use Ihis valuable bit OF paper &
rs mark in his Bible, and thus com i
oined finances and Gospel inside the 3
same covers.
"LooE al tina. man. said Boworv
New York City, restaurant waiter TO !.
one customer as he pointed 10 another /,
. lie has ordered three boiled eggs /,
Watch how he eats them.n The person A..
referred 90 dropped his eggs into a cup, !
mashed them up with his spoon, sea- :,
.Onod them Literally with salt, pepper t,
and vinegar, aud devourcd them with
Every appearance OF RELISH. The singu- "
lar par; OF the performance was that he
ate them shells and all. 1.-Two other \
customers come here for breakfast and
supper. said the waiter, "who eat their
eggs that way. They order three eggs
1t every meal SO. you see. each man =
sats the shells Of half dozen eggs in a
day. It's g queer custom. isn't it2 /
have asked them why they do it, and il !,
hey are not afraid the shells will hurt i
them. but they all say it aids digestion \
md saves trouble"
A CURIOUS mistake was made by mar a
lied couple az Syracuse. y. y. John a
Nelson and his wife Jane decided in d
June. 1855. 90 make wills whereby the
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