Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-09
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Episodes and Thrilling Adven-
lures Which Show that Truth Is
Stranger than Fiaklon.

Stranger than Fiction.
TaERE is a musical prodigy bear Oak
Grove Schoolhonse, Forsyth County,
Ca, who excels Blind Tom In his palm
lest days. IL Is little Micajah Bagwell,
the four year old son of s,Game" Bag
well, as he Is called, aud TO say that he
Is a prodigy is putting 1t mildly. This
little fellow Is only four years, and yet
he frequently gets up before singing
| class and leads the music. He thorough
ly understands the rudiments of music
and sings any piece at sight. The most
difficult music is plain TO him. Some
time ago n singing class was in session,
and little MicajAh and his father were
present. The little fellow listened at
tentively, and his quick and sensitive
ear soon discovered that the singing was
out of tune. He stood it as long as pos
sib!e, and then, jumping up, he waved
his hand and led the singing in the most
approved fashion, to the astonishment
OF all who welc present The child's
voice is remarkably soft and sweet, and
there is no doubt that he will be one
OF the famous singers of the country. He
is perfectly cntranced when anyone is
playing the piano, but a false note puts
him in passion Immediately. People
who have seen and heard him declare
that he is the most wonderful musical
product of the age.
ACCORDING TO La Fargo 0ll.) dis
patch, "Dora, the four year-old daughter
of Lincoln lIamline, residing near this
place, is prodigy. She is able to read
lltfx faac a..f l..
inoes by looking at the backs of them,
or she will select from the set any num-
Der asked for, oil the dominocs being
turned face downward and thoroughly
shuffled. If one has been slipped out Of
the set without her knowledge, and it is
called for, she will reply that the num-
Der is missing. The child cannot count
from one to six, but will announce the
spots thus: Two and six, six and a
four OF any other number more readily
from the backs of the dominoes than
from their faces. She has been sub
jected to hundreds OF tests, and has never
failed to call the right number White
paper has been pasted over the backs
of the dominoes, but in every instance
she has successfully indicated the num-
Der on the opposite side. Dora is equally
proficient in naming the spots on play
ing cards, but calls them by colors, not
knowing the terms spades, king,
etc.
A CURIOUS case has been before the
District Court of Minsk. A former stu
dent of Moscow University ives accused
of theft. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to imprisonment for three months.
But as soon as the Judge had pronounced
his sentence the convict began abusing
the court and the jury in the most often
sivc terms, because, as he thought, the
verdict was too mild for the crime he
had committed He quoted law to show
that he deserved to be sent TO Siberia,
not for the theft he had committed this
time. but because he was ''recidivist, 4"
who had been found guilty of the same
offence on previous occasion. 1t was
evident then that he had committed
theft, not rs common thief, but for the
purpose of being transported to Siberia.
lie was held for trial for contempt OF
court, and his motives in desiring TO be
transported to Siberia will be inquired
into. 1t is supposed that he belongs 10
political band whose members have
been sent to the ''cold region" and that
he has some object in view in desiring to
join them.
THE recent funeral OF Mrs. Ellen
Cleary in Philadelphia attracted great
crowd at the residence of the deceased,
as we'll as along the streets over which
the procession passed between the house
and church. The man cause of such
interest was the immense size of the de-
ceased, whose body weighed GO pounds,
while the coffin in which the body re-
posed weighed $40 pounds additional
Twelve stalwart men acted as pail bear.
ers, and huge plank two feet wide was
laid from the entrance of the second.
story front room to the front stoop,
alone which the huge casket was slid 10
on end twice before IL could be got out
of the room. The men had as much as
they could do to lift it into tho hearse,
which was a large one procured in New
York, and was drawn by four horses
| The same hearse had been used on thu
occasion of the burial of Daniel Cleary,
the late husband OF the dead woman,
who also was OF an enormous size, al
though not quite so large as his wife.
WHILE Senator Quay and his family
were at Saegerstown, Md, last summer
they spent good deal of their time on
the water, and during one of their family
trips one OF the Senator's daughters lost
handsome gold necklace. Every effort
was made to recover the chain, which
was highly esteemed as being a present
from dear friend. The other day ono
Of the guests at the Springs was rowing
over the same place, when he saw 3
sparkling object beneath the water that
rescmbled something of value. The
young man disrobed and made long and
deep dive to find and recover the treas
uro. He found it was the gold necklscs
of Miss Quay, lost over year ago. II
was in good condition and not furnished
in the Toast by it's ycur or conccurmcus iu
bed of sand. The necklace was re-
stored to the owner, and the finder re-
ceived the thanks of the lady for his
kindness.
A PRETTY anccdote comes from Brus-
sells illustrating the generous spirit of a
banker of that city. The banker is fond
of outdoor exercise. At an exhibition
OF his skill in skating he made his auto.
graph on the ice in very artistic man
ner. Some gentlemen having admired
the signature, proceeded to write above
it us follows: ''On demand promise to
pay for the benefit of the poor the sum
Of 5000 francs" They sawed out the
block of ice, aud having called n hack,
proceeded to the bank and carried the
frozen note of hand--of foot, we mean
to the cashiers counter. The cold tenn