Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-07
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.
Queer Facts ANA Thrilling Advcn
lures Which Show That Truth is
Stranger Than Fiction.

Queer Facts ANA Thrilling Advcn
lures Which Show That Truth /
Stranger Than Fiction.
ON small island in the extreme soutl
Of the island empire of Japan, where ,
few thousand peasants and fishermen liv
in isolation, are two curious little vii
lagos, and in these are two schoOlhouse
with romantic history, says the Iliustra
ted News. They represent unselfisl
will, a missionary spirit, and practical
sense in its manifestation. In Septem.
Der, 1885, the American bark Cashmere
was wrecked in a cyclone some two hun
dred miles off the japanese coast. Seven
sailors in the only ships boat that was
saved reached this island after intense
suffering, while three sailors and the cap
tain's little son remained on the wreck
1t drifted so near to the coast that they
escaped on II raft and reached village
near that inhabited by the seven sailors.
All we're nearly dead from exposure and
famine, but the Japanese islanders
treated them with such kindness that all
recovered, and on arriving at San FruD
thin, be done to award their benefactors
Horace F. Cutter, of San Francisco, pre-
pared memorial which was extensively
signed, and presented in Congress by
Senator Jones, OF Nevada. The govern
ment sent gold medals to the principal
rescucrs, and $1,000 was voted to the two
villagcs-Anjio and Isaki. On the rec
ommendation of Minister Swift the
money was used to endow two schools,
and photographs OF the two buildings
have recently been forwarded to Mr.. Gut
ter. The island is Tancga-Sima, thirty
miles from the main island of kin-Sin,
and the native photographer had to travel
seventy-five miles from Kagoshima to
take the pictures. They are quite up
to the standard of San Francisco art,
and were paid for by the japanese gov
eminent. In each village the people
have set up a monument by the school
house "to commemorate the goodness Of
the people of the United States'a
JUDGE J. b. BOWMAN, who lives near
Tallsborough, Ky, gave correspondent
that he recently witnessed. He was
going through strip OF woodland on
the way to his wheat field, when his at
tention was attracted by peculiar noise
near his pathway. Looking in the direc-
ton whence the sound proceeded he OBJ.
served blacksnake and rattlesnake
twined together in deadly combat. The
blacksnake was wound about its venom
Gus enemy, endeavoring to squeeze the
life out of him. The judge became an
eager spectator of the novel con- bat.
Ever and anon the rattlesnakc would
bite the blacksnake. Then remarkable
thing would occur. The blacksnake, as
soon as bitten, would uncoil him
self, dart for a small bush and bite of
one OF the leaves. He would moisten it
in his mouth, press out the juice, apply
1t to the bitten place and then return to
his enemy again. This was repeated
several times until finally the black snake
squeezed the life out of the RATHER.
Judge Bowman says he never kills block.
snakes. He says it is their mission and
one they greatly enjoy, to destroy all the
venomous serpents they can find The
Judge has pet blacksnake that stays il
his barn and keeps away all the rats aud
mice.
AN accident so peculiar that similar
one rarely comes into the scope of Il
physicians practice came to the attention
Of Doctor Wagner, of Bridgeport, w.
Va, a few days ago. Thomas Lowry, a
miner, was working entirely alone in a
coal mine owned by Clark Patterson, out
from the National pike short distance.
A large ledge of soapstone fell on Mr..
Lowry, breaking his thigh and brusing
his body most painfully in many places.
The stone falling on him put out his
light, leaving him far in the mine in
darkness. He could not reach the
matches to relight his lamp, but after
painful, Intellectual efforts the wounded
man finally got hold of his drill, which
lay at some distance. and pricd the
heavy stone from his broken limb. The
coal cart was some distance away, but he
succeeded in lifting his broken leg into
it, and with his we'll limb guided the
ear to the mouth of the bank, where he
called for help. Doctor Wagner, who
dressed the injuries, says he has seldom
known of such an exhibition of nerve.
MARTIN URToN and Will Meadow,
tell the champion snake story of the sea
ton, says the Banning Cali Herald
While in the fields they heard a commo
ton in the grain and soon saw two
snakes writhing and twisting in morta
combat. On closer view it proved to b,
a rattlesnake and red racer fighting fo
dear life. The racer had the RATHER
neck in his mouth, and was making al
heroic effort to swallow him. The,
struggled for some time, and at last the
rattlesnake's head began to disappear
down the throat of the racer. He twist
ed and ratified furiously, but of no avail
he was strictly in it" with vengeance
When about TWO thirds of the rattlel
had disappeared, the two men caugh,
bosh snakes and tried to take them tc
town, but the racer became angry at be
ing disturbed, and after several efforts
at last disgorged his repast.
In Windham County, Connecticut
lives Hulitt Hazewell, who for twenty
five years has made his home among tn,
branches of an ancient chestnut tree o,
Alarm owned by him. He has the repu
tation of being we'll off, and his residenc,