The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

ol iiOu Nuiic tioNeiiuS Win u caravan
in Arabia, he fell upon his knees and
vowed 10 devote his life to charity if
spared from the lions jaws. The animal
is stated 10 have thereupon turned tail !;
and in pursuance of the vow thus made,
the Lion Sermon" has been regularly
preached ever since.
An ancient ceremony was revived on
the occasion OF the procession of judges
when the Michaelmas term was opened
at the law courts in London. 1t was the
carrying of an eXquisitely chased sill
yer oar. some three feet long, before the
president of the Admiralty Court; aud
as soon as he had taken his seat on the
bench the oar was laid on the table in
front of him. much in the same manner
as the mace of the House OF Commons is
laid in front of the speaker. This silver
oar dates back TO the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, when il was first used as ta
bic ornament at the diuner given by the
Middle Temple TO Admiral Sir Francis
Drake on his return from the Spanish
main.
AN amusing impromptu addition to
the performances of the Royal Aquarium
Theatre of London occurred the other
night. In the play ghost comes an and
frightens one of the characters. who
rushes wildly about calling for help. A
troupe of educated dogs. which were
awaiting their turn To perform, became
so excited by the noise that they rushed
on the stage, headed by the gallant
Bruce. They Immediately made for the
astonished ghost, who jumped upon a
table in the centre of the stage, and.
there surrounded by the pack, implored
somebody to call off the dogs. Never,
probably, has spectre so entirely lost
hig dignity, while the audience was so
convulsed that it was some time after the
animals were removed before the per
formance could proceed.
A REPORT from Butte. Mont, says that
when Mr.. McConville, of that place, killed
a chicken for dinner recently he found
its crop and gizzard full of gold nuggets.
He Immediately killed all his other
chickens and sound in the thirty one
crops and gizzards $3S7.55 worth of
gold Is karats fine, an average of $l2. 90
1-6 per chicken. Mr.. McConville is not
willing to abate even the sixth of cent
from the story, as it amounts to good
deal from number of chickens. He at
once bought fifty more chickens and put
them in his gold pasture, and in four
days time one of them showed IA ac-
emulation of So so worth of gold, or
20 cents a day. Mr.. McConviIle pro-
poses to buy all the chickens he
can find and set them to work, ex-
pecting soon to accumulate a large
property.
\ QUEER story, and one which readers
would do well to thoroughly salt (give
it more than the proverbial grain) before
swallowing, comes with tirst-class re-
commendation all the way from England.
Thirty three years ago, in 1860, mem
Der of the Chaplin family died at Blank
ney, Lincolnshire. and was laid in the
family tomb. This particular Chaplin
was naturalist, and among his other
pets had "A large gray bat. That bat
was permitted to enter the tomb and was
sealed up alive along with the corpse of
his dead master. In 1866 the vault was
opened, and to the surprise of all the
bat was alive and fat. On four differ
ent occasions since the Chaplins have
looked after the welfare of their dead
relatives pet, and each time it has been
reported that the bat was still in the
land Of the living, although occupying
quarters with the dead. He was last
seen in 1892.
OK November II, Alexander Hockaday,
residing in Spencer township, Harrison
County, Ind, about twenty-five miles
vest of New Albany, celebrated the one
hundred and fourteenth anniversary of
his birth. He was born in Virginia,
November II, 1873, the date, it is
claimed, being authenticated by record
of a family Biblo, now in the old mans
possession. When quite young he came
to Kentucky with his parents, but re-
moved to Indiana when that State was
part of the great Northwestern Territory.
Seventy years ago he removed to his
farm in Harrison County, on which he
now resides, and has lived there contin
uously since that time. His wife is still
living, at the age of eighty-six years,
and is sufficiently active to perform
Hockaday still retains his mental facul-
ties utmost unimpaered, and is wonder
fully active for his years. He says that
he has voted at every Presidential cleo
tiou since 1900, period Of ninety three
years. The old man seems to suffer no
abatement of strength, and bids fair to
live many years more.
The British ship Lanark arrived in
port two days ago, says the Philadelphia
Press. Yesterday the physician from
the British consulate went aboard TO ex-
anime the crew. Three-fourths are Las
cars, shipped in Bombay. The doctor
found six suffering from heart affection
and two from other diseases. The last
two were in a serious condition. The
doctor, through an interpreter, told one
he must be removed to hospital. The
crew gathered around the physician and
uttered furious protests. The sick man
said he would die rather than leave the
ship and his oountrymen. A Lascar eats
nothing but food prepared by country
man; a Christian touching il would
cause contamination, and anyone partak-
ing OF it after this defilement loses caste.