The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-07-07
SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
ScAsoNAeLC HINTS AND MAT.
TCRS OF MOMENT.
oUssr Facts and Thrilling Adventures
Which Show that Truth 10 Stra niger
Than Fiction.

Than Fiction.
DIR. GUTHERIE, OF Edinburgh. after
carrying on ragged schools in that
city for number of years, sent in
vitations to a dinner to boys who had
found blessing in the schools. Two
hundred and fifty responded. one
gentleman travelling 500 miles to be
present.
A TAME crow with luminous legs
is owned by Zebedee Smith, Of Elks
Run, Md. At least, Zebedee claims
that popularity for the bird, when it
is placed in dark room and some
body whistles Sweet Marie" This,
he asserts, vii cause it's legs to twin
kle in most beautiful manner.
A HUMAN face clock is on view in
the window of st. Petersburg, Rus
STA, matchmaker. The hands are piv-
oted on the nose, and any messages
spoken into it's ear are repeated by n
phonograph through its mouth. 1t
is said to be the only clock of the
kind at present in existence.
JAMES LEEDoM, n Rockville, Ill.
farmer, has Brahma rooster which
amuses itself by hanging head down
ward from the rung of a ladder. 1t
was Matched while a company Of
strolling acrobats were performing
in Leedom's barn. Whether this
has anything to do with this unchick-
en.like act, is the merest conjec-
ture.
CHARLES HINTON, a farmer, near
Covington, Ga, found the other day
that one Of his sheep had got large
maypop lodged in it's throat. He took
his pocketknife out and cut the crea-
lures throat, removed the maypop
and sewed up the wound. The sheep
will recover. Hinton had had no vet
Urinary experience but is naturally
clever.
DENTAL surgeons in Stony STRAIT
ford, England, are puzzled over the
case of weaver, who has shed four
sets Of teeth in twenty years. His
wife rubs his gums with Il rubber ring
and doses him with soothing syrup
when he is cutting new set. The
neighbors make remarks intended to
be facetious. but which wound his
feelings considerably.
Up to few weeks ago John Baisch,
Of Mascoutah, ILL.,, delighted in Civ
ing his family pleasant surprises.
Just before he died he told his son TO
dig in certain spot. after the funeral.
The son obeyed him and found a ket-
tie containing 81 100 in gold. A few
days later the family was further
surprised by the discovery that the
father had his life insured for SS, 600.
PROBABLY the oldest clergyman in
the world was Greek priest who
lately died in Thessaly, Greece, after
completing his l20th year. He never
left the place In which he was born
and where he died. He was accus-
toned to begin his priestly offices be-
fore sunrise, and to retire promptly
at 9. His sight and hearing were in
excellent condition to the day OF his
death, and he never made use OF
glasses. He was in the active min
istry for ninety-nine years.
A MARRIAGE resulting in an extra
ordinary state of complicated family
relations recently took place in Bir-
mingham, England. The woman had
been married three times before, and
each time had taken for her husband
widower with children. Her fourth
husband was widower, and, as he
had children by his first wife, who
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when he married her, the newly mar
ried couple started their matrimonial
companionship with family com
posed of no less than eight previous
marriages.
Ir is a unique position which q
young Englishwoman. Miss Hamil-
ton, of London, will fill in the palace
of the Ameer Of Cabul. She is
simply to pose as a lady for the in
mates of his harem. With an un-
usual liberality Of spirit for an Ash
attic potentate, he perceives the
advantage to be received from his
wives intercourse with q refined and
intelligent woman, and he is giving
it to them. Miss Hamilton is highly
accomplished, and physician as
we'll, but she goes to the ameer's S
court in the sole capacity Of lady,
and is we'll paid for it.
Mrs. ELMER HATHAWAY, of Gering
Neb., has a little more presence OF
mind and trifle more OF muscular
activity than most women. The
other day she left her two babies in a
wagon while she stepped into the
post-office. In q moment she heard
shout, and looking down the street,
she saw her team running away,
with the babies behind riding TO al.
most certain death. Instead OF
screaming, she ran into the road,
and, as the flying horses dashed past
her, she seized the end gate OF the
wagon. pulled herself up into the
box, secured possession of the reins
and brought the frightened animals
to a stop. And all the babies did